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Lannisport

Daemon held a crying Prince Viserys on his knee as he bounced him up and down trying to calm him, they had been on the road for a few days now having left Riverrun, it hurt a lot to leave the girls behind especially Lyanna but he knew he was doing this for them and when he returned they could live happily together. Right now they were headed to Lannisport for the final trip in the Queen's journey, Tywin Lannister as the Hand of the King had organised a tourney in honour of the birth of the Prince, similar to what other great families had done. However, unlike the other families, the King would attend this one with the Prince as Tywin was said to be his greatest friend.

Daemon held Viserys as he calmed down, Daemon was the only one who he would calm down for apart from Rhaella, perhaps it had something to do with his Valyrian features being similar to Rhaella. Daemon had offered to take Viserys whenever Rhaella looked tired, she was a kind woman and he wanted to make sure that she was rested. Though he couldn't help but see the humorous side of things as she was trusting a Targaryen Prince to a Blackfyre.

Not that he'd do anything, he couldn't say the throne interested him much, he had lived a simple life since he was born and he enjoyed it, having Lysa and Lyanna was the only goal he had other than getting his sister back. But he enjoyed Rhaella's company a lot, she didn't act much like a queen most of the time and talked to him as if they were old friends. He would also get the chance to train with Barristan often, he still remembers the first time they sparred. That was an eye-opener for Daemon, he thought that he would be able to put up a good fight but in reality, he barely lasted 10 seconds and he was sure the man wasn't even using his full strength.

Barristan came to sit by Daemon as he bounced a sleepy Prince Viserys on his knee "He seems to like you, got to say lad you taking the baby will make it easier on all our ears" he said with a chuckle as the Kingsguard were the only ones who would look after the baby while Rhaella slept.

Daemon smiles "He isn't so bad just a bit loud, a typical Prince" he replies getting a further laugh from the old man.

There was one thing that Daemon wanted to ask Barristan as they slowly approached Lannisport, it had been gnawing at his mind for a while, he turned to the knight "Barristan what is the king like" he asked simply, even a country boy such as himself knew the reputation that the king had, he was the strongest person in Westeros, before Daemon knew about Aura he'd have thought he was a dragon made flesh but after doing so he realised the man was just a monster.

Barristan had a peculiar look on his face when asked the question, in truth, if he had asked any of the Kingsguard they would have this look on their face. Their vows prevented them from speaking badly of their king so the only thing Barristan could do was warn Daemon to keep himself in line and to not make mistakes when he was in the King's presence.

"The King in his younger years was probably the most promising aura user that the Targaryens had ever had, he was handsome and charismatic, but it was the tragedy of Summerhall that changed him, it was said he came out of the burning palace smiling. Though no one knew why until much later" Barristan explained.

"The first time I saw the King properly was during the war of the Ninepenny Kings, people like to credit me with the defeat of Maelys the Monstrous but the truth is more complicated than that" he continued.

(Flashback)

Barristan felt his aura reserves run low, he'd been fighting this monster of an opponent for what seemed like hours, every swing of his sword was capable of ending his life and he only managed to avoid it. While they were equal in terms of raw aura it didn't matter when the person who has that aura is already monstrous in strength, people say he killed his cousin without using a single bit of aura, and while that sounds like a tall tale now he believed it.