Chapter 14: Dance of the Dragons Part 2: Quarter Final, Eye for an Eye

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Vaemon walked to the Hall of the Painted Table, there he saw everyone in there, except his father, he was in Harrenhal, he sent a raven to them, the message saying, 'An Eye for an Eye, for Lucerys Velaryon', Vaemon read the first part over and over.
 
"An Eye for an Eye, fuck, my dream, I'll see you later my love."
 
"Where are you going?"
 
"King's Landing."
 
Vaemon snapped his head to look towards Rhaenyra.
 
"Your Grace, I am going to need a ship to King's Landing, I have to save someone's life."
 
"The Greens will have the gates locked, how will you get inside?"
 
"Through the wall, I don't want to make my presence known, by taking Thurrax, I have to be thick as thieves."
 
"Fine, you may go, be careful Vaemon, don't let anyone else see you."

"The only people to see me is the now Queen Consort, the Dowager Queen, the Queen's children and lastly, Blood and Cheese."
 
With that, the Red Knave turned and walked out of the castle, heading to the harbor, he got on the ship and stood on the front, working out his powers, he made a ball of fire, levitating in his palm, then closed his hand, they reached near the harbor of King's Landing, Vaemon got into a small boat and rowed towards the shore.
 
He got out of the boat, and walked around to Aegon's High Hill, he killed the guards that was guarding the wall gates, then made his way inside, he found a cellar and went in, a passage to lead him in the Red Keep, he hid behind walls to keep himself from being seen, all the hand maidens, maesters, septons and Kingsguards, he finally reached Helaena's bed chambers, door swung ajar, he heard the same things said.
 
"An Eye for an Eye, ya hear that child? Your mama wants you dead."
 
Suddenly was stabbed, right when he was about to kill Jaehaerys instead of the two year old boy Maelor, Knaves Heart was unsheathed from Blood's body, he turned to look at Cheese, who held Jaehaera at the point of his dagger, Vaemon pointed out a finger at him, then locked his thumb in his fingers, then a ball of fire hit Cheese in the eye, then quickly rushed over and stabbed Cheese, sheathed into his body deep, then Knaves Heart was unsheathed from his body.
 
He looked to Alicent and Helaena, knights came in and tried to fight the Red Knave, Alicent stopped them.
 
"STOP, the Prince saved our lives, thank you Prince Vaemon."
 
"Sure, just be ready, your head will be next after the usurper, maybe."
 
With that the Red Knave turned and went through the same passage, making his way out of the Red Keep, then back to his boat, he rowed back to the ship he came in, then they arrive back in Dragonstone, as Vaemon passed the Dragonmont, he saw Caraxes laid beside it, he then rushed in with anger, he finds Daemon in the Hall of the Painted Table.
 
"FATHER"
 
The Red Knave unsheathes Knaves Heart and points it at Daemon, as Dark Sister too was unsheathed, Rhaenyra calls.
 
"What's going on?"
 
"Father, An Eye for an Eye, you tried to have those fucking kids killed."
 
Daemon realises that the Red Knave has foiled his plan, they hold their swords against each other.
 
"So you foiled my plan? That was meant to torment them, now young Prince, how did you know that was the plan?"
 
"My dreams."
 
"Don't give me that bullshit, dreams don't win wars."
 
"Well my dreams do, they save lives, just like the ones you were about to take, you love my children, and you go kill theirs? Not going to happen father, never."
 
The Red Knave lowered down his sword, but Daemon keeps his up, Alysanne comes forward, unsheathes Silver Heart and whacks Dark Sister down, she was taking Vaemon's side, mad at her father, for trying to kill kids, she turns to Vaemon and question him.
 
"What would've happened if you didn't save them?"
 
"Blood would've killed Jaehaerys instead of Maelor, whom Helaena chose for them to kill, a boy of two, then a few days after, Helaena would've jumped out the window, falling into the street."
 
"Why father? WHY?"
 
Alysanne asked Daemon.
 
"For Lucerys, Aemond attempted to kill him."
 
Daemon answered.
 
"This is not the answer, that won't solve anything, we win this war, and get the Iron Throne for Rhaenyra, no killing kids, just men."
 
Alysanne scolded her father, everyone walked out, Vaemon walked to his bed chambers, Maeva joined him, they talked for a bit, then there was a knock at the door, it was Daemon who walked in the room.
 
"I would like to talk to you, may we?"
 
Vaemon with an angry eye, looked at his father.
 
"Of course, go tend to Jaehaerys my love, my father and I are going to talk for a bit."
 
Maeva kissed Vaemon, Daemon moved to the side for Maeva to walk out of the chambers, the Rogue Prince sits down on Vaemon's bed.
 
"So you're another one of us Targaryens to inherit one of those blasted dragon dreams? I never believed them."
 
"Well you should start, because in a hundred years time, all of Westeros divided, will unite, there's darkness coming father, and we must be ready, or else we die, that's the Conqueror's dream, and you better start taking notes of that, otherwise what is Westeros to the world, when those fucking monsters come?"
 
"Nothing, nothing at all."
 
"Exactly, now you better believe it, and you are right, 'dreams didn't win the wars, the dragons did', but you weren't listening carefully, from my perspective, Aegon had that dream after the Conquest, and he passed down a secret, written in that dagger."
 
"I'm sorry."
 
Vaemon looked away from, disgusted, as he had been of him for days, he couldn't bare to look at his father after what he did, but he did have forgiveness for his own father, he couldn't hate him forever, only people he could hate, is the family in Runestone.
 
"Apology accepted father, I cannot hate you forever."
 
Daemon walked out, the Red Knave sat in his bed to wait for his wife, as she was tending to Jaehaerys, she came back after seeing Daemon walk off from the bed chambers, they slept, on the morrow when the morning came, maids came in, they brought in some clothes, a red hood, with armor, only the torso for Vaemon, the plate had a heraldry of the Red Knave placed on the chest.
 
Top Left: Targaryen Sigil
Top Right: Red Cross
Bottom Left: Glyph of the Dance of Dragons
Bottom Right: Faith of the Seven
 
Also a new mask, for battle only, the whole attire was of a templar knight, the mask was painted around the eyes, the right eye was painted in red for his red iris, and the left eye was painted purple, in memory of Vaemon's left which was branded, Vaemon was also told that he has an army of red cloaks, all wearing hoods, Ser Renaud Dayne is their captain, as Vaemon put him in that position.
 
Vaemon is their commander, just like his father was the Commander of the City Watch.

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