𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐒

𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭

On the Morrow, Aelora woke up exhausted, she didn't get much sleep the night before, she rubbed her eyes and decided to distract herself from the current circumstances that are occurring. She couldn't stop thinking about Storm's End, about the last conversation her and Aemond had. She often thought about sending him a raven, but she knew that this meant war, and she hadn't told anybody, she knew at some point someone is going to find out sooner rather than later.

Aelora again wore one of her mother's dresses, she brushed her hair and tried to put a smile on for when she went downstairs. The princess went downstairs to find just her father Daemon, standing next to the fire place, he was holding a wine glass with some form of wine in it, Aelora knows her father only tends to drink if he's stressed or tired, Daemon turned around to see his daughter stood in the doorway.

"Good Morrow daughter."

"Good Morrow Father..." she sighed.

Daemon seemed tired but also like he'd forgotten about last night, this made Aelora feel a sense of relief.

"How did you sleep?"

"I slept okay I guess, how about mother?" She questioned.

"She couldn't find sleep well last night."

Aelora put her head down as she knows her mother is finding it difficult to rule 7 kingdoms whilst being heavily pregnant, all she wanted was to help her mother, however, Aelora felt if her mother found out the truth of what happened it would make her stressed and even more worried.

"I see....the baby is tiring her."

"Well Visenya will be born soon, and then we can settle down again" he replied drinking his wine.

Daemon then put down his wine glass and stared directly at his daughter.

"Aelora as heir you need to know your threats."

Aelora didn't make eye contact with him, she knew she would crack if she did.

"Mhm...." She replied.

Daemon had enough of the bullshit he wanted his daughter to come clean about what really happened at Storm's End.

"You must tell me the truth about what happens at Storm's End! I'm not stupid! I saw the look on your face daughter!"

Aelora bit her lip and shook her head, sweat was beginning to form on her forehead.

"FINE!" She yelled.

Daemon was finally satisfied, he could now find out why his daughter was all of a sudden so secretive about her visit.

"Aemond said I threatened Alicent to the sword, and that he wants to take back his throne."

Daemon rolled his eyes and sighed.

"There's only one cunt behind all this, and that cunt.....is Otto fucking Hightower"

"Yes! I know it's Otto, Aemond said it himself. I tried to tell him but he wouldn't listen to me...."

Daemon raised one eyebrow and squinted his eyes at his daughter.

"You must reason with Aemond, and make him see that this is a lie, and you must do so without protest Aelora."

Aelora gave her father a stern, there was no way she was going to try and reason with someone who made her kneel.

"He said I want his mother dead?!" She shouted.

"Did you hear what I said?" He questioned.

"But-"

"WITHOUT protest."

The Princess nodded her head at her father as she knew he wasn't going to repeat himself, she then walked past her father trying to figure out how to make Aemond see reason, she had so many things on her mind all she wanted to do was scream.

Aelora wondered down through the castle and found herself sitting alone in her chamber near  her fireplace, she wished she could go back in time and take off his eyepatch for the first time again, she never seen anything more beautiful in her whole life, however, the night at Storms end made her realise how something so beautiful could turn so dark in a matter of seconds.

She stood up shaking herself and fixing her dress when she heard shouting coming from outside. She looked out the window and saw her two brothers training with one another, the Princess smiled as she watched Luke constantly falling over with Jace beating him. Aelora wanted to join them, but she often found herself locked away in her chamber that day, she almost told herself what's the point in being heir to the iron throne, she can't even control her own family let alone seven other kingdoms. The Princess often wondered how her mother got through half the things she did when she was Aelora's age, marriage, men, just ultimately being a women in general.

Aelora stayed in her chamber all day, she didn't even go downstairs to eat dinner with her family, she couldn't bare to face anyone or allow anyone to ask her questions. She got herself ready for bed quite early, and decided to get some sleep.

Rhaenyra was downstairs eating dinner with her boys. As a woman herself Rhaenyra understood what it was like to be named heir and almost everything going wrong after that day, she understood more than anyone what Aelora was going through.

However, she didn't understand the full extent, Daemon hasn't told his wife what he now knows to be true, he knew it would put her at great risk and the stress could be fatal. Therefore, he kept his mouth shut.