Aerys Hammerfell // [District Two / CB 5]

Life is like Proust once said, "the real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes." Admittedly, I took the saying too much to heart when I was younger. Almost managed to pop an eyeball out before Rhaegar stopped me. He can be kind of a buzz kill like that. What worth are eyes when truth awaits in darkness?

I know I was born into the Hammerfell family for a reason. Surrounded by giants, overshadowed by brute strength and determination, they needed someone to balance the scales. Then came Rhaegar and I. Since we shared a womb, we were small from the start and even though we're just as tall as our more famous brothers, everyone who meets us think we'll snap like twigs. We won't. We've tried. We are brothers, after all. Rhaegar and I had to be quick - mentally, physically - to survive. He's a lot better at strategy.

I'm the philosopher.

And the blonde. That's how you can tell me apart. Also by my smile. I'm always smiling. A girl once told me it made me look crazy.

I pointed to the scar beneath my right eye. "But I'm seeing so clearly these days."