Enchanted // Rhae Royce

59. Painful & Excruciating, Yes

"Hows it going in here?" Alicent questioned peering in. 

"Push!" 

"That good." Alicent agreed as Taelon sat behind Rhae, propping her up. She loved that Taelon was here, with his wife for this. Supporting her. There was no man like Taelon. 

"Is it always like this?" Taelon questioned. 

"Painful and excruciating, yes.'' Alicent agreed. 

"Fuck." Rhae grumbled out with another push. 

"DONT HURT HER!" Thorin demanded as he ran in. 

"Honey its soo- ohhh." Rhae groaned out. 

"Late." Taelon finished. "I thought you were in bed?" 

"I was but I heard her screaming. Dont hurt my mama." Thorin begged. 

"She's bringing a new sibling into the world for you." Alicent remarked crouching beside him. "You are going to be a big brother." 

"But shes hurting." Thorin whimpered. 

"Give mama a kiss." Rhae requested reaching out. Taelon felt her shaky breath and sweat damp chest and back as she panted for breath. She felt her eyes pinch and body tense as she tried to keep from screaming in pain. 

"You gonna be okay mama?" Thorin whispered. 

"Yeah baby... I'm going to be fine." Rhae agreed as she pressed a kiss to Thorins hand. 

"Promise?" Thorin whimpered. Taelon knew better than to promise such things but he wanted to say yes, mama is going to be alright, shes going to be perfect but he froze. He lost his own mother, if he promised and Rhae wasnt alright... Taelon didnt even want to think about that. 

"I promise." Rhae agreed. 

"Thorin, can I take you back to your room so your mama can get back to working on that sibling?" Alicent offered reaching out a hand. Thorin nodded as she turned away from them. 

"Thank you Alicent." Taelon rasped, she offered them a smile as Thorin took her hand. 

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'Good night, Ser Criston.' Rhaenyra said as she retired for the night, Taelon was still shouting at the council demanding them think of something else.

'Sleep well, Princess.' She closed the door only to see a bag in her room, she dumped out the contents and it revealed dirty clothes, rags really and a scroll. She opened it up and it wasn't a note but a map. She looked at the wall paneling. She pushed the bench away and a hidden passageway opened up she stumbled in.

' Whoa!' she said breathlessly as she looked down at the staircase. She changed into the clothes following the passageway she wasn't surprised to see Daemon waiting for her. But she hesitated not knowing what he was up to, knowing Taelon and his mutual hatred of Daemon but he grabbed her hand leading her down the steps.

'Where are we going?' she questioned as they wandered through the streets, Rhaenyra had never been out after dark, not like this. She was surprised and amazed at everything and everyone. She got to be no one.

'fսck off, boy.' A drunk man said stumbling into her. Rhaenyra gasped giddy

'He called me boy.' Her laughter echoed as she followed daemon through flee bottom.

'Do you wish to know your death, child?' a blind witch cackled down at them but Daemon pulled her along.

'For one night, I wish to be free of the burdens of my title and rank.' Rhaenyra remarked picking at some food a vendor was selling.

'Four coppers, street rat.' The man shouted at her.

'In King's Landing, we pay for our pleasures.' Daemon told her and she threw the food back at the man and ran.

'Hey! Stop! Boy!'

'Wait, I'll find him.' Daemon assured heading off with a chuckle on his lips.

Rhaenyra had never felt so alive she was breathing heavily as she ran but she collided with a knight with a grunt.

'And who might you be running from, now?' Harwin asked.

'Ser Harwin.' Rhaenyra said kindly and he stared down at her confused

'Princess.' He grumbled. "Your brother know you are here?"

'Don't.' she begged as he daemon coming up behind her.

'You take care, boy. Next time, you might not be so lucky.' Ser Harwin remarked.

'Enjoyed that, did you?' Daemon questioned coming up behind her.

'Who knows when I'll next taste freedom?' Rhaenyra reminded him.

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"Thats auntie Ali." Thorin said as she tucked him in her own bed, it would be quieter, farther away than his own to Taelons if her labors went on and on. 

"Of course sweetie you got some rest, its very late." Alicent agreed as she pressed a kiss to his forehead. She lay beside him as she blew out the light. Alicent was staring at the ceiling when there was a knock on her door. She sat up, righted herself before speaking softly, Thorin was already in and out of a dreamlike state.

'Come.' the door opened and a hand maiden entered.

'Pardon me, Your Grace. The King has requested your presence.'

'The hour is quite late.' Alicent remarked.

'Yes, Your Grace.' 

Alicent looked to Thorin, tucking him in snuggly before begrudgingly Alicent got up and got ready to be amounted once again. That was her duty as Queen. Pop out children until the day she died. She stared up at the ceiling as he moved on top of her, her face void of expression as she waited for him to finish.

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Meanwhile, Rhaenyra was getting her first experience with pleasures of the body as well.

'What is this place?'

'It's where people come to take what they want.' Daemon told her as they walked through the pleasure house. She looked around at the people so openly fucking all around her, their moans echoed. 'Fսcking is a pleasure, you see. For the woman as it is the man.' Daemon informed her.

'A marriage is a duty...'

'Yes. But that doesn't stop us from doing what we want. From fucking who we want.' Daemon told her getting closer.

"NYRA?" Tommen hissed. She spun around. "What the fuck are you doing?" Tommen demanded.

"Back off Strong." Daemon demanded.

"Nyra, come on." Tommen demanded grabbing her arm. "What were you thinking?"

"Daemon just... I wasnt going to." Nyra assured.

"Damnit how did you... you know about the passageways, dont you?" Tommen remarked and she nodded embarrassed. "Nyra, Taelon is going to pitch a fit if you were hurt, Gods Daemon?"

"It was stupid." Nyra admitted. He pulled her arm leading her back through the passageway. "Don't tell Taelon. I don't want him to worry." Nyra begged. "Especially not with the babe coming." 

"I don't like hiding things from him Nyra."

"Don't think of it as hiding..." Nyra stared back at him as he closed the passageway.

"Daemon wanted to fuck you." Tommen remarked. "Taelon would have killed him."

"I dont want Daemon. Taelon... he... Tommen..." Nyra whispered. "It was stupid..." she admitted. 

"Get some sleep Nyra." But she grabbed his arm. She stared up at him. "Nyra..." Tommen whispered.

"Please..." Nyra whispered kissing him.

"Nyra, Taelon would kill me." Tommen remarked.

"Please..." Nyra begged. 

"Get some sleep." Tommen repeated moving to the passage way. "Sleep Nyra no funny business. I mean it!" Tommen declared leaving her all alone. She paced the room before opening her door and pulling Criston inside.