Poor Child || House of the Dragon {Rewrite}

Leaving

"How could you leave me here? Why are you leaving me?" Aemma demands as she stares up at her mother who is looking down at her with sad eyes.

"Aemma-"

"Why are you leaving me alone? Why? What did I do?"

"You did nothing but you are-"

"I am not as lovable as my brothers?"

"No Aemma I love you, you are my first born-"

"Then why are you leaving?"

"Because your brothers are not safe nor am I"

"Then why are you not taking me with you?"

"You are married now, your place is with your husband. And with your children"

"I could taken them with me"

Rhaenyra sighs as she takes Aemma's hands in hers with a sad look on her face. "I cannot, I am sorry"

"No you are running away like you always do. You are leaving me because you want to. Goodbye Mother"

Aemma pulls her hands away and picks up her skirts as she turns to walk back into the Red Keep leaving Rhaenyra behind as she leaves. Rhaenyra watches her go with a smile on her face as she slowly turns to look at Ser Criston who has refused to leave his Princess' side since he found her in her chambers.

"I know you have no love for me or my sons but I beg this of you, can you look after Aemma while I am gone?"

"I was going to Princess" the Knight answers stiffly.

"Thank you, Ser Criston"

"Princess"

Rhaenyra looks back at the Red Keep and sees Aemma watches her hidden behind a banner. Rhaenyra waves but Aemma vanishes which makes Rhaenyra sigh as she turns and climbs into the waiting carriage looking out the window as the carriage is driven away.

"How could you leave me here? Why are you leaving me?" Aemma demands as she stares up at her mother who is looking down at her with sad eyes.

"Aemma-"

"Why are you leaving me alone? Why? What did I do?"

"You did nothing but you are-"

"I am not as lovable as my brothers?"

"No Aemma I love you, you are my first born-"

"Then why are you leaving?"

"Because your brothers are not safe nor am I"

"Then why are you not taking me with you?"

"You are married now, your place is with your husband. And with your children"

"I could taken them with me"

Rhaenyra sighs as she takes Aemma's hands in hers with a sad look on her face. "I cannot, I am sorry"

"No you are running away like you always do. You are leaving me because you want to. Goodbye Mother"

Aemma pulls her hands away and picks up her skirts as she turns to walk back into the Red Keep leaving Rhaenyra behind as she leaves. Rhaenyra watches her go with a smile on her face as she slowly turns to look at Ser Criston who has refused to leave his Princess' side since he found her in her chambers.

"I know you have no love for me or my sons but I beg this of you, can you look after Aemma while I am gone?"

"I was going to Princess" the Knight answers stiffly.

"Thank you, Ser Criston"

"Princess"

Rhaenyra looks back at the Red Keep and sees Aemma watches her hidden behind a banner. Rhaenyra waves but Aemma vanishes which makes Rhaenyra sigh as she turns and climbs into the waiting carriage looking out the window as the carriage is driven away.

Aemma sits in her chambers watching the fire flicker in front of her as she embroidered three dragons fighting above Rook's Rest thinking about how she could make her life livable without her family to fall back on.

Laenor had promised he would visit but he always made promises he never ended up keeping.

She could make Aegon happy and become a wife he could depend on and go to in his time of need she supposed but she could also become an Alicent and control her husband from behind the scenes, though Alicent was starting to no longer be in the shadows.

That night Aemma slipped into her husband's chambers and into his bed when he was sleeping dead to the world.

If I am alone here she thought to herself then I am going to make myself some powerful allies while I am here.

When Aegon awoke the next day he was confused why his wife was in bed beside him but assumed they had lain together before he frowned again when he realised they were both fully clothed. "Dide we talk?" he mutters to himself as he stands and dresses himself confused as Aemma pretends to be asleep on the bed. She had not slept at all hating being in Aegon's bed but she had to find a way to survive.