The Banished Blood

Chapter 16

That night, I had a dream, of four boys, young. Two of silver hair, two of black. How they laughed together, how they grew to fight. How they cared for one another, but as children do, they fought. As one took an eye for an eye. 

I shot up out of bed, panting at what I had just seen. Did I just see Aemond? Getting his eye cut out? But he lifted the rock first- he attacked first. The other two boys were merely defending themselves. I had also seen them at the dragon pit, standing around a two eyed Aemond, laughing at him. As the image of a blade seared into my mind. I panted still. I gripped at my necklace, rubbing it. Ever since I came here, my dreams grew more intense. 

I sat up in bed, swinging my legs around to the side, I opened the window, sticking my head out, taking a deep breath. I'm awake. I assured myself. Last time, I dreamt something like this, I saw dragons fall from the sky, that they would all fall. If what I just saw was true, then what of the dragons? I began to dress, quickly, throwing myself together. I shot out the door passing Arykk. 

"I'll be back for breakfast, I must see the Prince." I started down the hall, unsure of what way Aemonds room was, I ran into Erykk, asking him for directions, he offered to show me, but I refused. I took the directions, coming to a door. I knocked. 

"Enter." His voice spoke. I opened the door, slamming it quickly behind me. My eyes met with a shirtless Aemond that was looking down, fastening his patch. "You're early to dress me Sim-" He looked up, freezing. "What are you doing here? He asked. I turned slightly away from him, the sight of his shirtless body burning its way into my brain, permanently. 

"I've been having dreams." I blurted out. 

"Dreams? Dreams that couldn't wait until after breakfast?" He snapped, as I heard him rummage his sheets. 

"No Aemond-! They can't I had a dream of dragons falling from the sky. I dreamed of a childlike you with two eyes, with your brother and two dark haired boys standing around you, laughing. I saw the fight, I saw you lose your eye. I saw how you blamed Aegon for the telling of their bastardry, how your mother cut someone, but I couldn't see their face. I- I saw your mother, you, Aegon, and those two boys- and I think Prince Daemon?" I started spilling everything out, but I felt his hand clasp over me, turning me around, his eye wide. 

"You're sure you dreamed of dragons fall from the sky?" He asked me, eyebrow furrowing. I nodded. He pulled on his leather coat. Attempting to fix his hair. I pushed him to face out the window, as I pulled it back properly fixing the hair to be somewhat straight. I turned him back around. 

"Fuck- okay- do you know anything about this?" I snapped at him. He nodded, taking my hand tightly, charging out the door, as he dragged me down the hallway. His hair spooled behind him, flowing in the stride.

"Aemond- where are we going- fuck ease that fucking death grip!" I demanded, he just charged past the doors. I saw a girl pass me, then another, then another. Aemond froze in his tracks. I bumped off of his back, I pulled my hand out of his. I looked to see why we had stopped. This hallway looked familiar. I poked my head around. My eyes met with Aegon, kissing some girl. I clenched my teeth. Something inside of me shifted. It was jealousy. 

Aemond turned to me. "Y/n don't-" He started, but I had already pushed past him. Aegon must have heard someone move closer, because he opened his eyes, the girl pulled back, gasping, and running off down the hall. Whilst I stared Aegon down. I knew he wouldn't stop being with other people, but it still pissed me off. I just stared at him a moment longer, his face began to break. 

"Y/n, I didn't-" Aegon began some stupid apology, his eyes darting to me and Aemond. But I pushed his loosely clothed chest into the room, closing the door as he fell back. The closed door just met with my face. I inhaled, gathering myself. I turned back to Aemond, taking his hand.