Take You Back / Gwayne Hightower / Davina Targaryen

59. Grudge

Delicate / Jaime Lannister out now!

"You really don't like me. Why? What did I ever do?"

Playing ignorant, wow, Davina leaned back on the throne. Fine. She smirked propping an arm on the throne and resting her fist against her temple. 

"You give me a feral dog vibes." Davina answered, Rhaenyra's mouth parts, before a bout of shocked laughter bursts from her throat.

"A feral dog?" she repeated incredulously. It's so true that Rhaenyra surely couldn't even be offended. She bite the hand that fed her. Davina rested both arms on the throne gripping the arm rest and leaned forward. 

"You're destructive and uncontrollable." Davina agreed.

"wow, you learn that as heir?" Rhaenyra returned dryly. "They teach you to bash on your family? Feral?"

"I just know trouble when I see it." Davina corrected. "And you are trouble Rhaenyra." Davina corrected when Laenor came in. 

"Sorry I'm late- Davina!" 

"Laenor." Davina answered getting up. "The boys spoke your praise they are doing well in their training, but I suppose they wouldnt tell me if they werent." 

"I am." Laenor agreed. "And they wouldnt lie... not to you." Rhaenyra didnt like their buddy buddy behavior. 

"Shall we get this on with?" Davina questioned. 

"Yes." Laenor agreed eagerly. Davina sat back down on the throne. A few on lookers were present any and all hearings of this nature were open to the public but less fun than petitions and trials. 

"Have you two spoken of custody?"

"They are mine." Rhaenyra corrected. 

"I'm sorry?" Davina put a hand to her ear. 

"They are..." Rhaenyra silenced herself. "You are a mother-"

"I am." Davina agreed. 

"You know what that bond is like." 

"Yet your boys spoke of Laenor when the got here, their father." Davina corrected. "So have you spoken custody? I think the father should-"

"DAVINA!" Rhaenyra shrieked. Laenor held back a laugh. 

"-He is the stable one in this relationship." Davina agreed. 

"Shared custody of the boys would be appropriate." laenor assured. "I plan on living at driftmark and Rhaenyra is staying on dragonstone, not too far of a commute." Laenor assured. 

"And since you all have dragons that will be great." Davina agreed. "I will miss the boys though." She added. "Any objections?" Rhaenyra grit her teeth. "See this is was easy. Could have taken a bad turn but... since both are the parents of those sweet boys." Davina looked to Tommen as he approached from the wings like magic, he held out the prewritten scroll and Davina gave it her stamp of approval. 

"You knew?" Rhaenyra questioned. "Before we got here-"

"Yes. Because I have the upper hand and Laenor is trying to be a good father. I see that. He shouldnt be punished for trying to do the right thing." Davina agreed. Tommen whispered in her ear and she grumbled. "Why?" 

"Your brother." Tommen countered. 

"But please stay a while." Davina requested. "Supper with Viserys, he requested it. Dont disappoint him." 

"We will be there." Laenor agreed while Davina and rhaenyra shared a devious glare. 

Viserys was carried in on his throne delivered to the table, Davina rose up to whisper in his ear.