I Think He Knows // Viserys Targaryen

37. You Look Just Like My Wife

Kill 'em with kindness / Gregor Clegane out now!

"Alisha?" Alisha froze. Who the fuck- "Ali? What are you- how are you here?" she turned to him. She didnt know this man.

"This is the queen." Criston remarked. "Alicent Hightower."

"Apologies your grace." Steve bowed his head to her. "You just look exactly like my wife did when I first met her that is...."

"Wife." Alisha repeated. Alicent had been happy. She had been in love with this very handsome man.

"Yeah..." he agreed softly, but alisha saw a sadness in his eyes.

"What happened to this alisha?" Alisha pondered.

"Died a few moons back in childbirth." Steve informed her and Alisha held tight to Kaidas hand.

"I'm so sorry for your loss." Alisha declared. Alicent hightower was dead, dead. No, no ALisha Turnberry was dead. Oh my gods she was dead officially. She swallowed the lump in her throat. 

"I'm sorry for startling you just when I saw you I thought I must be dreaming shes back from the dead." Steve remarked. 

"It's alright... whats your name?" Alisha took a step closer.

"Steve Rogers your grace."

"Steve Rogers would you like to join us for supper?" Alisha offered and criston stared back at her. What was she thinking this man could be an intruder trying to take advantage of her soft delicate heart.

"I couldnt I have already been taking up too much of your time." Steve corrected.

"Nonsense." Alisha declared. "Please. Tell me about your wife."

"Alisha was a wonderful woman, she was very studious, loved history." Steve remarked as Aemond helped Alisha prepare their supper. "You cook." Steve remarked. 

"I do." Alisha agreed. "Did your wife cook?"

"No, no, she couldnt cook to save her life, I did the cooking." Steve remarked. "I... her grandmother had this book- I brought it with me actually-" Alisha's heart fluttered her Grans book. "-I dont even know why... at first it was to keep something that she clearly loved, she left it out, never looked at it but kept out like a reminder of the woman that saved her... talked about her like she saved her." Alisha wouldnt cry, she couldnt cry. Alicent was talking about her, surely. "But maybe its more of a burden now, carrying it around...  Maybe I need to send it to the seas..."

"No!" Alisha declared to loudly. 'I mean... if you dont want it... I would love to look through it... always looking for new recipes." she offered. 

"Yeah, sure... of course, your grace" Steve agreed pulling it out. Alisha popped the Matsutake Mushroom pizza over the fire to cook. He held it out to her and she wiped her hands, Steve saw a gleam in her eyes as she opened it. She carefully touched the pages. Criston watched Steve curiously, skeptically still. Kaida smiled back at him from behind Alisha's dress skirts. 

"Do you have any children?" Alisha questioned. 

"No, we... she had a few miscarriages and then... the last one." Steve remarked. 

"I'm sorry. I had a miscarriage a year back," Alisha admitted. "I havent been able to carry a child to term since then." 

"Then I will pray for you, your grace." Steve remarked. 

"Thank you... so what brings you to kings landing?"

"An adventure. My Alisha never wanted to travel, said she saw all she needed to see."