𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞

23. Dinner

I was still in the same dress that I had been wearing earlier today, my grandsire had ordered for us to be at dinner.

I sat with Daeny braiding her hair, she wanted to go to the dinner along with her brother, "The false seahorse will drown in water at the hands of a dragon." My daughter said suddenly, "What did you say D?" I asked worried for her, "A dragon will escape from her cage and meet with a wolf to own its revenge." She said to me.

"Do you need to stay in your rooms tonight Daeny's?" I asked her, "No mother I am quite well." She said to me, and I continued to braid her hair, "A strong bastard will lay with a tower dragon, and the escaped dragon will set her fury on those who doubted her."

I sighed at her, "You ready to go to dinner Rhaegar?" I asked him, he was reading a book in the evening room, "Yes Mother I am." He responded to me, "Let's go then my lovely dears." I told them as I got up.

They both were ecstatic and followed me to the dining hall, I saw Aemond talking to Aegon, and when I entered with both kids he excused himself from the conversation and came to me and the kids, "Why did you bring the twins here?" "They wanted to come. Why would you care about your family's whereabouts all of a sudden?" I asked him.

"You will sit by me." He told me, "No, I will sit by my brothers." I told him back as I took the kids with me to my brothers while I felt his eyes burn the back of my head.

I took my seat next to Jace, though Daeny sat by him and Rhaegar sat by Luke.

We talked and dined all night, and my grandsire stood up and decided to make a speech.

They all made a toast to each other when my husband stood up, "I would like to make a toast to my wife, she is a brave woman who has given me 4 children and another on the way, she has dealt with me and my anger and I thank her for that. And to my children who are somehow present tonight Daeny's the best swords lady I've ever known, and Rhaegar a fierce boy who loves his dragon Daeros, but tonight I would like to announce the betrothal of my daughter Daeny's Targaryen to Jaehaerys Targaryen."

I was taken aback he had not told me and we'd been discussing marrying Daeny to Rhaegar or even my brother Aegon, but never had we talked about his nephew, Otto held a cup in honor of the news, and I rolled my eyes.

Jace could feel my tension, "Would you like to dance dear sister?" He asked me, "Yes I would find that exceptional." I took his hand and he led me to Aemond's eye view, we danced for a long time when they set out the food, pig was served and I heard Luke snort.

Next was a slam on the table, "One final tribute to my nephews, Jace, Luke, Joffrey, each of healthy, wise" he took a pause, "Strong." "Aemond." Alicent said to him, "Let us drain our cups to these three strong boys."

"I dare you say that again." Jace intervened, Aemond walked over to us with a goblet in his hand, "Why? Do you not think yourself strong?" Jace punched Aemond, but Aemond barely budged, he pushed Jace and I stepped in by putting my hands on Aemond.

"What is the matter with you, look at your children right now and see if they look proud." I said in a shouting whisper, I saw him look at the kids, he threw his cup of wine down on the floor and stormed off somewhere, "I will go after him." I told them.