Enchanted // Rhae Royce

65. Never Wanted To Be Queen

"I was thinking a hunt tomorrow." Rhae remarked as she came out of Thoros room. 

"Thorin was asking." Taelon agreed as he got closer to her.

"What's this?" Rhae questioned touching a bit of black ash on his cheek. 

"Erebor is learning about fire." Taelon remarked. "He's only got the smoke part but Thorin keeps shouting Dracarys, Dracarys, that means fire." Taelon laughed out. 

"He's going to be just like you. I can already tell." Rhae remarked. 

"Dont know if thats a good thing." Taelon teased. 

"It is." Rhae assured.  Rhae's hands combed through his hair, Taelon smiled down at her as her hands danced down his chest. His gaze met hers as her lip caught between her teeth a smirk pulling at her lips, inviting and teasing, it was about enough Taelon could take before tangling his fingers in her hair tilting her face up more to him as he kissed her. 

She fisted his shirt pulling him as she took little steps back, his lips never leaving her. They might have gotten a bit carried away, maybe from all the excitement of the night being so far and so free from their life since Rhae had moved to the capital but in that moment both kids asleep for the night, it was just them, and it was like how they started. Like the rest of the world faded away.  Taelon had moved her with enough momentum that her back hit the door. Not hard enough to even come close to hurting her, but it finally brought them to pull away. She fumbled with the door knob through labored breaths, breath seemed of little consequence when you were kissing the one you loved. Caught up in the crave of each others touch they had forgotten to actually breathe properly through it all. They didn't care though, 

Taelon lifted one of his hands as they stepped inside and cupped her cheek, leaning in to press his lips against hers for a stolen moment. Rhae closed her eyes, feeling everything, as the tingling sensation on her lips left, she felt her nerves lighting up, she swore that when she opened her eyes meeting his violet gaze it was like storm clouds danced behind his eyes, lightning striking along a violet haze, it was hard to focus, Taelon did that though, everything about him was so enchanting. 

Taelon claimed her lips again and her mind turned to mush. she clung to him, savoring the smell of his hard body next to hers. He smelled of dragon smoke and raw masculinity. She ground her core against his dick, willing him to take the next move, but he seemed content to just kiss her.

"You just had a baby." Taelon whispered holding her to him. 

"A moon. I'm fine." Rhae corrected wrapping her arms around him tighter. He hummed into her neck and the vibration shot down her core. "Taelon." She grumbled. 

"you know the wedding is coming up." Rhae recalled. "As long as they say yes."  

"We can fly out, thats faster then we dont have to leave soon." Taelon assured. 

"Oh good, then take me to bed." 

+

''A moment. I do not wish to see you go.'' Alicent said running up to her father.

''Such is the King's decision.'' Otto reminded her solemnly.

''A decision I most bitterly regret.'

''And yet, you made it possible. You chose Rhaenyra.'' Otto reminded her.

''She swore her innocence, and I believed her.'' Alicent retorted

''You wanted to believe her, as did her father'.

''Your informant was wrong. An honest mistake, perhaps, but I did not foresee this!'' Alicent countered

''You should have.'' Otto warned

'If you had not been so relentless in advancing Aegon as heir!' Thunder rumbled as the rain poured down around them.

'Listen to me, daughter. The King will die. It may be months or years, but he'll not live to be an old man. And if Taelon succeeds him, war will follow, do you understand? The realm will not accept Taelon, he is reckless and unreliable. And to secure his claim, he'll have to put your children to the sword. He'll have no choice.'' Otto warned her and Alicent started to whimper.

"Taelon wouldnt do that!" Alicent shouted back. "He will be a good king. His father believes in him. That is the reason he is sending you away. You dont believe in him but the king does. I do. The realm will love Taelon. Respect him... You should go." 

 'You know I'm right. You're no fool, and yet you choose not to see it. The time is coming, Alicent. Either you prepare Aegon to rule, or you cleave to Taelon and pray for his mercy.'' Otto hugged her goodbye before he headed off. 

"I am no fool." Alicent agreed. "Which is why I know that Taelon will be a good king and my children wont have to worry. He adores Aegon."

"Then why was he so eager to run away from the capital, from you and Rhaenyra?" Otto countered from a top his horse. 

"His wife-"

"The one he stole from Daemon. The wife he stole from his uncle." 

"Rhae is-"

"In this for the crown as well. He got her pregnant and she-" Otto countered. 

"Rhae is a good woman. A friend!" Alicent corrected. "You know nothing, father. They love each other, something you did not give me the same curtesy to find for myself."

"Are you still mad about that?" Otto hissed jumping from his horse. 

"How could I not be?" Alicent countered. "You... You made me seduce him, I would have done anything to make you happy but you were never satisfied. Not when I became queen, not when I bore Viserys a son. Never. You always want more."

"Then I suppose you should be thanking me, not accusing me, for making you queen."  Otto countered. 

"I never wanted to be queen."