The Gentle Queen: HOTD

Name Day|17|

"Oh, my sweet child, happy name day to you. Oh yes, you are two. Oh, the time has gone by too quickly." Lilly spoke softly as she hugged Aegon tightly, smiling and attacking him with kisses, making the maids in the room smile sadly as they have all seen the horrid way the king treats her, but when she is with Aegon, she's happy, and they loved it.

"How are you feeling, my queen? How is the baby doing?" a maid Talia asked Lilly

"Oh, I am well today, Talia. Thank you, and the baby is doing well. I believe the little one will be a girl." Lilly responded, smiling at the thought of having a little girl, a little princess, to dress up and

"Princess Rhaenyra, Lady Alicent," Ser Thorin announced.

"Sister Rhaenyra," she said happily.

"Nyra, Ali" Aegon said he was making everyone coo at the cuteness as he made grabby hands towards the two girls.

"We were just preparing for the leave to the hunting grounds and wanted to see how we could help." Alicent said she kissed her sister's cheek before grabbing Aegon from her arms.

"Oh well, our belongings are already in the carriage; we were just waiting until it was time for us to start our way there. The king will be angry if we fall behind on schedule." Lilly said, making Alicent and Rhaenyra sad, as they knew little of the abuse she went through with Viserys, but they knew some of the things he did, as it was impossible for her to hide or make excuses for some of the bruises.

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"Where the hell have you been?" Viserys whispered harshly, grabbing Lilly's arm and making her whimper in pain as he squeezed a bruise.

"Making sure everything was set with the Princess and my sister, my husband," she said quietly, making him nod before getting in the carriage. Rhaenyra, Alicent, and Elena, who was carrying Aegon, followed.

She sat with Aegon on her lap, with Viserys sitting by her side and Alicent and Rhaenyra sitting on the other side of the carriage.

"Isn't this splendid? The whole family is off to celebration and adventure in the Kings Wood." Viserys remarked, looking around the carriage. Lilly smiled at him before wincing as the carriage hit a hole.

"Should you be traveling in such condition?" Rhaenyra questioned her, seeing her discomfort.

"The maester said that being out in nature would do me well." Lilly responded, smiling at her friend. She knew of Rhaenyra's fear of childbirth; she lost her mother and grandmother due to the child bed. She did not wish to lose her best friend.

"Well, you will be with your own child sooner than later and make me a proud grandsire." Viserys said.

"Aegon came quickly, though Lilly made more fuss than him." When he said that, he glared at Lilly, making her fidget nervous and hugging Aegon a little tighter.

"Maybe because she was a child having a child; she was only ten and two when she had Aegon; she was in labor for thirteen hours." Rhaenyra snapped, still not agreeing with her father's choice of bride.

"Yes, she was and is young, but that is better and more healthy to give me more children for my bloodline. She will not complain about my generosity enough with this topic; you should ride out with me today and join the chase."

"I'd rather not have the boars squeal lifeless children when they are being slaughtered; I find it discomforting."

"It is a hunt, Rhaenyra," Viserys reminded her, making her roll her eyes discreetly, while Alicent felt uncomfortable with the tense atmosphere, so she played with Aegon.