A Spoil Of War || Aemond Targaryen

I. The (bastard) Daughter Of Rhaenys Targaryen

AEREA TARGARYEN, the bastard daughter of Rhaenys Targaryen, was legitimized by her mother's request and her uncle's graciousness.

Rhaenys conceived her one day when she felt lonely and betrayed by her husband Corlys. A mistake, to be honest, but Aerea was NOT a mistake. No, Corlys was upset but he never took it out on Aerea, and forgave Rhaenys after some time. Even became like a father to her and allowed her to call him as such.

Aerea was conceived around the same time Jacaerys, Princess Rhaenyra's Heir, had turned two. One flaw other than being a bastard is that Aerea does not have a dragon. She always wanted one, just like her siblings, Laena often talked about her claiming one as she did. But Aerea wasn't sure she was capable.

Her place was at Driftmark for a long time.

But then her sibling died.

Not that she knew Laena.

Laena happened to move across the Seas to Pentos with her husband Prince Daemon when she was born so she never got the chance to meet her in person. She just sent ravens between the two of them as sisters.

Aerea dressed in a red and black gown as they let her hair stay down just as curly as ever. Something that she clearly got from her birth father. 

Rhaenys enters her daughter's chambers, "ah, there you are," she smiles at how perfectly Aerea stood and acted even whilst amongst servants, "Aerea, you are so beautiful," she comments, "I mean just look at you."

"Mother," Aerea looks down smiling, "no need to embarrass me, I am only eight years of age, I am not comely like Princess Rhaenyra-"

"I can tell in your growing face, child, no need to try to fool me," Rhaenys told her.

Aerea smiles up at her, "I wish..." Her smile died as she spoke, "I wish I got to meet Laena... Truly meet her."

"No matter how it went down, Aerea, Laena was your sister and you were hers," Rhaenys explains softly.

Tears fell on her small cheeks as she hugged her mother.

AEREA STOOD BESIDE HER MOTHER AND STEP-FATHER to meet the King and his family. Or well greet, but for her, she's only met her Uncle Viserys. So meeting the Queen and their children will be... Interesting.

They all waited in the Court Yard when they walked through the gates.

Aerea smiles at her Uncle as she bows her head respectfully.

Even before the own Lord of Driftmark.

Making Corlys look at his step daughter with an amused smile.

Rhaenys just smiles proudly as she bows her head to Viserys.

Viserys smiles at this.

That's when Alicent stepped up, her children behind her, all dressed in green. Aerea surveyed them starting with the Queen.

Alicent was a beautiful auburn-haired woman with green emerald eyes.

Her oldest was Prince Aegon Targaryen, he was the eldest of the children here being closer to a teen than anything, he just happened to look bored looking around for anything interesting.

Their only daughter Princess Helaena Targaryen seemed kind, she sent a kind and giving smile at them holding her hands at her waist timidly.

And finally...

Aerea paused.

His eyes were on her.

Were they always on her? She wonders.