Of Dragon and Flesh

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Suddenly a brawl erupted between the the two families. After Aemond indirectly called Jacaerys, Lucerys and Joffrey bastards Aegon slammed Lucerys' head on the table pinning him down as Jacaerys punched Aemond. The punch rarely affected the one eyed Targaryen prince who shoved Jacaerys on the ground with one hand. Jacaerys tried to get up and fight Aemond bug Daemon stepped in the way.

Dracona whimpered not knowing whether to help or grab the pig and run. Rolling her eyes Dracona got up and dusted herself off before she walked over to Aegon. She twisted his arm and pushed him off of her brother. Lucerys hugged her and Dracona pulled him behind Rhaenyra.

While everyone was watching Aemond and Daemon have a stare off Helaena grabbed the pig and handed it to Dracona.

Dracona whispered a thank you to the girl before grabbing her hand and the two darted off. They went through the secret passages to Dracona's room and sat on her bed. The two girls started to chow down on the roasted pig.

Meanwhile in the dining hall Daemon and Rhaenyra were about to leave when Aegon looked at the table.

"WHERE DID THE PIG GO?!?" Aegon said.

"Where'd the girl go?" Aemond asked after his brother.

Dracona was living her life while talking to Helaena.

"So you have visions? That cool." Dracona said.

"Not really. They come out as riddles. Nobody really knows what it means until it actually happens." Helaena said.

"Well if you know that something is bad then you can try to steer them towards something positive. Maybe the riddles are warnings that something needs to change or that will be the outcome." Dracona said. After the two girls, mainly Dracona, devoured the poor pig Helaena left and Dracona fell asleep.

Next Day
"Mommy my stomach hurts!" Dracona whined clutching her stomach.

"I'm sorry hunny. Daemon get over here and comfort our daughter." Rhaenyra said. Daemon however didn't even hear her. He was standing with Jacaerys and Lucerys, all looking at the bones if the pig from last night trying to process the fact that Dracona ate 4/5 of the pig on her own.

Rhaenyra packed up the girl's clothes and belongings as they were leaving early that morning. When Dracona's stomach felt better the family quickly left after Rhaenyra visited her father.

Aemond watched them leave and wondered exactly who was the mystery woman who accompanied Rhaenyra and her children.
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Weeks passed and King Viserys died peacefully in his sleep. Upon his death Alicent Hightower lied and said that his dying wish was that Aegon be put on the throne. Aegon overheard Alicent and Otto Hightower's plan and bolted. He fled to the Streets of Silk trying to run from his duties that came with being the eldest son of the king.

Aemond, Ser Criston Cole along with two other members of the kings guard searched the Streets of Silk for the crowned prince. Aemond found his brother tucked away underneath a pyre, drunk and covered in his own vomit. Upon seeing that he'd been caught Aegon darted away. Aemond easily caught up to his stumbling brother.

"Brother get off me!"

"Mother demands that you be brought back to the Red Keep so you can ascend to the throne."

"I don't want. I have no taste for duty. I'm not fit to be seated on the throne."

"You've got no argument for me brother." Aemond said. Nevertheless he brought his brother back knowing his mother's true intentions. Alicent and Otto Hightower planned to rule through Aegon. They knew that Aemond who was truly fit to be king wouldn't be so easily bossed around and was one to think things through.

The coronation was held three days later. Aegon was given everything to impersonate Aegon the Conqueror. He had the sword, the crown, and now the Iron Throne. Aemond watched bitterly next to his sister and Aegon's wife, Helaena.

Suddenly Rhaenys and Meleys came up from under the rubble they caused breaking out of confinement. She debated whether she should burn them now or not. But she decided to let Rhaenyra do it. Instead she used her dragon as a warning as Meleys roared before he crawled out of the hole and flew into the sky.

When she arrived to the castle incessant with dragons, Rhaenys marched into the room where the Princess Rhaenyra stand surrounding the Painted Table.

         
Rhaenys quickly went to Dragonstone to tell her cousin's daughter what had happened.

"The King has passed. Alicent has crowned her son. What will you do about it?" The older woman informed the girl who was supposedly to be queen. Rhaenyra looked at her father's cousin and sighed.

"For the moment, nothing. I'd need to plan this carefully and without mistakes." Rhaenyra said. "I'd like you to meet someone."

Rhaenys followed Rhaenyra where the children were.

"Dracona I'd like you to meet your grandsir's cousin. This is Princess Rhaenys. Princess this is my firstborn child and my only daughter. She was sired from me and Laenor." Rhaenyra told her. Rhaenys looked at the the girl and smiled. She was definitely Laenor's child with her skin tone.  Dracona looked at her grandmother and smiled brightly before pushing back her hair. Rhaenys gasped and stepped back which made Dracona's smile disappear. Her eyes watered before she darted out of the room.

"No! I'm-"

"It's alright. She's just very insecure about her features."

"So it's true. We really are dragons who develop into human?"

"Some of us. The ones that don't burn at least." Rhaenyra said. "I just hope that when I ascend the throne then people won't be so hard on her."

"Laenor said that she was stillborn."

"I know and I'm sorry. But she was. I held her close and cried my heart out before I decided to put her into the fire. Something just told me to. Then she came back to me. Laenor and I agreed to keep her a secret for she could be kidnapped and used as a weapon. Not even my own father knew of her." Rhaenyra explained.

"I understand. Tell me about her." Rhaenys asked.
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Dracona ran to her room and slammed the door closed. Looking into the mirror she bawled her eyes out. Furiously taking her makeup off and stripping her dress off she changed into a gown and climbed on top of her bed. Dracona continued to cry ignoring the knocking on the door and her family members asking whether she was alright. The dragon princess herself to sleep due to the heartbreak she felt.