SweetScarlettAngel
As the granddaughter of the Old King and the Good Queen, Laelya Maedrys always knew King's Landing would claim her one day. She arrived a widow with two infant daughters, joined her cousin's household, and saw the cost of being royal for the first time - quickly deciding she wanted no part in it.
Some fates could not be outrun - and what began as an act of love for a child became something she hadn't accounted for. A crown she hadn't wanted, a king who loved her imperfectly, a secret that could have destroyed everything. All while loving Daemon Targaryen, who was never hers to claim.
She was never meant to play the game. She learned to anyway - guided by dreams she prayed were wrong, hoping twenty-five years of devotion would be enough to stop it coming to pass. It wasn't, and that, perhaps, was the cruelest part.