Castles Crumbling / Helaena Targaryen/ Taelon Targaryen

13. In My Grave

"Elio," Helaena whispered smiling down at Fiorelio. "Oh good morning sleepy head," She added moving to Corey.

"Elio bud you remember Helaena?" Taelon questioned. Elio blinked away sleep. Everyone said the boys got Taelon's good looks but Taelon thought they were as precious as Calla.

When Calla passed, lord Tyrell requested that Taelon take another daughter of his to wed. Taelon countered that he could never replace his Calla. Never.

Corey reached out for helaena like Taelon assumed he would have with calla. Snuggling into her and playing with the flower in her hair pulling it free.

"Oh im sorry Helaena," taelon stepped forward.

"Its fine. Looks better in his hair." Helaena assured tucking the flower behind coreys ear. He touched it pulling it free and waving it at taelon. Elio looked to Taelon reaching for him.

"Hey bud," taelon crouched scooping him up. He lifted elio high giving his rear end a whiff. "Pee-ew," taelon declared. Elio laughed out as taelon put him down. Although he lost the love of his life the mother of his boys he could honor calla by being the best father he could to them.

"Stinky." Corry whispered into helaena.

"You stinky too?" Helaena questioned. Corey tooted to further prove his point.

"Dont worry helaena. I will change him in just a moment." Taelon assured.

"I can help." Helaena countered she wanted to show she was mature and motherly. That she could handle things as easy as dirty diapers.

"Thanks. That would be great." Taelon agreed.

''You dare put hands on me?'' Aegon shouted in outrage.

''Aegon!'' Viserys called down, that was not very prince like behavior his outburst.

''You forget yourself, Strong.'' Criston said calmly. ''That is the Prince.''

''This is what you teach, Cole?'' Harwin countered ''Cruelty... to the weaker opponent?'' Harwin got down picking up the sparing swords.

"Swords!" Corey was shouting.

"Food!" Elio countered.

"Swords!" Corey demanded pouting back at his twin.

"Hungry!" Elio demanded. "I hungry!"

"Daaaaadddd!" The boys whined.

"Food then we play outside in the courtyard." Helaena suggested the boy debated that nodding before grabbing her hands. Taelon smiled to himself as he followed behind them.

''Your interest in the princeling's training is quite unusual, Commander. Most men would only have that kind of devotion toward a cousin... or a brother... or a son.'' Criston taunted before Harwin charged at him.

''Get back!'' the kingsguard yelled pulling the princes away as the men dueled.

"What in the-" taelon veered off helaena turned at the sound of his footsteps. The boys released her hands chasing after taelon

"Wait for me! Wait for me!" Elio demanded racing to catch up. "Little legs over here!"

"Whats going on?" Taelon demanded pulling harwin back. "Cool off."

'' Say it again! Say it again!'' Harwin demanded struggling to break past taelon.

"Cool off." Taelon growled giving harwin a shove. Harwin sulked off as criston lay bleeding on the gravel. "What did you do cole?"

"What makes you think it was me?" Criston wheezed.

''It fills me with unrelenting shame.' Lyonel remarked through an exasperated breath.