Rich Man / Tyland Lannister / Aislynn Hightower

16. Talk About It

"You promised to stop talking about it. " Aislynn begged.

"You're the one talking about it. " Tyland countered.

"Because you can't stop talking about it. " Aislynn reminded him as they pushed open the door. Smiles forced onto their face.

"Hi." they echoed.

"Are you two fighting?" Alicent questioned. She never thought she would see the day.

"No. " They answered simultaneously.

"We're just expressing our love loudly." Aislynn corrected, Tyland nodded.

"That's how much we love each other. " He agreed. "Right, Honey Bear?"

"You got it... Butter Nuts." Aislynn agreed.

"See? We're not fighting.... Butter Nuts?" Tyland countered looking to aislynn she shrugged. 

"Can I borrow honey bear?" Alicent pondered already laughing. 

"Yes." Aislynn agreed. "Go bother my father about this." Aislynn suggested giving him a nudge. He stared back at her. 

"Your father is the reason we are loudly expressing our love." Tyland countered. 

"Then loudly express my distaste for this topic with him if you must." Aislynn agreed. She pressed a quick kiss to his lips. "I love you." 

"I love you." He echoed before heading off. 

"You two are literally so perfect." Alicent remarked. 

"We are not done with that conversation." Aislynn countered. "It is just tabled, so whats going on? How is Aegon?" Aislynn coed picking him up. "Ohh, baby fever!"

"Hello Rhaenyra," Alicent remarked as she went to close the door, Rhaenyra turned her nose up at Alicent as she passed though. ALicent closed the door and slumped back to the couch. 

"I know she was your friend, but... she is holding you back, letting you down." Aislynn remarked.

"Its an adjustment-"

"For you too," Aislynn reminded her little sister. "You are married, have a child and she is still that moody little girl demanding the world kneel before her and give her whatever she wants. No care for consequences. You have suffered those consequences that you did not deserve thrice fold, Ali." Aislynn declared. "She doesnt see that because she doesnt want to." 

"I'm worried Lynnie." Alicent admitted. 

"About what? talk to me, honey." Aislynn begged shifting Aegon in her lap. 

"The Unknown."

"There is a lot of unknown." Aislynn remarked.

"My unknown." Alicent altered.

"There is a lot of unknown there too." Aislynn repeated gently.

"I want to be a good mother, a good wife, a good Queen in whats to come but I fear that I wont be." Alicent remarked.

"You already are a great sister," Aislynn informed her. "You just need to give your body and mind time to adjust to having a child. I dont know if I told you this but I got really depressed after I had Titus. I couldnt explain it. I was happy to have him but I was just exhausted and sad and only Tyland could make me smile. Titus wasnt feeding from me and we werent sleeping, we were soo stressed." Aislynn remarked. "I needed to relax, to let go some of the worry, some of the things I couldnt control... you are a great queen, smart, like father taught us." Aislynn added.  "So dont fear the unknown, thats what makes life worth living, the adventure of whats to come."

"Thanks Lynnie. You always know what to say."

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"Good council meeting?" Aislynn questioned. 

"It was fine." Tyland agreed shrugging off his jacket and kicking off his shoes. AIslynn loved how tidy he was, his jacket got hung up on the coat rack, his shoes placed in their spot by the door neatly against the wall. 

"I can heat up supper, you were later than I expected we already ate." AIslynn added. 

"That would be great, thank you." Tyland agreed.  "Boys asleep?" 

"Finn's up." Aislynn informed him. "We got a book from my father when we were visiting Ali. I think he is still reading." 

"I will be right back." Tyland said as he headed down the hall. Another thing she loved about Tyland, he loved Finn as if he was his son. His own blood. Tyland was back a moment later. "He's already in a good chunk of the book." 

"My father bribed him I believe into reading it." Aislynn remarked. 

"Sounds like your father." Tyland mused as he sat down. Aislynn poured them both a glass of wine. "What is it?" Tyland questioned breathing it in. "Smells good." 

"Mushroom and garlic soup." Aislynn answered. "You want bread?" 

"Always." Tyland agreed. "Aislynn about earlier..." he began as he dipped his bread in the soup. 

"Ty-"

"I dont want to fight. I love you and I was stupid to listen to your father." Tyland declared. 

"Ty, I'd like to put this argument aside until Aegon's 20." Aislynn decided. "18 at the earliest."

"That's what I want." Tyland agreed.

"I just want to love you and forget this drama with my father trying to name Aegon heir this early in the life. Going behind the kings back is not good. Doing the shit in front of him, that's another." She added.

"That's what I want." Tyland agreed pulling her into his arms.

"Then I want to castrate Viserys for touching my sister and making her so miserable." Aislynn decided.

"That's not what I want." Tyland countered. "I want you to keep your pretty head on your shoulders."