Midnights // Aemond Targaryen // Aegon Targaryen (2)

7. Pressure

Untouchable // Daemon // Aemond x Jurassic Park crossover

Aisha swam every day. No excuses. If you let yourself skip one day, you'd skip others. Breaking one rule meant you were willing to break them all. That led to loss of discipline. And loss of discipline led to the worst thing Aisha could think of letting down her Family, allowing them to get hurt because she wasnt focused. But since the coronation she hadnt swam she was too focused on the problems. On the pressure that they were under.

But today she lay against the waves floating. Eyes closed she felt Aquarius nudge under her. She felt at peace, she felt that wave of calm among the storms looming in the distance. She needed that moment of peace to clear her head and help her get back on track.

''Aisha.'' Aegon declared kicking off his shoes as he walked in towards her. ''Aisha!'' His pants soaked as he made it to her. She opened her eyes when his shadow covered the sun. 

"Hey," she whispered kneeling in the sand, the water crashing around her shoulders. 

He had so much he wanted to say, but none of it would come out as he knelt in front of her and hugged her tight. 

Sometimes the best words were never spoken and the thing we need most is a hug, someone's arms wrapped around, encompassing you. And apart from those arms, that spot, some content and separate from the world, letting worries and pain drift away with the waves...

Aisha sighed heavily as she breathed him in and she wanted to stay like this forever. 

+

Corlys watched as two young men crept along the shores of dragonstone. Silver hair cut short, dark skin, twins from the looks of it. Could it be? He pondered as he glanced back at his guards, his hands bound, his body still recovering he moved slowly getting closer to the waters. 

"Boy." He hissed. The twins shared a look as they crept closer. 

"Lord Corlys?"

"Impossible." He whispered looking them over. He spared a glance back at his guards they were disinterested in him, knowing he was trapped. 

"I'm Addam of Hull, and this is my brother Alyn." Addam informed him. "Our father is Laenor Velaryon."

"Your mother... Marilda of Hull." Corlys whispered. 

"Yes." Alyn answered. He had known Marilda, he had loved her. He thought it highly unlikely that Laenor had fornicated with a woman out of pleasure and not duty before he passed. 

"We heard of his passing but then we heard of-" Addam began.  "-the wars with the crown, we wanted to help our family." 

"Help?" Corlys rasped looking between them. 

"We want to fight for our family." Alyn agreed. "If you will have us." 

"Dragonstone is not safe." Corlys hissed glancing back at the gaurds. "You must go to the capital. Find your sister, Aisha. She will protect you." 

"Aunt?" Alyn countered and Corlys nodded stiffly. 

"Aisha, she loved Laenor, they were so close. She will protect you. You can't be here, this place is not safe for Velaryon's." Corlys informed them.

"We came to help you, the princes, Laenor's other children, take back the crown." Alyn countered. 

"There are no Velaryon's here." Corlys countered. "Besides myself, my wife has turned on us for her Targaryen bloodline. The prince Joffrey and Jacaerys are not of my bloodline or yours."

"Why are you here then?" 

This wasnt how Corlys had hoped to meet his bastard boys. Not during a war and not sending them away. But he knew it was for the best and he would get back to Aisha soon enough. 

"Do you have any parchment? Scraps?" Corlys demanded glancing back again at the guards. Addam pulled out a withered map handing it to him. "Get to Aisha, tell her you are of Laenor's blood, she will believe you." Corlys assured scribbling on the back of the map.

"And if she doesnt?" Alyn countered. 

 "Show her this, she will believe you." Corlys begged holding it out. "Please you are not safe here." Corlys begged them. "Tell Aisha I will see her soon, and I miss her. We will all be together." Corlys begged. 

"HEY!" His guards shouted finally remembering Corlys was their charge and he was wandering off. 

"Go now!' Corlys begged as his guards came running down the beach. 

"Who was that?" 

"Just some kids looking for food." Corlys remarked. 

"Get him back inside."

Corlys hand grazed the water, hoping that maybe Aisha would feel it. Know the words she had read were false and that he was still on her side. 

"That was weird right?" Alyn asked as they set sail. 

"Entirely." Addam agreed. "But, if he was right then he just saved our asses."

"And if he is sending us into a trap instead?" Alyn countered. 

"An adventure either way!" Addam declared. 

"You are too trusting." 

"We came all this way for family, to help. He told us to help our Aunt Aisha. She is still family, she will help us and we help her." Addam reminded him. 

"What if she doesnt believe us? What if she doesnt-"

"What if she does!" Addam countered.