The Fate of House Targaryen- Aemond Targaryen (English)

Chapter 6- Not with him

I wake up scared, with my body sweating. I had one of the most terrible nightmares, thousands of dead, I was flying when an arrow hit Storm. I couldn't get out of the cell and we fell. The fright made me wake up. I get up, leave the room to breathe a bit. Walking through the halls, something was wrong, many guards walking around, the Red Keep is in chaos. I go towards the training site and meet Lucerys, my brother is tense, before I can ask a question Rhaena pulls me by the arm.

— Tell me you didn't go out this dawn! - I shake my head in denial. We found it too early, after all that had happened, if Jace came looking for us, and the room had no one, we would have a big problem, so we preferred to rest. My sister continues to talk.
— They found Emil Stark dead, but not only him, Lord Arawn Tallhart's son was with him as well, as were the three brothers of House Cerwyn. Derog Stark, Emil's uncle, said that he dropped them off at a house of pleasures on Silk Street, but after that made his way to a tavern, and when he returned in the morning to pick them up, he found the bodies.
Leah told him that the guards said the men had been disemboweled... - She stopped, but it seemed she wanted to add something, she just didn't know if she should.
— Rhaena, finish talking, what else happened?- I ask, she sighs to answer me.
— Emil got the worst of it, they ripped out his tongue, then cut in half his legs, his organs were out and hanging out, all the while keeping him alive,then they threw maggots on him and made him watch as they moved around in his body. Only after all this, they ripped out his throat and left his body lying in the mud. - I feel like vomiting, my body cringes from imagining what he went through,Was it a bandit? Or someone who wanted revenge? Rhaena watches me carefully. I stare at her, waiting for her to continue.
— Rhaenys, I find it very strange that this happens right after Emil talked to the king about the possible alliance between the Starks and the Targaryens, and his grandfather was inclined to accept, Emil had the support of the houses of the dead as well, or it was just a big coincidence, or... - Before she can finish, I interrupt her and conclude:
— Or someone killed them to get rid of the competition. - But my sister shakes her head
and finishes speaking what she thought.
— It could be, too. Or someone doesn't want this union at all. At the moment the king said it would be great for the kingdom, Alicent was against it, Otto agreed with his daughter, the other members of the council agreed with points of the king, even Aegon, who is not one to meddle, said he was against this union. Your mother said that this was an unnecessary union, that it would only boost Lord Stark's ego. Do you believe he indicated that the king should marry you to Joffrey, or wait a while until Aegon, your brother, grows up a little more and marries whit you, since neither of you two were ever promised to anyone. He reminded your grandfather of the customs of our family and cited Helaena and Aegon as an example. Don't you think this is all too strange? - Marrying Joffrey or Aegon? They've gone crazy, they're my brothers, I would never accept this, never, my head feels like it's going to explode.
Rhaena notices my nervousness and says.
— Don't worry, it won't happen, your grandfather was against this idea, he said that you are a lot interested in Lord Colin, who would also be a great alliance, but pointed out that he might have a preference and he had a preference to Stark, but he too confirmed that the choice would be yours, the king said that would accept whatever a your decision was, I think he just confirmed that you are granddaughter favorite. - Sighing with relief, my sister pulls me toward Lucerys.
— Have you heard anything else? Did you find out who did it? - Luke explains that they messed with the wrong person, as it turns out, Emil would have lain with the wife of an important lord, and paid with his own life and the lives of his friends. Rhaena looked at me and I already knew what she was thinking, she didn't believe this story at all.

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I open a book and sit next to where they practice their fights, Joffrey is training with Aegon, I feel a move, someone sits next to me, I turn to see who it is, and I find little Nye, Alicent's brother's son. He signals with his hand for me to lower my face a little in his direction, he wants to speak something in my ear. He whispers as if he is telling me the king's greatest secret.
— My cousin asked me to give you this, princess. - He hands me a small, neatly folded piece of paper and then gets out running, I can't hold back my laughter at this scene. As I lean back a little, I see Aemond standing on one of the balconies staring at me. He makes a small gesture to the paper, it is obvious that it was him.
"When it is dark, go out through the passage of your room and meet me at the entrance to the penultimate door, near the exit."
When I look up again, my uncle is gone. No, being alone with him again, that wouldn't work, but what if he wants to tell me something about these deaths?
It's worth the risk.

