Licorice Black

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After me and Helaena's talk, I've been thinking of what she said. Rhaenyra? The daughter of Viserys Targaryen, I saw her a few times when I was a kid but thats all. She's the one I need to turn to? I sighed and rolled around in my sheets, my hair sprawled out over the pillows.

A knock came at my door and I shouted a quick come in, in came Aemond Targaryen, a grin on his. I groaned into my pillows and covered my head with the silk sheets, he let out a laugh.

"Aw, come on. I don't anger you this much, do i?" I shot a glare at him as he came closer.

"Mother says the date is to be today, I wanted to pick out your dress." I wanted to refuse but his mother does kinda scare me so I got up.

I got out the bed and walked towards the maids who followed him in, I looked at the dress and saw it was a sage green this time. I took the dress with sigh and shot him another glare.

"I'm not dressing infront of you, turn around or leave." I spat at him, he shrugged and turned around.

I slipped on the sage green dress and looked at it, the dress had crossed at the top while my stomach showed, the bottom flowed at my feet. I felt him brush my hair up into a braid and left the rest down, he put a beautiful sapphire necklace around my neck and stepped back to look.

"Beautiful." He said in High Valryian, I hid my flushed face and gestured towards the door.

"Shall we go?
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We walked around the garden of blue and gold flowers, I admired the colors. We got a spot in the middle of the garden where benchs sat and so did Heleana and her children.

"Oh, Amara! Come, come, sit!" Helaena motioned at the seat next to her and i gladly took it.

Helaena had two lovely children, Jaehaera and Jaehaerys, both a mixture of Helaena and Aegon. Jaehaera came up to me with smile on her face and handed me a tiny dragon, I chuckled at her.

"Did you ever have a dragon, Amara?" I nodded.

"His name was Grey Ghost, he was pretty one. A pale grey-white color, the one of morning mist." I told her, Aemond looked at me curiously.

"Then where does the name, Black Wolf, come from?" He asked.

"My direwolf, Lady, black as the night sky. She's dead though, filthy Lannisters and their hatred for northerners. I'd burn them to the ground if that meant Lady was in my arms." I said, no hesitation in my voice as I turned back to the kids.

"Wow, didn't realize you had such a side to you." I shrugged, Jaehaera and Jaehaerys had started to braid my hair when Alicent came up.

"Oh, my pretty wolf, how's the date going?" Wolf was the name Aegon had came up for me when I bit him at our first meeting. Sharp canines dug into his skin as he showed no reaction towards them, the metallic taste still lingers in my mouth.

"Its..pretty well, actually. He's very kind towards me." I blankly stated, a very forced smile on my face.

"Wonderful, im glad to hear that. Sara seems to be getting along well with Aegon, it seems. Maybe both of you girls will be wed and married, a Stark child will be great for Oldtown." She spoke, I cringed at the thought of me birthing his child.

I just nodded along with what she was saying to please her, I looked to see the sun start to dim down and Aemond held out his hand to me. I raised a brow as he just smiled, hesitantly taking his hand, I was pulled into his arms.

"I think its time for me and Amara to leave, it was nice seeing you all." He spoke, I felt his left hand snake down to my waist while his right waved to his mother and sister.

We walked in silence to my chambers, i lightly hummed a tune my mother used to sing me when I was a babe. Aemond looked at me before he snickered, I turned to look at him confused before he shook his head.

"You remind me so much of my nephew, you both are almost the same." He stated, I never met his nephews but I thought of it as a compliment.

I just nodded and kept walking, we arrived at the chambers and I stood at the door, opening it and looking back at him. He smiled at me, I felt drawn to the smile but no, im not letting the hightower scum allude me.

"Thank you for today, i hope you have a good rest." I blankly said before walking in the room and closing the door, not even waiting for a response.

A bath was drawn in the tub by the window and i silently thanked the maid for it, dressing down, I stepped into the hot water. I moaned at the feeling, the aching in my bones had relaxed at the touch.

Hot baths were always my favorite, Cregan made fun of me for it, comparing me to southerners. It just felt better or maybe it was because I rode my dragon without a saddle, the warm firey scales beneath gave me a sense of comfort, peace.

My mind wandered after I finished and dressed back, laying in the silk sheets. I sighed.

I miss home, Cregan, Grey Ghost.

I need to plan something.

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