celialowenthal:

The “catalyst,” the sage had called him. Catalyst of what? Catalyst of their defeat, the King’s death, the Bastard-Prince’s curse?

He was but the messenger: what would his mother think of him now, should she know her son’s great destiny was but to deliver news to the dead? He refused to believe this is how it would end! 

If you follow my sketchblog you may recognize the thumbnail for this! A friend told me it had a Page of Wands tarot vibe, so I made up a melodramatic caption accordingly.