"TO THIS LOVE WE ARE BOTH CHAINED AND BOUND"
in which daemon targaryen finds himself chained to a woman. never leaving his thoughts, saphrona arryn is the missing piece to daemon's happiness.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON|DAEMON TARGARYEN...
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saphrona had been announced pregnant after that first day in storm's end, and now her stomach swelled and she waddled to walk as she was seven months pregnant.
killian had settled into his post as heir to the seat of storm's end well. he was diplomatic and a peacemaker at heart, there was no doubt in saphrona's mind he would do great. she loved that about him.
his sisters fawned over their good sister's every move due to her carrying their future niece or nephew, although rickard swore it was a boy.
the midwives said that it was a boy due to her cravings and horrible nausea, that child was a true baratheon because saphrona swore she had a thunderstorm brewing in her stomach. everything hurt, she couldn't keep food down, and poor killian, he took the brunt of her mood swings. if not him, then godfrey.
at this time, killian was readying for a journey to driftmark, for his long awaited meeting with corlys about the stepstones. saphrona had heard that daemon was already fighting there, but was desperate for reinforcements. saphrona had assumed that killian and men from the storm lands were reinforcements.
saphrona held her stomach as killian hugged his mother, father, and sisters goodbye. ser godfrey was accompanying him on the journey, per saphrona's orders. killian needed him more than her, and godfrey loved the man like a son.
killian made his way to his wife, knowing he was going to miss her like crazy for the week he was gone. he was to meet with corlys and daemon about sending reinforcements to the stepstones. he didn't have the heart to tell saphrona yet, but he would be part of those reinforcements as general of the stormland troops.
he also knew though, that his wife was not stupid and that she had already probably thought of this, which made leaving even harder for him. she was to come with him, to visit with rhaenys, but the midwives at storm's end said that her and the baby would not be able to bear such a trip with all the problems saph had been having.
it was a tough situation, and there was no way around it but it needed to happen. the two of them had also figured that a week away from each other would be nice. saphrona had been at killian's throat, her mood swings were awful. she thought her husband was close to a saint to be putting up with her, because she knew she was far from sweet most days.
the two grasped each other in a tight hug, and killian placed a king and sweet kiss on saphrona's lips. "i shall be back before you even know i'm gone love." he smiled into her lips.
he then bent down to the swelling stomach, kissing it as well, before taking his wife into another hug. "i love you, and i will miss you every second i am away from you." he whispered into her ear.
saphrona was about to cry, and she knew part of it was because she was a hormonal pregnant lady but also another part of it was the fear of what was to come after these negotiations. her husband would undoubtedly be stolen away from her by war for at least a year. she would have to raise a child on her own.