I spend the rest of the afternoon alternating between reading and watching Aegon suffer at the hands of Joffrey. It seems that the more I want it to get dark, it's an eternity.
— I think their relationship is so beautiful, I have always admired the way they are so affectionate with each other. - Molina speaks while sitting on my side. I notice that she is wearing a colorful tunic, something typical of the Dornese, and she looks much more haggard than the last time I saw her before she left.
— You don't have any brothers, do you? - She shakes her head, denying it. — Joffrey is Aegon's favorite. He always does what he wants, he was the one who convinced my mother that it was time for the little one to fly Stormcloud, but if you saw what his relationship is like with Jacaerys, you would see that they argue each other all the time, few are the moments of affection, Aegon has nicknamed him the "boring Lord". - She smiles and remains watching the two of them.
— I saw her talking with Lord Colin, did you know each other? - Suddenly she tenses up and answers me quickly.
— Ah, no. We just found out that we have a friend in common, that's all. I heard that you intend to marry him.
— I haven't decided anything yet, we're just getting to know each other. -I say quickly. She looks at me, one of her eyebrows raised.
— It's not what they are saying around the Red Keep, some have even reported seeing him enter your room during the early morning. - What? She notices the astonishment on my face. — Relax, Rhaenys, they are just rumors, you know how servants are. - We say no more nothing until Joffrey finishes his training and dismisses the youngest. He comes towards us, invites Molina for a walk, says goodbye, and leaves with her.

I'm going after Baela, this was all very strange, a mutual acquaintance? The way they were acting, it was how I acted with Leah and I knew her since she was four years old, the intimacy they showed in the way they talked. I am not liking this at all, and this insecurity and this insinuation that I received him in my room, made me that much more worried. But unfortunately, I can't find her. Some guards said that she left together with Jacaerys, so I prefer to let it go, we'll talk about it some other time.
It's almost time for dinner, I go towards the main hall, almost everyone is already there, Colin and Aemond are sitting facing each other, while the Lord chats animatedly with my grandfather, my uncle stares at him, as if it were possible to kill just by looking at him. I sit next to Colin, who wastes no time and starts complimenting me, telling me how beautiful I look, which makes me blush immediately, until Aemond starts talking.

— You don't need to state the obvious. - Everyone at the table is silent and stares at him, Colin looks at him and answers.
— Actually I do, it's good to always remind her how beautiful she is, even if she already knows it. In a relationship, you must win the woman you love every day, not only when you want to take her to bed, Prince Aemond. - For a few seconds I think that he is going to fly at Colin and strangle him, but he just laughs. I hope he will let it go, only for Colin to challenge him with his gaze and he hits back.
— So because of all these compliments and your chivalry, I bet she must think about you all the time, right Rhaenys? - He turns and smiles at me. For the Seven, no, he knows he doesn't, but Colin doesn't need to know that. Before I can answer anything, Alicent interferes.
- Can we have a civilized dinner without embarrassing Rhaenys? - And so tempers have calmed down and we continue dinner, only in silence.

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— "You don't need to state the obvious." What was that? Has Aemond gone crazy? What has happened to him? - I hear Rhaena's voice behind me, as soon as we enter the room.
— I don't know, it must be the fact that he hates Colin and wants to provoke him all the time. - My sister looks at me with a very suspicious face.
— I know, just be careful, we never know what to expect from him. I'm going to my room, I'm very tired. You should rest too. - I confirm and tell her that I will do this, since I have a schedule for tomorrow, so I will need to wake up early. I know she will pass this on to Baela, since I am going to meet Aemond, I can't risk her coming to my room. She leaves and I am left alone, and decide to lie down to wait for the time to pass.

I wake up in fright, damn it, I shouldn't have slept so much, I put on new clothes and leave to find him as fast as possible. Aemond is leaning against the exit door, and as soon as he realizes my presence, he stares at me.
*Valyrian*
— You took your time. - I come closer to him, who immediately puts one of his arms around my waist. —Come, I want to show you something.

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