When Love Lasts (Aemond Targaryen)

I will protect you

  - My love I'm here, I'm here. You woke up.

How nice it is to hear his sweet voice. I slowly opened my eyes and saw him. He sat next to me and held my hand, and gently caressed my palm with his thumb. Tears began to flow down my face out of joy that my husband was there.

He helped me into a sitting position.

  - Aemma, how do you feel should I call maester?

  - No, there is no need.

I looked at my exhausted body saw the bandage on my collarbone and immediately remembered what has happened. The worry was now visible on my face.

  - Who did this to you?

  - Promise me you'll stay by my side.

I looked at him with my innocent look, in order to soften his heart slowly. I was sure that he would immediately react violently.

  - I'm not going anywhere, ever!

He will never leave me, it sounds so perfect.

  - Just tell me who and why?

  - No need to worry, don't think about it now. I want to rest with you.

  - I want that too, but I won't be able to until I find out.

  - How persistent you are.

  - Aemma, someone kidnapped you they could have killed you. Look at yourself, you're in pain. And I, I was far from you, I...

I saw fear on him for the first time. He got up and walked around the room in a panic and stopped at the window. His back was turned to me so I slowly got up and headed towards him. How much I needed his body to lean on, to feel his scent, his warmth.

We still remained in the same position. He was looking out the window and I was holding on to his body as he wrapped his arms around me. I rested my head on his back, tears streaming down my face. I was in pain, especially the mental pain. The knowledge I learned about my mother's death. My jaw shook and I began to breathe shallowly enough for Aemond to realize and turn to me. He wrapped his whole body around me and was silent.

I was falling apart. This pain has been following me all my life which doesn't go away, it only gets worse.

  - Aemma, talk to me I want to help you.

I couldn't find the strength to tell him, I started sobbing.

  - Shh, it's okay. You're fine, you're with me, I won't let anyone hurt you. I'll take care of you Aemma, I love you!

Every word he said was deeply engraved in my brain, he spoke beautifully. I need this support of his. I came to my senses a little.

  - What did they do to you?

  - I found out something, frightening.

  - What?

I took a deep breath and went back to bed. He followed me closely.

  - I learned something related to my mother's death.

I saw his concern. I took a deep breath.

  - Her death was not the cause of a difficult birth but the wickedness and vile desire of a woman.

  - What are you talking about, what woman?

  - Your former lover's mother.

He turned pale with fear.

  - What?

  - Sage, mother of Alys Rivers. She was at my mother's birth with the help of her plants, she brought my mother to an untimely death.