𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥. 𓂅⋆ 𝘢𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘺𝘦𝘯.

seven. ²

CHAPTER SEVEN, PART TWO.
( the princess and her mother )

WHEN PRINCESS LUNA VELARYON WAS BORN, her mothers life seemed to stop. rhaenyra had struggled with what the modern world called post partum depression. she refused the babe, not because she was a girl but because she was a child made out of mistakes and duty. she couldn't bare the shame that she had given birth out of duty, and not her heart. eventually, she couldn't stop holding her dear moon flower. smelling her head, introducing her to her dragon. all those things continued until jacerys velaryon was born. it seemed as if rhaenyra had never loved any child like him. they say you never love anyone the way you love your first born, to rhaenyra, jacerys was her first born. when the children were five and four, she declared jacerys velaryon her heir. the little luna did not understand this, but this was the day the queen Alicent took the step forward to treat the girl as her own,

  ( PRESENT TENSE )

screams echoed the halls of the velaryon estate. luna was awaken by her mother, quickly dressing and running towards the main hall. "YOU SWORE AN OATH, TO PROTECT MY BLOOD!" she heard her grandsire, the king shout. "the princes and princess were meant to be abed." ser cristion interjected. Viserys looked around to see his grand daughter

Luna. sighing in relief that the moon flower was not harmed. shouts were heard back and forth from each party, luna zoned out staring at her betrothed. Shaking with tears in her eyes. from one moment, the king was questioning aemond the next, a knife was flung out. "GRANDMOTHER!" luna shouted, as Alicent pushed with a knife towards lucerys who screamed. rhaenyra caught her arms and held her back. " You've gone to far. " Rhaenyra spit out, staring down Alicent and the knife. "I, what have I
done but what was expected of me? forever upholding the kingdom, the family the law; while you flout to do all as you please!" Viserys then shouted "Alicent let her go!" "Where is duty, where is sacrificed, is trampled under your pretty foot again"

luna seemed to not hear the last words, but as soon as she could move her mother was cut. — later that evening, luna laid in bed next to aemond. holding him as he cried into her chest. "Pōnta gūrotan issa laes" ( they took my eye ). "Shh, aemond.. it's alright now. You're safe, you're here with me. I've got you." consoling him to sleep. until shrieks were heard once again, luna decided against going downstairs. she had seen too much horror for one night. but as she was walking to her bedroom, she made the decision

to go to the great hall once more. she saw her grandparents screaming and holding eachother. "K-kepa..." she whispered, before letting out a scream. the scream shaking the estate as the winds grew harder. she crawled to her grandmother who held her tightly in her arms. "Pōnta ossēntan issa kepa!" (they killed my father) she wailed, the weather starting to hail down as she shook and cried her eyes out. BY MORNING, her mother had walked into her room. "we are leaving for dragonstone

immediately, Natalie will pack your things. We must go." Luna was weak, she could not even protest. reaching out to her mother for comfort within the looks of their eyes as she was met with a stone cold expression. "I understand." rhaenyra nodded and left the room at this response. Luna quickly ran to aemond. "they are taking me to dragonstone, uncle." she sobbed to him, "we will meet again Luna, we are to be married." he whispered. "i do not wish to be separated from you uncle, I will write to you everyday!" she swore. "until then niece, we will see eachother soon."  aemond spoke softly but with a small aversion in his tone. luna kissed his lips, just for a second before pulling away and walking off.

the two would soon learn, love could not be withheld from eachother.

when everyone had arrived at dragonstone, it was quiet. no one dared say a word or speak any aversion to this change. "I love you, mother." she whispered to rhaenyra who was asleep soundly in her chambers. Luna walked away to her brothers chambers to see them playing. "how could you do this, over a dragon!?!" she claimed, jacerys frowned and looked down. "It was an accident, we never meant to hurt our uncle, I promise!" he responded. luna sighed and hugged her brothers. "apologize to aemond one day, but for now head to bed." she said as she left the room. returning to her chambers for some rest.

( end of chapter )
AHHH I've been dreading
this chapter for days, I'll write
a longer chapter for them next chapter
as they'll be older! they should be getting
Married soon, so don't worry!