The Fire Wife || The Dance of Dragons

Daemon's return

Rhyaella was not in the Great Hall when Daemon returned since the Maester had told her to remain in bed. Which she was doing simply because Rhaegar was sitting beside her on the bed reading to her.

Aemond and Helaena sit on the balcony watching with a smile knowing that their mother would not be around for much longer. And as much as Rhaegar and Rhyaella tried to hide it from them they could see the blood covered cloths that they would have the maids take away.

They all look at the door to see Daemon walk into the bed chamber. Helaena happy to see her father jumps up and runs to him making him chuckle as he kisses her forehead as she hugs his waist. Aegon who had been hiding up the bed for some stranger reason also runs to his father hugging him tightly.

Rhaegar and Aemond stand and walk over to their father who's hair has been cut short. They nod and hug him briefly before returning to their mother's side helping her as she stands leaning heavily on both their arms.

Daemon slightly shocked at the condition of his wife walks over to them and takes Rhyaella from their sons.

'Thank you, my boys' she says 'please take your siblings to see their cousin'

'Mother!' Helaena and Aegon both wine

Rhaegar and Aemond swing a twin into their arms as they walk out of the room as Daemon helps Rhyaella back into her bed.

'What happened?' he asks worried as Rhyaella coughs blood into a cloth which was beside her bed. 'Why was I not told?'

'You needed to focus on the war you were fighting' Rhyaella says after the coughing stops

'What happened Rhy?'

'The Maesters think is has something to do with the last pregnancy. They think the babe... I am not sure what they said you would have to ask one of our older sons'

'Why did you not tell me?!' Daemon asks sharply trying to sound strong while tears swim in his eyes.

'I did not think you would care, since you had another child on the way with....? What was her name?

'Nymira? No, Mysaria' Daemon tries to recall 'But she was not with child. She lied'

'So, I lost my child for nothing' Rhyaella says bitterly 'I suppose I should have guessed, the witch in the woods had told me I would only have four children'