Throughout the Dance of Dragons - House of Dragon

Prologue - A love story to be told

Note: this is only the prologue before the story starts. The next chapter with begin with characters from House of Dragons.

"No more for today, I am tired and bored beyond measure" the young princess Daenerys exclaimed to her companion lady Alysse. "But dear princess you must learn about your roots" lady Alysse exclaimed as she looked with soft eyes toward Daenerys.

"Viserys has told much about our history and house" Daenerys said letting out a sign "I believe I know enough now about all the plagues and wars that have been happening" the princess continued with eyes full of disappointment.

Daenerys Targaryen was only just a baby when she and her brother Viserys had to flee Kings Landing because of Robert Baratheon and his rebellion. And now they were roaming the free cities, searching for ways to regain their strengths and to get back to Kings Landing and sit the Iron Throne which was occupied by their ancestors for a long time, starting with Aegon I. Lady Alysse had accompanied them when running away as she was close to the family and a good friend of their mother Rhaella. And as Daenerys mother passed Alysse become the closest person to a mother that the princess had.

"Well my dear child" lady Alysse said while stroking the long white hair of Daenerys "then maybe you would like to hear a story about your house but something other than wars or plagues?". The Princesses eyes sparked with curiosity and a girlish grin spread across the girls face "About love. I would like to hear a story about love lady Alysse" Daenerys eagerly said and took hold of the ladys hands which made Alysse chuckle. "I can tell you a story of which you have not heard before" she said softly and looked through the window with soft eyes. The weather was perfect outside, the sun was high in the clear blue sky, little birds of sorts hovered in the sky, it was the perfect weather to tell a love story as the one she had in mind. "Lady Alysse? Is everything alright?" Daenerys intrigued as she saw that the old woman had spaced out and got lost in thought while looking through the open window.

"Dear child, some say that there was no real love in the old world, only marriage for privilege, money and power. But yet there was one story where everyone agrees, even the old drunks, that love was pure and true" Lady Alysse said in a whisper and continued "A love that conquered the heart of an ambitious wild man, his love was so strong that it overruled the desire of being a king on the Iron Throne. Strong enough to make him forgive and forget"

Daenerys had been intrigued by the words spoken by lady Alysse. The only story close enough about love was the story she knew about her parents. Truth is all the times she asked her brother Viserys to tell her about relationships between Kings and Queens, he would tell her to not be stupid and would continue about how love does not exist in their world. Kings were for ruling and women, even their mother, was only for the sole reason of bearing heirs. Viserys would slap her across the face and tell her to stop dreaming about love because she will just become a whore of someone powerful. It pained Daenerys to hear such words but she loved her brother still, he was the only blood family that she had.

"You say he loved her beyond power but did she love him back?" Daenerys intrigued and hoping to get a different answer than she would get from Viserys. "Well of course dear child!" Lady Alysse said with a soft smile " It wouldn't be a love story if she did not love him back, now would it?" Daenerys smiled back at her companion and nodded "Yes, you are right, how foolish of me to ask such question".

Lady Alysse knew how Viserys treated the poor girl but she couldn't interfere. She could only comfort the young princess while hoping that all would turn out for the best. "Well then dear one, sit down and get comfortable as I am about to take you to a journey way before our time when dragons ruled the sky with their riders" Daenerys sat down and started twirling her hair around her finger and eagerly asked interrupting "Who is this story about?"

"Now, now princess do not interrupt" Lady Alysse said as she laughed softly "This story is about prince Aemond and princess Daenaera Targaryen" the name Aemond was known for Daenerys but the name of the princess so much alike to hers has never reached her ears before so she intrigued "You mean the one eyed prince? The kinslayer Aemond Targaryen? I know him but I have not heard about a princess by that name" Daenerys asked while furrowing her eyebrows. She knew stories about Aemond from Viserys and they were all about his brutal acts and war crimes accomplished with his dragon Vhagar. Viserys never mentioned about Aemond the one eye to have a wife. "Yes, the same one. You see not all that is written by maesters is truth to the bone. There are stories that have not landed in their pages but have happened. And we only know about them because they are being told from lip to lip over the centuries" this statement by Lady Alysse intrigued Daenerys very much "But why have I not yet heard of the princess?" Princess Daenaera was in the scrolls written by measter but the problem why Daenerys did not hear about the mentioned princess was as simple as Viserys not telling stories about women as he looked down on them. "You have just not gotten to the part about the princess in your studies and your brother may have forgotten to mention her" lady Alysse spoke looking at the little girl sitting on the floor. The girl started fidgeting as she wanted to hear what happened ages ago, she wanted to believe that there really was love which existed "Well now I want to know about her!".

"So then my dear child are you ready to hear a story about your ancestors because of whom you were born?"

"Yes!" Daenerys said as she giggled with anticipation.

"So be it. I shall start the story about a love which bloomed from a seed of hatred and blossomed all through the great Dance of the Dragons" Lady Alysse said as she smiled a soft smile.