SaintlyVillain
When the shadows of war loom over the Iron Throne, the Stag turns not to the lions of the west, but to the ancient beacons of the south. Seeking to anchor his son's volatile legacy, King Robert Baratheon invokes an old alliance with House Hightower, beckoning a daughter of Oldtown to wed the Crown Prince.
Into the viper's nest of King's Landing steps Lady Alysanne Hightower.
Ethereal, silver-clad, and devout. To the King, she is a symbol of stability; to Joffrey, she is a prize of pure nobility. But behind her pale sky-blue eyes, Alysanne is no helpless maiden. She is a master of the game, wielding her piety like a blade.
In the darkness of a kingdom at war, Joffrey is the storm, and Alysanne is the light that decides where his lightning falls.
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Cross-Posted on Ao3, 'elissawashere'