When Love Lasts (Aemond Targaryen)

Plans

  ~A hot bath, something I love the most. Alone with my thoughts I rest my body. I had been in the tub for a quite some time now thinking that Aemond would be back at any moment.

- Your water has cooled, I think it's for the best to get out you'll catch a cold.
Ella said.

I got out of the water disappointed, my plan failed I wanted us to bathe together.

- What are your plans for today, what dress will you wear?

- So, I have one meeting and the rest of the evening is free.

- Then we will go with a simple one.

I smiled, I hadn't been alone with Ella for a long time.

- How are you Ella?

- Honestly, I'm not feeling well. I'm exhausted most of the time.

- I feel you, I don't know how to help you. If you want some free time I can really dress and get ready myself.

- Would you really do that for me?

- Ella, I can't believe you didn't ask me. I consider us sisters and you hesitate to ask me a simple thing. I want you to feel good, take as much time as you need.

- I promise that when I come back I will tell you everything. Thank you, you are my sister! And please don't replace me.

- You think you're easily replaceable?

We smiled and said our goodbye's. Ella is my sincere friend, I admit that we have drifted apart but that does not mean that we are not there for each other.

...

My hair was dripping on the floor, while I was warming myself in front of the fireplace. I watched the fire smolder and thought about the legend my grandfather told me about the song of Ice and Fire. My gaze shifted from the fire to the snow on the window I believed in that dream now more than ever.

- Did you free Aegon?

The door slammed against the wall, waking me up from my deep thoughts. I stood wrapped in a towel and glared at Aemond.

When he saw me almost naked, he closed the door and approached me.

- Aemma I know you did it.

- How can you be so sure?

- Because I know you very well.

I rolled my eyes and turned to the fire.

- Look at me when I'm talking to you.

He turned me towards him.

- Why are you not dressed, you will freeze, you want to get sick?

- One thing at a time? You jump from topic to topic.

- Very good. Aegon?

- Yes, I freed him. And what will you do now?

- Tell me the reason?

- Tell me the reason why you closed him?

- I can name a million reasons, he's put you in danger, he's making a fool of himself, he's neglecting his duties to the kingdom and to his wife... you want me to continue?

- The first one you mentioned has nothing to do with the anything.

- Huh, why not? If he hadn't run away, you wouldn't have gone looking for him. Simply as that.

- He's your brother, you won't make it any better if you act like that. You have to work with him slowly, that's the only way he will progress.

- Excuse me philosopher and doctor, I didn't recognize you, what are these methods? Beating him can only bring him to sanity.