Enchanted // Rhae Royce

61. Gloriousness

'The King demands an audience, my Prince.'

'Take your fucking hands off me.' Daemon demanded as he was grabbed he grumbled the whole way to the throne room where he was thrown down. Daemon heard the door slam shut and Viserys shoes slapping aggressively against the ground, he looked up to his brother from the floor. 

'My daughter." Viserys shouted kicking daemon, he groaned from the ground in pain. 'Won't you even deny it?' Daemon coughed clearing his throat.

'I need to understand the charge before I can attempt to discredit it.' He said offering a charming smile.

'You defiled her.' Viserys shouted kicking him again, again Daemon groaned in pain clutching at his stomach. 

'Still, you say nothing.' Viserys shouted down at him.

'Oh, what does it matter, brother? When we were Rhaenyra's age, we fuckеd our way through most of the brоthеls on the Street of Silk.' Daemon countered. "This one fucked his way through westeros i'm sure." Daemon added.

'We were young men. She is just a girl. Your niece!'

'Rhaenyra's a woman-grown. Better her first experience be with me than some whοre.' Daemon mused. 

''You have ruined her! What lord will wed her now? In this condition?' Viserys spat.

'Who gives a fuck what some lord thinks? You are the dragon. Your word is truth and law.' Daemon reminded him.

'I have spent a lifetime defending you. But your heart is even blacker than I thought. I should disinherit her as I already did you and be done with it.'

'Wed her to me." Daemon suggested. 'When I offered up my crown, you said I could have anything. I want Rhaenyra. I'll take her as she is, and wed her in the tradition of our house.' Daemon offered and Viserys couldn't help but chuckle, he was not that stupid.

'You are already wed.' Viserys reminded him

'That didn't stop Aegon the Conqueror from taking a second wife.' Daemon offered

'You are no conqueror. You are vermin." Viserys corrected. "You are a plague... sent to destroy me.' 

'Give me Rhaenyra to take to wife and we will return the House of the Dragon to its proper glory.' Daemon went on.

"You cunt." Viserys spat kicking him again. 'Of course. It's not my daughter you lust for, is it? It's my throne, Rhaenyra is not the heir, Taelon is. Everyone need get through their heads that Taelon is the heir, he will succeed me. His son's will succeed him. Not You, not Rhaenyra. Taelon." Viserys declared. "Leave. Strive to restore whatever scrap of honor remains in you. Or don't. Matters not to me. As long as you are gone from my sight for good.'

'As you wish, brother.' Daemon said getting up and heading out. 

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"He's gone." Tommen informed Taelon and he hissed out a breath closing the door. 

"You didnt go." Rhae remarked. 

"Didnt know what to say." Taelon offered. "Besides why would you do this I want you dead." 

"The battle at the step stones, he would have died without you and he came back to stir up trouble." Rhae offered. 

"I wish I could forget him entirely." Taelon remarked. 

"Me too." Rhae agreed. 

"I'm sorry, here I am being difficult. You just gave birth and I'm blabbering about the demon spawn. I'm so sorry Rhae. Forget I said anything." 

"No, you are allowed to feel too." Rhae assured him. "Not great timing on the demonic creature yes but its okay." 

"You are literally the best thing in my life." Taelon declared. "We should be celebrating and praising you and your gloriousness." Rhae laughed out as Taelon hugged her. "I dont know what I would do without you."

"Good thing you never have to find out."

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'Have you spoken to her?' ALicent questioned. 'It is not in Rhaenyra's nature to be deceitful... I cannot say the same for your brother.' Alicent reminded Viserys.

'You believe he lied?'

'How often does he speak the pure truth? How does confessing to such things serve him? By reducing you.' Alicent offered 

'Whatever transpired, Rhaenyra is not innocent.' Viserys declared. 

'Only because Daemon tried to corrupt her.' Alicent offered. 'She swore to me that she remains a maiden... And I believe her.' 

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"Taelon..." Nyra whispered knocking gently on his door.

"Tell me the truth." Taelon instructed. Nyra looked to Thoros in his arms. "Your nephew." She took a step forward. "Thoros." 

"Handsome lad." Nyra remarked as she met Taelon's gaze. 

"Love bug tell me the truth." Taelon rasped as he put Thoros back down in his crib.

"I went out with Daemon." Nyra admitted.

"I know. Go on." Taelon agreed.

"I'm sorry I know I shouldnt have but Taelon... It's no excuse I should not have gone out." Nyra remarked.

"He is trying to ruin you. Ruin father. Ruin our name." Taelon reminded her. "I just want whats best for you."

"I'm sorry, Taelon I'm so sorry. I love you. Taelon I was stupid, I'm sorry." Nyra begged.

"The counsel wants to marry you to Laenor Velaryon." Taelon remarked. "I wanted to give you a chance at love, finding love Nyra."

"taelon I can explain-" Nyra begged.

"I was trying to protect you and now Daemon is telling anyone with ears that he fucked you!" Taelon declared. "And he has enough witnesses that saw you with him that believe him. Tommen got you out of there. But Daemon has enough shady friends-"

"Taelon-" Nyra whimpered. "I just never- it was stupid. So fucking stupid. But nothing happened with Daemon. I swear it."

"I believe you." Taelon agreed. "Because I trust Tommen. He doesnt hide things from me."

"I miss you Taelon." Nyra whimpered. "Everything was fine before all this. I'm sorry I was stupid but I miss you and I feel like I lost you... I love Rhae and I'm happy for you Taelon but I miss you. I miss my big brother."

''I can't stop you missing me." Taelon remarked. "You didn't lose me."

"I did though, I still stay up at night and I can't stop missing you, wanting you, needing you." Nyra countered desperately, Taelon hugged her tight.

"I'm right here Nyra."