Dragons Fury (On Hold)

Rough Road Ahead

Seven months later - King's Landing

Rhaenyra looked at herself in the mirror. She was big, and being pregnant was nothing like what she expected, and she needed help. Rhaenyra was hesitant in asking Alicent since Laenor wasn't really helping. When she finally had the courage to ask Alicent for help, the princess consort advised her to sing to her unborn child when she took a bath. It's what she did with Heleana.

"You look beautiful, dear wife." Laenor said as he entered.

"I don't feel beautiful, I feel big." She said.

"It will all be worth it when our child is here." Rhaenyra had immediately consumated her marriage because she needed everyone, including Laenor, to believe that she was pregnant with his child

"Yes, it will." She smiled.

Taeron and Alicents chambers

"Do you need anything from me?" Taeron asked. Alicent was tired, this pregnancy was taking more energy out of her than her previous three pregnancies, Maester Kaeyron was called in to see what was wrong and fortunately it was normal, both mother and babe were fine, but Alicent needed more rest, Taeron said that his little warrior is taking a lot of strength away from her and he earned a glare from his wife.

"I'll be fine, I'm just tired. Have you spoken to the king yet?" She asked.

"No, but last I saw him, he seemed weaker. The herbs are slowing his illness down, according to maester Kaeyron, but it won't stop the inevitable." He said.

"I'm so sorry, my love. No one deserves to experience this much loss." Alicent said sadly

"A part of me feels nothing for him, but then the other part doesn't want to lose him. "Is that wrong of me?" Taeron asked.

"He's your father, Taeron. I know that you love him with all your heart." Alicent said, and Taeron got up from the bed and walked to the door.

"Where are you going?" She asked.

"I'm going to Rhaenyra, I need to talk to her." He said and walked out of their room.

Rhaenyras room

"Any day now." Laenor said as he kissed Rhaenyras belly.

"Yes, any day." She said she knew this was Vaegons baby, but she hoped that Taeron wouldn't question her on it. They then heard a knock on the door.

"Prince Taeron, princess." Ser Steffon, Her new sworn protector announced.

"Let him in Ser." She said.

"My prince." Laenor greeted. "Forgive us. We were basking in the moment of our child being born."

Taeron gave Ser Laenor a serious look. "Might I speak with my sister alone, Ser Laenor?" He asked, and Rhaenyra looked scared.

"Yes, of course." He said and kissed Rhaenyra on the cheek and then left the room.

As soon as the door closed, Rhaenyra sat on a couch while Taeron remained standing. "He either knows that's not his child or he's too foolish to believe it." Taeron said.

"This is Laenors child in my belly, Taeron." Rhaenyra said.

"Mm. Of course, you want me to believe that, and I'm sure that you've told that lie so many times that you actually believe it." Taeron said.

"You have no evidence." She said.

"You're right, but I have eyes everywhere, lords, ladies, servants... handmaidens." He said, and Rhaenyra was shocked. "Sometimes they gossip to themselves, and sometimes they report to me, for example, your handmaiden was spotted a week after you laid with Vaegon cleaning a bucket filled with your vomit and a few minutes later she was spotted again, eight times after she was spotted, the babe must be fussy. The time that you were pregnant was around the same time Alicent was pregnant. Therefore, Laenor can not be the father." He told his sister.