𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

19. Claims

I held my almost swelling stomach, I was with child again and was exhausted but happy at the news, I heard a crash behind the door that me, Aemond, and now our kids use to explore the castle and get into each others room without gossip.

"Rhaegar! Come here please!" I yelled to my son, he came running in form the door, "Mama, how did you know it was me?" He said as he jumped on my bed, "Motherly tuition. Why are you behind the door? Shouldn't you be in the training yard practicing?" I asked him, he laid down on my stomach trying to feel the child, "I wanted to see you."

"Hasn't Ser Cole or noticed your not there?" I asked, I rubbed his head and played with hair a bit, "Daeny's took my place, no one will notice." He said to me, I laughed at his words, "That is true." I said to him.

Aemond came bursting through my main doors when he saw Rhaegar on my stomach, "Rhaegar, how did you get into your mothers room I just saw you in the training yard beating Jaehaerys?" He asked him, I laughed at the fact of Daeny's taking down Jaehaerys.

"It was Daeny's dear husband." I said to him, he nodded, "Well as your father I command you to go down in the training yard and train." He told him, Rhaegar pouted but behaved his father and started to make his way to the secret door, "From the main door Rhae." I said to him.

He turned around and obeyed, though he stomped his little feet the whole time, I laughed at the defiance of my eldest son.

"How is my snake?" He asked me, "Your still going to call me a snake?" "You deserve it." He told me back, I laughed, "I am doing well, though your child is kicking like a horse." "That means they are ready to fly." He put his hand on my stomach.

"Do you think we can visit my family soon?" I asked Aemond, "That's actually what I wanted to talk to you about." He told me, I felt fear, "Don't worry it's slightly bad, your grandsire Corlys as you know is not awake and has a fever, so his brother Vaemond is challenging the succession and is coming to the Red Keep and petition his claim and so is your brother Lucerys."

"What? Is he trying to challenge my brother and in extension me and my brother's legitimacy?" Anemone jaw clenched a bit, "Yes, though you and I know you and your brothers are the bastard of Harwin Strong."

I hesitated at the accusation of my paternity, "I am not." I said to him, Aemond looked at me sideways till the main door opened to my daughter Viserra with her septa, "The princess was not listening during her studies again, and I can't find the princess Daeny's." I stifled a laugh at the defiance of my two daughters.

"I will deal with them septa, please relax or do whatever you septa's do." Viserra ran to Aemond as soon as I said my words, "My noble girl, what ever are you thinking about that distracts you from your studies?" I asked her.

"Vissera, would you mind leaving? Dad has to talk to mother."

"Dorne." She replied back shyly, I smiled like the sun at my daughter, "And what about Dorne?" "I want to be the Princess of Dorne when I'm older, do you think I would be a good one?" I looked at her father who just looked uncomfortable at the topic, "Yes my noble girl, you will be." "Vissera, would you mind leaving? Dad has to talk to mother."

She obeyed and left through the main doors, "What do you mean by that you are not the daughter of Harwin Strong?"