Daemons pov
I look at her sleep and sigh. I can't have her with me on the battlefield. I truly can't. Me worrying for her will only cloud my mind and get me and men and maybe even her killed. I want her as far away from the war as possible. I know she can care for herself but I still can't risk her.
I sigh and kiss her head and mutter "forgive me my love" and I slowly stand and grab my things and get on Ceraxes leaving her behind.
Rhaelle's pov
I wake the next morning with a smile. I reach for him and realize he's gone. Weird. He's always here when I wake up. "Daemon?" I ask. Nothing. I stand on the cold floor and realize his things are gone. He left. He really left me. A tear falls from my eye. I wipe it and anger overcomes me. He swore he'd never leave me. I'm all alone now. I have no one.
Viserys only wants me around because he wants to name me as his heir. Rhaenyra and I never been close. Ever. My mothers all I had. And now daemon gone too. I sit at dragonstone for weeks sending him letters at the stepstones and he never answers. I head back to kingslanding and take my place as heir.
For the next few years viserys keeps trying to get me to marry. I keep holding out hope for him. Daemon. He promised. My heart hurts at the thought of being with someone else. But as heir it's my duty. I'm betrothed to a lannister. I don't even remember his name. He's brash and only wants my dragon fire. He doesn't even try to know me really. Deep inside I still want daemon. He's never returned a letter. He left me without so much as a goodbye. I don't even know if he's still alive.
He could be dead for all I know. I'm on a ship coming from lannisport when I see it...Ceraxes. Daemons alive and he's back. I whistle for Vaegon and I ignore the protests of my betrothed and get on him and fly to the red keep. I make it there and head inside and I pause seeing him. He cut his hair. He looks older but just the same. He has a crown. He won the war.
He swears it to viserys and they hug. He left me with nothing. No note, no notice. If he didn't want me to go he should've just stuck to his answer. Not lie to me about me going and leave me in the night. I head outside and rhaenyra says "he's back" I nod "yeah he is" "have you spoken yet?" She asks me and I shake my head "I don't think he would want to. He left me with nothing for years. I was starting to think he was dead" she clasps my shoulder "Rhaelle he loves you. I could see it in the way he looks at you" "that was before he left me" I tell her and see him approaching "if you'll excuse me." And I walk away.
Daemons pov
There she is. As beautiful as ever. I wanted to write back. Trust me I did. But it was not smart. I couldn't bring myself to write either. Not when I read her tear stained letters to me asking why I'd abandon her. Asking me if I still love her and if I didn't then she'd understand it and we can go back to being nothing.
It hurt my heart to read. It truly did. I say "whered she go?" To rhaenyra. "Uncle she's been through a lot" is her response. "Where is she rhaenyra I just want to talk to her" I beg. "Daemon she doesn't think you love her anymore. She thinks you used the war as a way for an escape. She's held out hope that you'd answer her for years now and held all this pain in her heart as well" she replies. I sigh "I had to do it. If I didn't she would've followed me into war and possibly had gotten hurt. And I can't bare the thought of her getting killed because I let her walk into war"
She tells me "there's something you should know" "what?" I ask and she says "she's betrothed" what the fuck?! "That's bullshit and you know it. We are bound together" I huff. "I'm aware....she hasn't been like herself since you left. Especially with Darwin. He's not a good guy" she replies and I say "lannister? He betrothed her to a fucking lannister" she nods "I haven't seen her smile since she came back from dragonstone daemon. Go to her"
I walk away and find her eventually. "Rhaelle" I sigh. She refuses to look at me "daemon"she looks stunning. It seems as if she hasn't aged a day. "Can you look at me elle?" I beg. She asks "why? So you can leave me with nothing again?" "Please Rhaelle look at me and I can explain" I tell her.
"You don't owe me anything daemon. I'm betrothed now and I'm officially heir to the throne despite my father having a boy." She continues and I say "I owe you everything elle. To hell with that betrothal we both know that you'll never want someone the way you want me. We're bound and meant to be"
She looks at me finally and the look on her face breaks me "you abandoned me. I gave up everything so we can be together and you left me." She was giving up everything. Viserys finally acknowledged and chose her for the first time in her life and she gave it up because she wanted me. "Not one word. Not one letter. You left me to wonder if you were even alive still daemon. You left me on that cold and dark island alone. You lied to me. You told me we'd fight together and you left me. And I waited. Holding out hope that you'll write and explain but you never did. It's been years daemon." She sighs.
"I couldn't risk your safety. You're stubborn and wouldn't have taken no as an answer. I should've left you a note...anything really but I didn't. I couldn't write back because of safety. But my love I read every letter you wrote me and just know you've never left my mind. I never fell out of love with you. I'm sorry okay? I'm sorry for how I made you feel" I reply. "I have a duty now daemon. I'm betrothed...." She sighs moving away as I go to kiss her. "To hell with that betrothal you know the gods will never allow your union with him. You're meant for me." I scoff. Said man comes over "is he bothering you Rhaelle?" He snaps. Who the fuck is he snapping at? "I believe me talking to her is none of your business lannister" I snap. "She and who she talks to is my business she's my betrothed" he snaps gripping her arm and I see her wince a little.
I don't hesitate to take dark sister out and point it at his fucking throat "Unhand her right now or I remove them and shove them down your fucking throat" I snap. She says "daemon I'm okay. Put the sword away" her eyes begging. "He's hurting you. That is not okay" I snap pushing the sword deeper into his flesh and I snap at him "let her go and call off the betrothal or else" "she's mine. Not yours. I'll wed and bed her and make her have my babes" I sheath the sword and ask "will you?" Stepping closer. "She'll be my obedient little house wife and I'll be king and-" I grab him and toss him over the balcony and she gasps in shock as he hits the ground and dies. People gasp in shock and she looks at me as if I'm insane "daemon!" She scolds "I couldn't let him talk about you in such a way and treat you as if you're less than the queen you are" viserys comes up "what is the meaning of this?! She was betrothed to him daemon!" "She's promised to me viserys! She's mine! And that asshole was a terrible pick of a man and needed to be dealt with!" "He was a suitable man for her!" He snaps. I grab her hand and roll up the sleeve of her dress "was he?! He was hurting her! Your heir to the throne! He deserved what he got" I snap. She leaves and I warn viserys "I will end the life of every man you send her way to marry. You said when I gave you my crown that I can have whatever I want. I want Rhaelle. Wed her to me in the tradition of our house and I'll take her in any shape or form. Give me what I'm owed from years ago viserys. I love her"
He says "it seems she wants nothing to do with you" "that's for me to worry about viserys. Give her to me. Any marriage she enters that's not with me won't work out for her anyway and we both know it. I'll eventually die a slow painful death without her. So brother I ask you for her hand once more" I beg. He huffs "fine. But we must deal with the fact that a lannister has died while being betrothed to her" "you're a king. Your word is law. Come up with something or say nothing. I must find her though" and with that I'm searching for her.
