The Heir // King Viserys Targaryen // Daemon Targaryen

24. Family curse

'If I were dying in childbirth-'

'Avalon-'

'I need to know now.' Avalon told him 'would you sacrifice me for a possible heir?'

'No.' He said immediately 'I learned my lesson and you are too precious'. Viserys told her.

"I was going to say let me go." Avalon mused. "But im glad to know  you care."

"Avalon." Viserys tsked. 

"What?" Avalon asked innocently. "I dont want to be cut open through, quick death, less blood. By Fire. i want to go out by fire."

"I dont think a dragon as wild and as beautiful as you would burn." Viserys countered. 

"Good point."

"I wont let you die." Viserys assured her. 

'Also daemon would murder you if anything happened to me on your watch. No doubt in my mind.' Avalon told him and viserys nodded in agreement. Everyone loved avalon.

'Have you talked to daemon recently?' Viserys asked holding her a little closer

'No,' she said sadly. 'I worry for him.'

'Me as well.' Viserys agreed. A yawn escaped her lips as he pressed a kiss to her head. 'Big day love get some rest,' viserys instructed. She nodded an arm snaking around him as their heart beats and breaths synchronized under the covers.

He had learned his lesson, he sacrificed his wife and lost them both. He wasn't thinking about the repercussions he was selfish and Rhaenyra lost her mother. He wouldn't do that again.

Since the engagement though Viserys had noticed that Otto was quick to temper, constantly doubting him. Alicent had stopped her chats with him and Rhaenyra still avoided him. Avalon was Rhaenyra's aunt but the two were always close, Viserys assumed she thought that Viserys was stealing her aunt, replacing her mother, he wasn't trying to. He didn't want to remarry but the more time he spent with Avalon the more he didn't mind the idea of them.

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"Rhaenyra,' Avalon called running up to her. Rhaenyra hesitated but kept walking. "Rhaenyra please talk to me.' Avalon begged chasing after her.

'Why? Why would you do this?" Rhaenyra hissed.

"Do what? I'm not trying to hurt you.' Avalon assured. "I love you.'

"You are to be my mother." Rhaenyra reminded her. "Was that your goal? Was that the plan?"

"What?" Avalon questioned thoroughly confused. "What are you talking about? There was no plan." Avalon assured "I didn't ask for this, Daemon threatened your father after he found out.'

'Why marry you?"

"Because it is a good match.' Avalon told her simply.

'If he wanted a good match he could have picked Laena.' Rhaenyra reminded her.

"Laena,' Avalon repeated nodding. "Yes she is what? Ten... you would want him to force himself upon a child and for what?"

'You were mine.' Rhaenyra shouted and Avalon sighed.

"I still am, I'm not going anywhere.' Avalon reminded her.

"No, you will be his wife, and his queen and I will fade into nothing!' Rhaenyra shouted.

"You will not! You are the heir, you are the rightful queen. I never wanted a crown, I never wanted marriage.' Avalon reminded her. "I am still your family. Marrying viserys keeps me here with you. I could have been married off shipped far away. Is this not better?"