Throne of Tears and Duty

Just Don't Fool Me

      Inspired by Florence + The Machine's "I'm Not Calling You A Liar"

Rhaenyra was confused on why Alicent had called for her to go to the godswood but she was not upset about it. She finally made it outside where she saw Alicent right in front of the giant tree they would always be under with Daella as it was one of the girls' comfort places. As she walked closer though, she saw an expression on Alicent's face that she did not like at all. The smile on Rhaenyra's face fell.

"Alicent,What is wrong?" She quickly asked Alicent as she was genuinely concerned.

"Don't act foolish Rhaenyra." The tone was harsher than Rhaenyra had expected. "What do you mean, Ali?" She was trying to figure out just exactly what Alicent was talking about. Alicent did not want to believe that Rhaenyra was trying to play her like a fool.

"My father has made some worrying allegations about you." Alicent spit the words out at Rhaenyra. It felt like a burn to her heart and she did not exactly know why.

"What did your father allege about me, Alicent?" Her disdain for the present Hand of The King very clear in her words.

"My father had stated to The King about you participating in unseemly things last night, Rhaenyra." Alicent's voice was so accusatory. "That I drank wine with my uncle. We were simply just celebrating his return to Kings Landing Alicent." Rhaenyra was telling such sweet half truths.

Alicent's irritation was building because she could tell that the princess was not saying everything. "That you fucked Daemon in a whorehouse Rhaenyra!"

Rhaenyra's eyes slightly widened and she moved to forward towards the young Queen. She grabbed her wrists trying to show that she was being sincere knowing danm well the truth. "Ali, it is treason to even question such a thing." Treason, a word she used to hate and especially since she thought that it was an unreasonable thing to be put upon people. Now look at her, using it like the unreasonable men in the council.

"Then you should not have been doing things to where it could have even come into question. It would ruin everything, Rhaenyra." She hated how Alicent's words were absolutely correct even if she found it to be stupid.

"Tell me one thing and it is important that you tell me the truth Rhaenyra." The princess swiftly nodded her head. "Do you still remain a maiden?" Alicent's eyes pierced into Rhaenyra's.

"I remain a maiden Alicent. On the memory of my mother, I do."

Rhaenyra felt guilty for not telling the truth, but she also thought this was for the best. Alicent searched those gorgeous purple eyes looking and did find Rhaenyra to be lying to her or that is at least what she would like to believe. She put on a very small smile to indicate that she trusted the princess.

Rhaenyra smiled back before she gently dropped Alicent's wrists and said simple departing words. She left, heading back to her chambers.

Alicent stood there under the tree in godwood attempting to stifle the urge to rip her finger nails to shreds.
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Daella was now quite far along in her pregnancy but was informed by the maester it would along another two months before the baby was completely ready to born. The pregnancy was not exactly a comfortable thing to go through, she would ache everyday in every place and hated the smell of almost everything.

Her mother and Alicent had told her that when pregnant it is fairly normal to have symptoms like hers. With her mother she noticed that all she would want to do was be sat in her most comforting place which was the seat in her chambers. Alicent's pregnancies had slightly different symptoms. Aegon's made Alicent stay all lay connected to the bed as she literally couldn't bear to be in any position beside laying down. Helaena's was easier but Alicent would only desire to eat fruits and would have to be forced to eat anything else .