Little Devil / Viserys Targaryen / Tommy Shelby

29. Tear Itself Apart

"Hush little Aegon, time for bed," Aislynn coed. "Finn is out, I'm tired why are you still up? You are the littlest of us." Aegon babbled back at her.  "Bed time, go to sleep, go to sleep-" She sung out as Otto came in. He smiled when he saw her singing to Aegon. 

"You mother used to sing you to sleep. The only way you would settle when you were a babe, your mothers voice." 

"Well we all know you have the tune of a long forgotten piano." Aislynn agreed, a grin on her lips. 

"That is true enough." Otto agreed moving to her. "Did you enjoy the hunt, Aislynn?' Otto asked.

"Boring as suspected." Aislynn answered. "I ate so much cake i might birth a cake into the world." Otto chuckled shaking his head. 

''And how fared my grandson?'

'The ladies love him, but of course they do, my little charmer." Aislynn coed kissing his little face. Aegon smiled still wide awake. 

''As they should be. He's the future of the realm. Well, you yourself witnessed the scale of the celebration, how it's united the men. When you bore the King a son, you ended 15 years of uncertainty and doubt. Aegon, like his namesake, was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms. If Viserys were to name him heir, the realm would fete him for it.' Otto remarked. Aislynn cocked her head at him. 'And does this not please you? Do you not want your son to be King?'

'"Of course I do." Aislynn agreed. "He is my boy and I look great in a crown and he would too one day but it doesnt change the fact that Viserys named Rhaenyra." Aislynn reminded him. 

''You mustn't ignore the certain truth that if Rhaenyra were to step over Aegon to ascend the throne, the realm would tear itself apart.''

"Because she is a woman and Aegon has a cock. Yeah, yeah." Aislynn agreed. 

"Aislynn my sweet this is serious." Otto countered. 

''They all swore obeisance to her, our house among them.'' Aislynn corrected stubbornly. 

''That was before Aegon.' Otto reminded her.

''Rhaenyra will be a good queen. She will need to learn a lot and actually start putting in the work but she can get there, Viserys isnt dead and I plan on being queen a long time before I have to give up my crown.'' Aislynn assured. 

''Aislynn my dear, It wouldn't matter if she were Jaehaerys himself born again. Rhaenyra is a woman.'

'What of my son? Would you have me raise a man to steal his own sister's birthright?' Aislynn countered. "I like Rhaenyra, she is my friend and my step daughter!" 

''It is Aegon that's being robbed. He's the firstborn son of the King. To deny that he is heir to the throne is to assail the laws of gods and men. The road ahead is uncertain, but the end is clear. Aegon will be king. You must guide Viserys towards reason. He'll never find it on his own.' Otto remarked heading out.

"Thanks for the late night pep talk daddio," Aislynn sassed. She grumbled tucking Aegon in. "Go to bed, I'm going to talk to your daddy and see whats going through that drunk head of his." Aegon giggled out reaching for her. "Go to bed." She repeated kissing his cheeks. 

"Ahh, Aislynn." Viserys remarked happily. 

'How are you feeling, Viserys? You drank quite a lot.'' Aislynn added, and he felt the effects from his consumption hitting him hard.

'The gods have punished me for my indulgences.'

'At least the wine was good.'' Aislynn agreed. "The cake was grand."