BASED ON HOUSE OF THE DRAGON ON HBO &
FIRE AND BLOOD BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN.
"In a family of gods, they were ordinary men."
"Apart, they were bitter and cold, a lone speck
against an infinite darkness, but together, they
burned as bright as the st...
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chapter five !
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AEMOND, 126 AC
It was going to be a horrible day, Aemond decided. Much worse than the day he realized his dragon egg was never going to hatch. Worse than when Aegon first started to torment him. Worse than when Rhaenyra's sons hatched their dragons. No, this day was the epitome of terrible days because it was the day that Alayne was leaving.
He'd woken that morning filled with dread, and a pain in his knee besides. It was only the pains of growing, his mother told him when he'd mentioned it at breakfast. No matter what it was, it was annoying.
Aemond did not want to endure the ride in the wheelhouse that morning, nor did he want to bid Alayne farewell. If he could, he'd stow away on the ship and make the journey with her.
The wheelhouse bumped along the rocky cobblestone street of King's Landing, jostling Aemond as he sat next to his brothers and sister. Across from him was Alayne next to his father, who'd insisted he was well enough to come with them.
Alayne sat quietly, hands clasped together in her lap. Today, she wore a gown more suited for sea travel, the dark blue fabric made for warmth against the chilled winds coming off the water. Her hair seemed darker, too, the burnished gold rubbed into dullness. She seemed dreary, still twisting her ring on that golden chain, and Aemond was secretly glad that her mood matched his.
But if he was being truly honest, he worried about her. He might be young and a part of the royal family, but as a Targaryen born in the midst of his siblings and not having a dragon made it easier for him to go unnoticed in most situations. This gave him the opportunity to observe those around him, to understand them.
