Not later than when Prince Aemond lost his eye, King Viserys wished for the conflict between his oldest daughter Rhaenyra and his second wife Alicent to end. Betrothing Rhaenyra's only daughter Viserra to Alicent's oldest son Aegon seemed like the b...
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KING'S LANDING, 131 AC
Everyone spoke of a feast. But not later than after the ceremony, the people would have noticed that not one of the Targaryen family was celebrating this union.
The freshly wed husband and wife were sitting at the middle of the table, surrounded by their closest family members. Despite the fact they were sitting next to one another, it felt like there was an invisible wall between them. A wall that forbade them to engange in any sort of contact.
Not once had Aegon set his eyes on his wife, rather enjoying to study his goblet and the wine that filled it every now and then until he would drink up the liquid again. Viserra, on the other hand, had not taken her eyes off him, wanting to say a word, but whenever her mouth opened, no words came from her lips.
Many lords and ladies came up to the table to wish the best for the couple, although, it seemed, most of them were just plain words than genuine blessings. While Viserra had tried to thank every single one of them, Aegon had ignored them entirely, or rather, not shown any affection in return and released amused grunts at the lord's jests instead.
It almost felt out of place for Viserra to be in low spirits, the guilt creeping up in her mind that she was doing something wrong, for she still continued convincing herself this was a joyous day, although it wasn't. The laughs around the hall were only an effect from the wine that everyone had consumated, for they had received all drinks for free. And the people were happy when they were given things so much that they almost felt privileged.
Viserra herself was not enjoying her wine, it tasted bitter and dry. Instead of her thirst being quenched, it only intensified. She would not dare to drink more of it, seeing what a big impact it had on her husband, who started looking more and more delighted. His manners worsened with each cup he drank as well as his language becoming less and less understandable. The Serene Princess could only watch as her husband turned from a man into an animal that could not be stopped by anything.
"My Lords and Ladies!" Aegon suddenly jumped up from his seat, shouting across the whole throne hall. "Or Princesses, Princes, Kings, Queens..," he muttered in addition, rubbing his nose as if he was trying to remember why he had risen in the first place. The Prince's small wife had flinched away from him after his shouting. Although moving back to her initial position, she still remained tense, her fear of Aegon's plannings overtaking her mind as she gulped nervously. One moment ago, he had been poking his pork, and suddenly he was speaking to all the people after having ignored most of them when they had intially talked to him.
"Today, we are.. celebrating," he announced with an undertone that suggested Aegon thought of himself to have made the greatest discovery of the day. Prince Jacaerys, seated next to Viserra by her own wish, muttered under his breath, rather annoyed by his uncle's behaviour, "Oh really, celebrating.." That word had been used too often already and all knew it would be a lie to call this day a celebration, yet everyone kept repeating the lie over and over again, hoping it would somehow become true.
