Take You Back / Gwayne Hightower / Davina Targaryen

58. Not Strangers

"Tommen arrange supper with the family." Viserys requested.

"Umm, you sure about that boss?" Tommen countered.

"Yes and - oh Davina."

"Hey brother." Davina answered. "Tommy boy," she added kissing his cheek.

"I want you to sit the throne today." viserys added. Davina beamed back at him.

"Thank you!" Davina agreed giddy. "I wont let you down!" 

"Strangers in the castle!" Draegon shouted. After the daemon incidents davina made sure draegon ran away from strangers.

"What kind of strangers?" Gwayne questioned as Draegon hugged Davina.

"The cute little kind." Davina answered glancing back at Tommen. Gwayne rose a confused brow. "Black hair?"

"Yeaaaah." Draegon agreed.

"Not big like me but not little like you?"

"Yeah!" Draegon agreed. "You know these strangers?"

"Im the monsters aunt. Her children are my second nephews... that means you would be their... something," davina decided after a very long moment.

''Smaller than I remember." Jace and Luke were walking the courtyard while the men were training. It had been years since they were last at kings landing. After the strange little boy ran off screaming stranger danger they decided to explore their old stomping grounds.

''It looks exactly the same.' Luke countered.

''Ah, Luke, come on.'' Jace said leading him around a smile on his face. ''See? I told you this would still be here." He picked up a sword, one of the old swords from when they were training as children. It reminded him of ser harwin. But jace rarely thought of him these days. Harwin was a distant memory. Laenor was their father. He proved himself worthy. A good father to them. He stuck around. Like the father they deserved.

''And you thought you could swing Criston's morning star.''

''And you almost took your own head off.'' Luke counted with a laugh. "Where is auntie Davina?"  He questioned looking around when he noticed everyones stares.  Luke stumbled into him not realizing luke stopped walking.

''What's your problem?''

''Everyone's staring at us.'' Jace told him as his eyes shifted around.  Luke shrugged he was used to stares. ''Well no one would be staring at us if we looked more like our father... Laenor than Ser Harwin Strong.''

''It doesn't matter what they think.'' Luke reminded him, "father loves us. We are part baratheon remember?"

"Yes thats what father says too." Jace agreed but something about being back here was unsettling. they heard a crowd cheering and a not so distant grunting they ran forward to get a better look as the crowd gasped. Aemonds sword whooshed through the air.

"Well done, my Prince. You'll be winning tourneys in no time." Criston remarked. Aemond smiled as the crowd applauded him.

"Dont give him a big head." Davina corrected.

''I don't give a shit about tourneys." Aemond corrected looking to her.

"Aunt Davina!" Luke declared running towards her.

"Hey kiddo i missed you!" Davina remarked as luke hugged her.

"Mama thats the strangers not strangers." Draegon informed her.

"Honey  this is Luke and Jace-"

"Im Joffrey." Davina turned around.

"Look at you squirt! You grew up!" Davina declared. "You were a peanut now you are growing like a damn weed." Gwayne chuckled giving draegons shoulder a squeeze as he looked confused at the new people.

''Nephews... have you come to train?'' Aemond questioned. "No? Then off the training field-" davina gave him a half hearted shove.

"Play nice." Davina corrected.

''Alicent? Alicent...'' Viserys said with a heavy breath.

''No, it's Rhaenyra, father.'' She heard his stiff breath in his lungs as he looked to her.

"Rhaenyra." He murmured softly as thunder raged outside the window. He was in no fit state to do or be any use for the meeting.

Viserys murmured and Rhaenyra sniffled at his side crying, she didn't want to lose him. She waited she lost too much time. Because she was fighting for the wrong man for years. Daemon didnt want her. Her father wanted to protect her and now he was dying.

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"Yes I suppose I should see your mother before this thing begins." Davina remarked looking to Jace and Luke. "Do you know whats about to happen?" 

"They dont tell us anything." Joffrey cut in. 

"I will try and make this as painless as possible." Davina assured. "For your sake." 

"You think its going to be painful?" Luke countered. 

"For your mother, maybe. Liars tend to squirm under the spotlight." Davina agreed. 

"Whats she lying about?" Luke countered. 

"Doesnt matter. I will see you boys after I deal with work, gah," davina teased kissing their heads and passing Draegon off to Gwayne. "I want to see her face when she finds out I'm going to do her hearing." Davina chuckled wickedly. 

''Davina." Rhaenyra remarked stiffly as Davina entered the throne room. 

"Rhaenyra." She answered moving to the throne. 

"What are you doing?" Rhaenyra questioned. "My father-"

"Asked i sit the throne." Davina agreed.  "Now you want to annul your marriage? I'm your saving grace." Davina added taking a seat. "Dont give me a reason to make your life miserable."