THE HEALER PRINCE ( House of dragon reincarnation)(OC x Alicent)

Part 54

Chapter 54

ALICENT HIGHTOWER

Alicent Hightower woke up groggily as she shifted leisurely in her bed. The tiredness from watching over the wedding proceedings had taken a toll on her, and she would sleep for hours now.

And she shifted, turning in her bed, yet her heart sunk as she felt her hand hit something hard, making her grogginess vanish in a second as she opened her eyes and turned to see just what she had hit.

And it was not a thing. No, it was someone whom she hadn't seen for a week, someone whom she was missing quite fervently—her second half, the father of her child, her Lord husband.

"Aenys," she called out and saw him frown as he rubbed his eyes, he was still in a tunic and looked rather weary as he sat up straighter after a yawn.

And as their eyes met, his lips turned up into a smile.

"Good Morning, Alicent," he greeted her, and she was quick to question.

"When did you return? You could have woken me up, and weren't you supposed to return a day later," she recalled the schedule,

"There was an emergency, and I had to return a bit early, and most importantly..." he stopped as he smiled, leaned forward, and kissed her hand.

"I heard a very jubilous news on my arrival," he continued, and she blushed as she looked down.

"So, you have heard," she asked, and he nodded.

"I have," he said as she gulped down and asked once more.

"But still, you could have woken me up," she complained, and he frowned as he shook his head.

"I know just how hard you have been working and didn't want to disturb your only rest, so I forbade the servants from disturbing you when I returned," he added. She nodded as he got up and began to wash his face, and she asked another question.

"But why did you return early? What kind of emergency had you returned at such short notice?" she questioned, watching as his face turned grim as he turned to face her.

"Yesterday, the King made an attempt to reform the Gold Cloaks and issued an order for the arrest of Daemon and his followers," he told her, making her still at those words as she asked incredulously.

"What? That could have been disastrous," she reasoned quickly, especially in these times when the capital was filled with minor and major lords, and Daemon was the only one with a dragon present.

"Yes, though it was I who recommended the measure but realized too late that the Viserys may act on it at once, and so when I realized my mistake, I rushed out of the Vale and, as I had suspected, found Daemon on Ceraxes on the verge of bringing down the newly appointed captain of the City Guard," he finished non chalantly making her clutch the sheets with much force as she nearly shrieked.

"Seven above!" as her eyes scrutinized his body, looking for any new scar or wound that he may have sustained, and thankfully, she found none as relief filled her.

The worry must have shown on her face as he cut in rather quickly as he sat beside her.

"We didn't fight. It didn't come to that, even though a small part of me wished that this whole debacle would have ended tonight," he said. She could sympathize with that point, but if it meant any danger for him, she would rather this whole conflict last years as long as he remained safe.

"What happened?" she questioned.

"Nothing much, actually. He fled the capital with his mistress and his son, and now his Gold Claoks have been rounded up. The King has appointed Harwin Strong as the next commander, a rather good choice, in my opinion," he added, and she frowned.