26. Mad, Happy, Sad

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Hormones running rampant in the castle.

"Alicent is very... aggressive this pregnancy." Viserys remarked. "How is Rhaenyra, how is Davina?"

"Dav is fine." Harwin remarked. Laenor chuckled. He was back for this moon they were having a child but he wished he wasnt here. Rhaenyra was a nightmare in her final term.

"Rhaenyra is... not fine." Laenor offered. Viserys looked to Harwin.

"Dav is fine." Harwin repeated. "Cake to break fast, at mid day and supper but that's typical for her."

"No, really. You can tell me. It is as hellish as I assume?" Viserys offered.

"No. Davina is fine." Harwin repeated. Viserys stared back at him. There was no way that his usually unstable sister was just chill this pregnancy while Rhaenyra and Alicent seemed to going off the rails.

"Rhaenyra was shouting, too hot, too cold, too itchy, the bed was the wrong way, the light was too bright, the list is endless." Laenor groaned.

"I assumed Davina was... well Davina." Viserys remarked.

"I know how to keep Davina happy." Harwin offered simply.

"How?" Viserys begged. Harwin chuckled about to tell him before he remembered, Davina was the kings sister and Harwin didnt think the king wanted to know those dirty details.

"Just..." Harwin fiddled with his hands trying to think of something more suitable to tell Viserys. "Listen to her, listen to what she isnt saying as well as what she is... massages. She loves back and shoulder massages, and she sleeps naked so the hot cold dilemma is less of a problem." Harwin offered as he headed off.

"It can't be that simple!" Viserys called after him.

"You are on your fourth, your grace." Harwin called back. "Shouldnt you be used to this by now?"

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It was a sight to see. Harwin closed the door quietly as he peered at Davina on the bed.

"You know, one man in your bed I might be able to look past but two?" Harwin tsked. She put her book down and looked over at him. "But considering they are little men, I suppose I can forgive you."

"Oh, good to know so if I run across a handsome dwarf-" Davina teased.

"No." Harwin said immediately.

"I kid. But they are so snuggly." Davina remarked trailing a hand down Aemond's head.

"Where is miss drama?" Harwin asked and Draeya came up behind him. Hands rooted on her hips.

"I know you are not talking about me." Draeya told him.

"No. Not you." Harwin agreed picking her up.

"I'm not the drama. You are." Draeya told him confidently.

"Oh," Harwin tilted his head to Davina. "You two rehearse that?"

"Definitely." Davina agreed.

"I had a conversation with Viserys and Laenor." Harwin remarked putting Draeya down at the bottom of the bed. Draeya crawled up sitting in between Davina's legs. Her back resting against Davina's plump pregnant stomach.

"Oh?" Davina mused. Haenry looked up at her with sleepy eyes. "You want to go bed love?" Davina asked.

"I stay here." Haenry both asked and told her.

"Okay." Davina agreed as Haenry snuggled closer, closing his eyes.

"Yeah, let all the littles come. I'm sure Aegon and Helaena would love to join. I don't need a bed." Harwin agreed. Davina chuckled as he lay along the base of the bed.

"What did Vis have to say?"

"Oh," Harwin looked to her. "Apparently, Rhaenyra and Alicent are terrors."

"I already knew half of that." Davina remarked. "And you said..." she prompted.

"That my Davina is perfection." Harwin told her.

"I have you trained well." Davina teased.

"Can I have a sister?" Draeya asked again.

"I am going to listen to some wise words of Aemma." Davina remarked and Draeya stared back at her confused. "If this baby has a cock, we are not chopping it off."

"What?" Draeya asked confused. "I want a sister. Whats a cock?"

"It's half of how babies are made." Harwin remarked with a wink.

"What's the other half?" Draeya asked, Davina chuckled looking to Harwin.

"Oh, no. Do keep going. This is wonderful." Davina assured.

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Davina couldnt stop laughing and crying and screaming and reaching for every soft thing in her vicinity. She knew she was getting closer because she felt all the feels, all the damn time.

Alicent had delivered Daeron, promptly ignored him and Rhaenyra was pushing out her first.

"How are you doing Davina?" Criston asked coming up to her in the hall.

''I get mad, happy, sad all within the same sentence." Davina remarked. "Be glad most men have the emotional range of a spoon."

"I'm guessing this is the mad within that statement?" Criston mused.

"I'm perfectly fine." Davina corrected.

"I can't tell if you are more bossy, or less, or just... more Davina." Criston remarked. Davina blinked back at him.

"Is that an insult or a compliment? Never mind, don't answer that. It was a compliment." Davina decided.

"AUNTIE!" Nyra shouted out.

"Ah the joys of labor!" Davina remarked pushing open the door. "Baby time!"

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