An Eye For An Eye || Aemond Targaryen

V. This Is Not Love

((Heylo! I've made a change in actress and we have Bella Ramsey who is playing Tatia and I love the change, she looks more like a Strong than the other one, and much more the age she is in the book

"WED HER TO ME."

That's what kept going through her mind.

The fact she would have to marry that asshole.

And that sapphire he replaced the eye she took with... Why? She couldn't stop thinking about it.

That's when Aemond enters the room, she looks at the ground, "I didn't mention it early but you look lovely in green."

Tatia sent a glare his way at that, "I bet you do think that."

"Can't we make the most of our situation, Tatia?" Aemond asked making her give him a look.

"Are you kidding? After what you've done," she hisses standing up.

"The dragon was an accident-"

"So was the eye!"

Aemond's lips went in a thin line anger filling him as she realized she hit a nerve...

"Aemond..." Tatia decides to change the subject, "the sapphire in your eye," his eye widened at that, "I gave it to you, why did you replace your eye with it?"

"A reminder," Aemond whispers, "of what you did and how I felt for you at the same time."

"Has anyone ever told you that your logic is deeply flawed?" Tatia sarcastically asked.

"Not to my face," he smirks.

She gave him a sarcastic smile, "well there is a first for everything."

TATIA LAY ON THE BED A FEW DAYS LATER staring at the ceiling... Unable to stop overthinking.

That's when the door opened and she sat up quickly but it was just Helaena.

"Helaena," Tatia greets.

"Tatia," Helaena smiles, "I brought you a dress," she pulled out a box as she walked over.

Tatia just stayed where she sat as Helaena sat next to her, she opened said box showing off a beautiful red and black gown with ladybugs embroidered over the chest. 

"It's... It's beautiful, Helaena," Tatia told her.

Helaena brightens up, "thank you," she glances down smiling, "I was going to make your wedding dress but mother said that was being handled."

That made her look at the Queen, "wait, when is the wedding?"

Helaena froze, "oh- uh-"

"You can trust me, it's not like I'm going to tell anyone, I mean," Tatia shrugs, "who would I tell? Sir Criston Cole?"

Helaena nods, "okay... Well, it's in a few days."

"What- Why so soon?" Tatia asked a pit rising in her stomach.

Helaena shook her head, "the King ordered it so."

Tatia looks downward feeling suddenly sick, "oh gods..." She put the dress down before she laid back down.

Helaena felt such sympathy as she lays next to her, "it's not so bad," she told her looking over at her, "mostly he just ignores you... Except for when-"

"He's drunk," Tatia nods remembering this toast from the dinner, "I have a feeling that Aemond is different, Your Grace."

"Maybe..." Helaena goes quiet for a moment before saying one more time, "destiny whithers together."