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"There is blood in these waters."
tw: mentions of abuse and sexual abuse/assault, please proceed with caution
note: italics = flashback/memories regarding this chapter
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The room was dim with curtains blocking the late afternoon sun, and candles were lit all around. Elaina watched as the Silent Sisters placed his body carefully on a clothed table.
Her eyes glued on what was left of Viserys' face. Memories she had shared with him, good and bad.
There was a moment in time when she looked at him like family, someone who she could rely on. Yet, her mind continued to dim further back as she remembered the switch off when reality showed its true colors.
Elaina walked slowly closer toward Viserys' body, nodding softly at the Silent Sisters who bowed in respect before leaving. The door shut behind them, leaving the widow alone.
A small table had been set next to him, a crown lay upon it as Elaina went to grab ahold of it. Her eyes glazed as the memories played through her head.
"Husband, surely you will forgive your own son? Aegon did not mean to raise his tone with you, he is a boy with many emotions and--" Elaina said softly, pleading with Viserys who stood in front of her with his back turned to her.
"My son is not excused to disrespect his king. He must understand that he is not above all," Viserys spat at Elaina, turning to face her with anger coating his face.
Elaina's gaze turned toward the stone floor, as her body tensed with fear. Her little Aemond had just been born, and her body stood weak against childbirth. Yet, her stubbornness would not let her rest and have a maid take care of her newborn babe.
"Please... My love... Do not hurt my baby..." Elaina cried out quietly, looking back at Viserys who glared at her with nothing but annoyance.
"Aegon will learn respect, and to do so, as his father I will make him understand that perfectly," Viserys said, looking down at his wife.
"No!" Elaina yelled out, tears welling up in her eyes as Viserys' face contorted into a more sinister look.
"No?" Viserys questioned her, his voice seething with anger.
"You dare say no to your king?" Viserys said, his words cutting through her.
Elaina stared at the man before her, as worry and anger seeped through her veins imagining Viserys punishing her child.
