raison d'être (a reason for existing)

Introduction

I hurry to finish my tasks in the kitchens, keeping my head down to avoid drawing any further attention. But my mind continues to race with what has happened.

Aemond wants me to be afraid of him, I know that. And yes, he frightens me, but I've always been scared, since the day I was born and taken away from here. I was raised by a woman who kept my lineage from me and then shipped off to somewhere new to thus discover the family I will now be trapped by most likely forever. I live with that fear, let it settle into my bones, and ignore it. If I didn't pretend not to be scared, I would hide under my bed in this castle forever. I would lie there and scream until there was nothing left of me. I refuse to do that. I won't do that.

I want to win. I do not yearn to be their equal.

I want to best them all.

I want to become so much more than a caged dragon.

However many more days this will take will be absolute hell.

Maella Aemma Targaryen is the first born daughter of Rhaenyra and Daemon Targaryen.

After crawling her way back to her homeland after being sent away as a babe, she vows to become the dragon her parents always wished she could be. The people of Westeros thought little Maella had died but she's thriving.

Her tiny frame once concerned all who saw her but now, Maella is one who frightens everyone, including the Greens who have stupidly promised to protect her as long as she is married to her husband Aemond Targaryen. However, Maella has survived too many years free to be caged now by a man who doesn't want her either

Aemond Targaryen is a man that you never want to meet. With his deadly swordsman skills and short temper, you won't get a chance to beg for his forgiveness. He may look beautiful, but he won't hesitate to make you look anything but. He can be described with three short words.

Power, Power, and more Power.

Him and his dragon leave a trail of bodies behind them as they both have an insatiable appetite for prey. The one person who he has not been able to subdue, is his wife. The woman he has spent the entirety of their marriage to get rid of, but Aemond knows Maella.

She won't go down without a good fight.

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