She had always been everything Aerion Targaryen was not. Where he was sharp-tongued and merciless, she was gentle. Where he burned with arrogance and temper, she offered patience and kindness in endless supply. A daughter of House Lannister, she possessed a warmth that seemed almost unnatural in the halls of power, a sweetness that could disarm even the most hardened lords. It was perhaps why Aerion, feared and admired in equal measure, found himself drawn to her from the moment they met. Against all odds, the dragon and the lioness became inseparable.