The metal beneath him had grown harder by the hour, and the fanged steel behind made it impossible to lean back. A king should never sit easy, Aegon the Conqueror had said, when he commanded his armorers to forge a great seat from the swords laid down by his enemies.
Iron Throne by thegryph (deviantart.com)
George R. R. Martin: A Game of Thrones – Eddard (XI)
