73. Sweeter Than Revenge

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"Haven needs a dragon. " it was a statement Davina said regularly. Haven smiled as she leaned up against Hellfire babbling a story. Half words and half Haven language.

So Davina took Haven riding on Hellfire regularly. Fury flew drifting and spinning around them. Haven smiled laughing out as Fury showed off. Davina loved how much her children loved flying but Haven seemed to love it most.

When they landed Haven was all smiles clinging to Davina as Fury and hellfire wrestled gently in the sand.

"You two have fun?" Alicent questioned coming up to them.

"We always do." Davina agreed she took a step closer but hesitated seeing Criston. "Criston always lurking. Do I need to worry about Alis safety?" She mused as Alicent reached out for Haven.

"So fun! So fun!" Haven declared her smile didnt falter once. "So fun! Fury! Fire!" Hellfire bound up to her and Alicent faltered back a step. Davina moved putting a hand to Alicents back.

"He wont hurt you." Davina whispered resting her chin on Alicents shoulder.

"Fire! Fire! Fire!"

"Shes too much like you Davi." Alicent whispered. Haven reached out for hellfire happily. Davina noticed Harrold come up and knew it was the switching if the guards. They had both come to realize that when Alicent was with Davina she was safe. They left them be for the most part which was good for alicents good girl reputation. Keeping their bad girl behaviors hidden.

"Your grace there is a council meeting. The hand requested you." harrold remarked.

"Of course." Alicent agreed handing off Haven. "You coming in Davi?"

"Not yet." Davina corrected. "Got to handle the hooligans." She nodded to hellfire and fire back to wrestling happily. Alicent nodded heading off she glanced back and noticed criston wasnt coming. He stared back at Davina. Alicents step faltered a nervous feeling in her chest.

"Princess."

"Knight." Davina teased smirking back at him. "Alright be gentle!" Davina declared when Fury had hellfire pinned.

"Gentle!" Haven agreed pointing a finger at them from Davinas arms.

"Im taking you out." Criston declared and Davina looked to Criston confused.

"Are you?" Davina pondered.

"Its my night off."

"Someone is overly confident." Davina remarked. Criston smiled back at her it had been a few years since Harwin and he was taking his shot. "Fury what do you think?" Davina pondered. Furys face seemed to hold a smile. "What do you think of Criston?" Davina poked a thumb in Cristons direction and Furys smile dropped and turned to a scowl as he met Cristons gaze and Criston had never known such fear in his life.

"What do you think? You look like you are shitting yourself

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"What do you think? You look like you are shitting yourself." Davina remarked. Criston cleared his throat.

"I think... is he going to kill me?" Criston questioned

"Not unless you get handsy," davina assured. "Or throughly annoy me."

"Got it." Criston agreed taking a step back.

"We can go out." Davina agreed. "As friends."

"Sounds safer." Criston agreed.

So they went out drinking and then they caught word of a fighting pit. Davina shrugged why not. Her hair was not hidden not that it would matter if she wore a hood everyone knew her. They headed down and like a gentleman criston offeredher his arm.

"I wont tell fury about this." Davina teased. They heard shouting and yelling.

Flee bottom davina thought with disgust. they went down to flee bottom and found the fighting pits Davina was appalled at what she saw.

She loved flee bottom it was loud and messy and always something new but this was appalling.

"What the literal hell?" Davina rasped as they looked down at the kids fighting. No older than her Valyria and Rhaegar. A hand went to her heart. She looked around eyes darting as people cheered. These monsters.

"Davina I had no idea about this place." Criston remarked honestly.

"I should have brought fury," davina muttered.

"What so you want to do? Should we alert the-"

"Please everyone knows the king does not hold the power." Davina remarked bluntly. "Tis the queen. And lets face it im queen adjacent."

"What are you going to do Davina?"

"I need you to get some knights you trust and block the damn doors." Davina remarked as she pulled him out.

"What?"

"I need something." Davina remarked. "Be quick. I will be back and let no one out."

"Davina-"

"Criston as my friend you will do this without question." Davina declared.

"Of course." Criston agreed.

"Davina welcome back." Davina offered a stiff smile as she pushed open the gypsy tent.

"Pollyana Grey. Im in need of your services." Davina declared.

"Fighting pits. Block the doors," criston agreed.

"Block the-"

"On the order of the princess Davina." Criston demanded and everyone was eager to help. No one wanted to be on Davinas bad side.

When Davina got back Criston nodded to the knights before opening the door.

"Whats that?" Criston questioned looking at the pitcher in her hand.

"Lets give these monsters a drink." Davina decided. "Start pouring shots dont drink it," davina instructed as she got up on the bar and clapped her hands. "Hello  Miscreants. Im Davina." She heard the shouting stop the children panting for breath breaking away from each other. "You enjoying the show?" There was a hoot of yes. "A drink? On me." Davina declared gesturing to the drinks at her feet. The men flocked to her taking a shot. "Together if you would." Davina picked up a glass.

"To you!" Davina declared watching the men drink it down smug smiles on their faces. "Who runs this... establishment?"

"That would be me," three men moved towards her. Davina jumped down and looked to criston.

"Come on Criston we must thank these men personally." Davina decided. Eager they nodded leading her to a back room. The men around them started gasping for breath holding at their throats falling to their knees. Criston glanced back at them.

"Poison goes down sweeter than revenge." she remarked calmly as the men that once enjoyed the fighting ring choked out before her. "These cunts get it worse."

Criston had never been so turned on before as Davina ripped those men apart. She wiped the blood from her face before moving to the children worry filled them as they looked to the dead men and women around them thinking they were next.

She looked around the children wide eyes stared back at her as she dropped down into the pits. what they had to become to survive for these awful peoples pleasure. Never again never again.

"You're safe now." Davina assured them. "You're safe."

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