Dragon's Oracle // Daemon Targaryen

46. tears

Aelana woke up to wind running through her hair, goosebumps all over her skin. Turning around to stop the sun that was blinding her eyes, she patted her bed to find Daemon, frowning when she was welcomed by an empty bed.

she opened her eyes and rubbed them hard to clear her vision. Groaning, she turned her head when she heard baby voice coming from where Raegar's cot was. Sighing at the absence of Daemon, she stood up from her bed and pulled a Daemon shirt over her head.

With messy hair and drool going down her chin, which she wiped away with the back of her hand, Aelana walked near Raegar's cot, her smile widening upon seeing the boy. "Hey there, baby," she muttered, and before she could help Raegar out of the cot, her bedroom door opened, and Daemon entered in a hurry.

Ignoring Aelana, he walked to his bedside and, bending down, pulled out his dagger from under the bed, which he had left there. Strapping the dagger to his side, he turned around and walked towards his wife.

Holding her face in his hands, the demon laid small kisses all over her face, to which Aelana let out a giggle. "Sorry, my love, I had to go early. Vaemond Velaryon is coming today, and I have to manage some things."

Aelana nodded her head at him. "Don't worry, it's fine." Daemon smiled at her and kissing her one last time, he turned around to kiss atop Raegar's head, and with quick steps, he walked out of the room.

Aelana turned back to look at Raegar and smiled at him. "Daddy is busy for today. What should we do? Should we go and visit Uncle Viserys?" she talked to Raegar, who immediately shook his head yes.

Not too late, Aelana welcomed the maids who helped her get Raegar ready while she dressed herself.

Aelana and her children had a brief breakfast in Viserys's room, and for the first time in a long time she saw a smile and happiness upon her brother's face. After that, all of her children scattered around the red keep..

Baelyx and Rhaena decided to discover library and its wide selection, Viserra took Raegar and decided that she will visit Helaena and her children; apparently, she arranged a play date between the babies, Maerys accompanied Daemon in whatever he was doing, and Aenya was practising archery in the outer gardens.

Aelana never confined her children, and she believes it was for the best. Currently sitting in the gardens of Queen Alysanne, she was reading a letter sent to her by her stepdaughter Baela, filling her in on all the tension that was creating havoc at Driftmark.

Sighing at the contents of the letter, Aelana closed the letter and shoved it in her sleeve. Her eyes drift over the gardens of Queen Alysanne, gardens that contain beautiful yet deadly flowers. A little smirk was coming up on her face at the sight of the moonlight flowers, beautiful yet poisonous.

Not many knew about moonlight flowers and their uses because they were native to Old Valyria and, like religion, dragons, and languages, the Targaryen were very closed off about their culture, which included moonlight flowers.

This was closed knowledge passed from generation to generation. Moonlight flowers can cause loss of consciousness, memory loss, paralysis, induce hallucinations, and even abortions if used correctly with the right quantity.

She knew she was being watched, so she asked Aelana to refrain from picking the flower, because even if they had visceral blood at the end of the day, they were alicent hightower children.

"I can feel you staring at me," Aelana whispered, and she heard a few light footsteps walking towards her; once the footsteps stopped behind her, she turned around and lifted her head a little to meet Aemond's eye.

Looking at him, a smile appeared on her face, and she noticed his face hardening. She lifted her hand and placed her palm on his face, feeling him stiffen under her fingers, his face cold and hard.The sun was lighting up his face and his purple eyes. and the wind blowing through his Targaryen hair.