a younger sister. someone who has protective big siblings to look after them.
in which Rhaenyra Targaryen doesn't understand why everyone has began to treat her like a child.
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EVERYONE HAD GATHERED AROUND LITTLE Visenya's burial, Rhaenyra stares into the flames blankly, her ached, and her head was filled with so many thoughts that she didn't want to ask. She felt Daemon stare at her, but she ignored him, just like he ignored her in time of need. Everyone was silent, all you could hear was the crackle of the fire, until she heard someone walking up behind her.
"I mean no harm brothers!" She heard the familiar voice of Ser Erryk, next to him was his twin brother who remained silent. He walks up towards Daemon and gets down on one knee, Rhaenyra turns around just in time to see him pulling out her fathers crown from his satchel. She gasps softly, "I swear towards the Queen with all my strength, I would give my blood for hers." Daemon takes the crown from his hand and turns to his wife, "I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children, I shall guard her secrets, obey her commands, ride at her side and defend her name and honour." He says looking Rhaenyra who came around Daemon and stood slightly away from him.
She stares at Daemon and sighs when she feels the weight of the crown as it was laid upon her head. Her husband bent before her, "my Queen." He mutters, Rhaenyra looks at him and then stares up at everyone else as they all began to bend the knee to her. Rhaenys stood and stared at her with a proud gaze set on her, tears welled up into her eyes once more.
Bravely, she looks up and makes her first move, "I appoint, Princess Rhaenys as the hand of the Queen." She says staring at the older Princess who was supposed to become Queen before he with gratitude. The older Princess gave her a nod and sent her another kind look, "please, rise and let us have a meeting." She spoke up causing everyone to stand once more.
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Rhaenyra walked towards the main hall with gaurds appointed on each side of her as she entered the room. All eyes were once again on her as she entered the hall, "Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, first of her name, Queen of the Andals and the first men, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms and Protector of the realm." Her husband calls out, "your Grace."
Rhaenyra walks forward and her guards following until she sent them a look to back off. She huffs, but a smile was set upon her face when Rhaena gave her a cup of wine, "come." She whispers as the girl followed behind her.
She stares down at the table, feeling a weight on her shoulders as everyone awaited for her to speak. "What are our standing?" She questions.
"We have thirty knights, a hundred cross men and three hundred men in arms." Daemon replies, "Dragonstone is relatively easy to defend. Our army leaves a lot to be desired, I have sent word to my loyal men in the city watch, I will have some support from there but I cannot speak to the numbers."
One of the maesters speaks out about which houses would be loyal to them, "my lady mother was an Arryn. The Vale will not turn cloak on their own kin."
"There has also never been a Stark that has forgotten an oath, the North will follow." One of the men says.
"Lord Borros will need to be reminded," Rhaenyra also cuts through once again, "of his Father's promises."
The men around her discuss more and more about allies when Rhaenys suddenly approached from behind. "You have mine and my husbands support, your Grace," she says with a smile, "and as your hand I will be by your side until the end."
"Thank you, Princess, you have done a lot for me today and I hope I can repay you at some point." The older woman shakes her head but keeps the smile upon her face, she heard Daemon bring up dragons but decided to ignore him as she saw Ser Erryk walk over to them with a serious look upon his face.
"My Queen, a ship has been sighted off shore with the banner of three headed green dragon." He says, Rhaenyra looks towards Daemon who orders the white cloaks to follow upon him.
Rhaenyra looked back at Rhaenys who follows Daemon down the steps, she looked back at the newly crowned Queen and nodded at her. The Queen knew what she had to do, she went and got Syrax, she was going to give them a show that they wanted.
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She saw her people on one side and Otto along with his allies on the other, she let Syrax let out a loud roar as they flew above them. Her dragon turned in the sky and landed behind Otto's guards, she got off and walked passed them all with her head held high.
"Princess Rhaenyra," he sighs giving her a sarcastic smile.
"I'm Queen Rhaenyra, now." She comments cutting him completely off of his next sentence, "and you all are traitors to the realm."
Otto ignores her, "King Aegon Targaryen second of his name in his wisdom and desire of peace is offering terms." He says, but Rhaenyra knew this was false and rolled her eyes. "Acknowledge Aegon as King and swear obeisance before the iron throne, and in exchange his Grace will confirm your possession of Dragonstone it shall pass upon your true born son Jacaerys when you pass. Lucerys will be confirmed legitimacy and heir to Driftmark, and all the lands and holdings of house Velaryon. Aegon Targaryen sits the iron throne."
"Yes, you have already said that, you old fool." Daemon cuts in, "we are not deaf."
"He wears the conquerors crown and wields the conquerors sword, has the conquerors name, he was anointed by the Septum of the faith and was crowned in the eyes of thousands, every symbol of legitimacy belongs to him." Otto says nodding at Rhaenyra's expression of a glare she gave him, "and then there is Stark, Tully, Baratheon, houses that have all sworn to King Aegon."
"You are a liar, Otto." Rhaenyra steps forward, "you have imprisoned your family and treating Aegon as a puppet for your gain. But don't worry, you will get what you have coming for you, and you will soon regret the wrongs you have done." She says, "and I will be back for my family, they will be free from all of this." She says grabbing his hand of the King pin and throwing it away, "you are a fucking traitor."
"Queen Alicent wanted me to give you this," he says handing out a part of the ripped book page that they used to read together. She stares down at it, again tears came through her eyes, she tried not to think about her, but now again she wanted her. She felt as if she was going to drop to her knees, but suddenly held her head up. "She has not forgotten the love you once had for each other," he says softly. "Now, just hand over the crown and let's be done with all of this."
"No!" She says slapping his hand away after he just tried to take it from her, "you don't get to come here, to my home and suddenly command things from me, your Queen. Now, get out of here before I get Syrax to burn each and everyone of you." She says leaving them behind causing Rhaenys to fall in line with her, which Daemond sighs out and does the same thing.
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ ahhh. she didnt entirely regress this chapter, but she will do so in the future!
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