Burn Together ❖ Daemon Targaryen

Chapter 10

" ... Prince Daemon was exiled from King's Landing only one night after returning and making amends with his brother. King Viserys was furious with Daemon for luring Princess Rhaellanne into a brothel in the night and had sent his brother away for good. Princess Rhaellanne's screams echoed throughout the Red Keep for hours as she denied any wrongdoing on Daemon's part and begged her father to stop this. King Viserys stood firm, insisting that it was time his daughters be wed to suitable highborn men ... "

Rhaellanne had high hopes after the night before. High hopes that Daemon would indeed ask her father for her hand in marriage, and even higher aspirations that her father would say yes, so she could finally be with him.

Daemon had proven to her time and time again that he loved her. He came to Court only ever to see her and spent all of his time with her on dragon back. He gave up on his plan to wed Mysaria and steal an egg because she had demanded it. He went to war in the Stepstones to fight for her hand.

They both wanted this, and hopefully her father would finally understand.

However, not long after she was awoken, she was summoned to the Godswood yard by Alicent, so the young princess dressed herself in a dark red velvet dress which had loose golden sleeves and a golden-tied corset around her torso. Then she begrudgingly made her way to the courtyard and found Rhaenyra there too

"What is this?" she asked, looking between the two girls in confusion.

"I need to ask you both about what happened last night" said Alicent.

Both Rhaenyra and Rhaellanne could feel panic bubbling inside, but neither dared to show it. "What do you mean?" she asked.

"My father has made some worrying allegations about you" she continued, voice wavering "Were you with your uncle?"

Rhaenyra shrugged innocently. "We hadn't seen him in years."

"He took us into the city for some fun." added Rhaellanne

Alicent narrowed her eyes "Tell me the whole of it,"

Rhaellanne scoffed "Your father accused us of something? That we drank wine? Left the castle after dark?-"

"That you fucked Daemon in a pleasure house." interrupted Alicent "And that you, Rhaenyra, were seen out near the brothel, as if you had been leaving"

Rhaellanne shook her head "This is a vile accusation." 

"Is it? You Targaryens do have queer customs." said Alicent, turning her nose up. Rhaellanne hated that ever since she had become queen, she had been acting entitled and superior to the two Targaryen princesses, when all she was was the King's latest fuck.

Targaryen traditions were sacred. They were the strongest House in Westeros, and yet Alicent continued to look down at them.

"You cannot believe such gossip." said Rhaenyra, seeing Rhaellanne's worry out of the corner of her eye.

Alicent snapped back "My father is no gossip." 

"Well, certainly he's been misled" shrugged Rhaellanne "He could not have witnessed such a thing."

"Why not?" she asked.

"Because it did not happen!" snapped Rhaellanne "I did not fuck Daemon in a pleasure house"

"He was told that you-"

"Told?" cried Rhaenyra "Who made these claims to your father? We are the Princesses. To question Rhaellanne's virtue is an act of treason."