"How you feeling Vis?" Davina questioned.
"Rhaenyra is dead, my only child, dead." Viserys rasped.
"I'm sorry, I do this with love but-" Davina slapped him. "Only child?"
"What?" Viserys rubbed at his cheek.
"Viserys, you married Alicent, recall. Look Rhaenyra left, she married Daemon and continued to be your political headache but you know what Aegon and Aemond are your new political headaches, focus on them before they turn into Daemons." Davina demanded. "You have five kids, five. I stopped at one because Vaera was more than enough but you- you remarried and ignore your children. The ones left alive." Davina added. "As long as none of them are the killer."
"Wow thanks. You make me feel so much better little sister."
"Tis what i do." She confirmed.
"How are you so calm?" Viserys countered.
"Im focused." Davina corrected. She wouldnt say calm and focused were the same thing. Over worked exhausted and lasered in on each interrogation "You got 6 hours of sleep, I have been working on this case with Vaera." Davina remarked. Tommen cleared his throat. "And Tom has been bringing me snacks and wine." Davina mused. "Viserys, tell me what you remember? That at the beginning of your name day."
"I woke up, saw the maesters, Otto came in and went through the day like he always does. Mundane nonsense you dont care about." Visery assured.
"Good point, get to the good bits." Davina agreed.
"I wouldn't consider the death of my daughter a good bit!"
"I meant the party pre death." Davina assured. "Don't take everything so literally."
"My daughter is dead-"
"And the killer could be after you next. I'm trying to help save you!" Davina assured. "Now tell me what you remember..."
Daemon was shouting. At who ? Viserys didn't recall. That was the first memory he had since daemon and rhaenyra got there.
Rhaenyra had checked on him soon after. She looked like she was crying.
Davina found that suspicious
"My sweet girl thank you for making the trip."
"Of course father." Rhaenyra answered hugging him. "Is vaera here too? I saw davina in the hallway. The boys loved vaera."
"Of course they do she is precious." Viserys agreed. "And yes she is here. Requesting cookies." Rhaenyra nodded glancing around the room. "Whats wrong? Trouble in paradise?"
"No. Im perfect. Daemon is perfect."
"She was clearly lying because i know life with daemon is anything but perfect." Davina cut in. "Tell me pre party. What happened right before the party and festivities began."
"Maids were coming and going getting all the food prepared but i wanted it just family after the meal was done. I sent them away. A few lingered cleaning up cups and filling cups it seemed but before nothing was out of the ordinary."
"Who arranged the flowers?"
"I dont recall. The florist," Viserys offered
"Go on."
"Daemon whats wrong?" Viserys questioned
"Rhaenyra is a pain in the ass thats whats wrong." Daemon grumbled
Davina resisted the urge to say see! Daemon is awful i have known it all along.
"Daemon please. Its my name day-"
"Why is so idiotic?"
"Daemon." Viserys scolded. "Rhaenyra claimed to be happy."
"Because she has everything. What do i have? Consort."
"What?"
"I hear motive!" Tommen sung out.
"Consort." Davina agreed. "Not king. They were fighting about it."
"And daemon wasnt happy." Tommen agreed.
"So he killed her!" Vaera jumped up. "Case solved-"
"I dont believe daemon capable." Viserys countered
"Hes onto his third wife. Both died mysteriously." Davina cut in.
"Laena died in childbirth." Viserys corrected.
"Get back to the story." Vaera snapped.
"Consort. Viserys, brother, please. You must name me her king." Daemon requested
"Did you?"
"I... no." Viserys admitted. "I didnt name him for a reason."
"Good." Davina confirmed.
"I told him so as well." Viserys assured
"Daemon. What is the difference one day i will die-"
"Not soon enough."
"And you will be rhaenyras king consort."
"And i will have to bend to her!" Daemon shouted
"As you claimed you would no doubt when you married her."
"He marched off after that. I didnt see him until the party. He was drinking and muttering." Viserys recalled. "I... i looked around and saw everyone in their little clicks. Whispering like masters of whispers." Viserys remarked. "I just wanted everyone to enjoy their time. Otto gave me a drink and i sat and watched everyone around me. Alicent and larys murmuring. You and tommen flirting." Davina smiled leaning into tommen.
"Hes a hunk," davina confirmed.
"I can say i didnt listen to anyone for the rest of the night. I just watched drinking in my chair."
"What else did you see?"
"I dont know davina. Im tired. Im... im grieving my daughter. She was-"
"Who was she standing beside?"
"Daemon," viserys said with clarity. "She was standing beside Daemon."
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The Outside / House of the dragon
FanficThere was a murder at the palace and everyone was a suspect. Not to worry Davina Targaryen and her daughter, Vaera were on the case. ⚔️ "I didnt read between the lines and now I got nowhere to go... nothing seems to work the first few times." 🐉...
