The Dragon Queen

CHAPTER 2

When the Princesses were born everyone thought the oldest did not live. The moment Rhaelys entered the world she was presumed dead because there was no cry coming from her.

The queen was devastated and wished to see her. Aemma held her tight in her arms and begged the gods to return her daughter, and a moment later the little babe cried.

The king was happy to have two children. He was just afraid of his oldest. Afraid to lose her. She was so small, smaller than her younger sister. So the king kept his distance, thinking that she would not survive.

As Rhaelys grew older the bond with her mother grew stronger, so strong that you hardly ever saw her away from her mother. Her bond with her father was rather questionable. She tried to bond with him but he always pushed her away, spending time with Rhaenyra instead. She tried everything to get his attention, excel in her studies, claim a dragon even attend court, something she despised, but nothing ever worked.

She never got more than a smile or a hug, if she was lucky. She would watch her sister and father spending time together from the corners, in the shadows.

She started blaming Rhaenyra for their father's neglect. She felt like Rhaenyra did not wish to share him so she started to distance herself away from them. It was for the best anyway. She didn't need them at all, all she needed was her mother.

Alicent became her friend and confident, but that didn't last long, because Rhaenyra decided to befriend Alicent as well.

The sisters aren't close. They do not have an unbreakable bond and rhaelys blames her father.

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Rhaelys entered the Godswood looking for Alicent, only to find her sitting with Rhaenyra. She approached them and sat on the ground next to them. Alicent smiles towards her. "Did you read it?", Alicent asked Rhaenyra. "Of course I read it. Rhaelys have you?", Rhaenyra asked. Rhaelys was confused. "Read what?", she asked.  Before Rhaenyra could answer Alicent chuckled, "Of course Rhaelys read it , name something that she did not ", Alicent said rhetorically. It is true that Rhaelys was well read. She couldn't help that she enjoyed reading. Rhaenyra rolled her eyes .

"When princess Nymeria arrived in Dorne who did she take to husband?", Alicent asked Rhaenyra. "A man" she said. "What was his name?," Alicent asked."Lord something ", she answered. Rhaelys rolled her eyes at her sisters answer. "If you answer with Lord something then septa marlow will be furious", Alicent states. Rhaelys starts giggling, "She's funny when she is furious. I think that's my favorite emotion that I like to see on her."

Rhaenyra chuckles. Alicent looks between us. "You both are always like this when you're worried", she says. Rhaelys looked at Alicent, " How?",she asked. Alicent looked at her and said, " Disagreeable." Rhaenyra glanced up at Alicent then looked away. "You worried your father is going to overshadow you with a son."

" We only worry for our mother, I hope for our father that he gets a son, as long as could recall it's all his wanted", Rhaelys says. Alicent looked at you confused. "You hope he gets a son?" Rhaelys looked away and sighed. It's not that she did not want her father to have a son it's just that she cannot bare  to see her mother in that condition so often. "I wish to fly with you on dragon back, see the great wonders across the narrow sea and only eat cake", says Rhaenyra."I'm being serious ", says Alicent slowly getting frustrated."I never jest about cake."

"You both aren't worried about your positions?", Alicent asked. Rhaelys answered shrugging her shoulders, "Not really." Rhaenyra moves to get more comfortable, "I kinda like this position it's quite comfortable." Alicent looks down at Rhaenyra rolling her eyes and shuts her book before standing up. Resulting in Rhaenyra scoffing, "Where are you going?", Alicent turned "Home. The hour has grown late." Rhaenyra and rhaelys stand up.

Rhaenyra walks forward, "Princess Nymeria arrived led her Rhoynar across the Narrow Sea on ten thousand ships to flea their Valyrian pursuiters. She took Lord Mors Martell of Dorne as husband and burnt her own fleet on Sunspear to show her people that they were finished running." Rhaenyra stepped infront of Alicent ,that had opened the book to see if Rhaenyra was right, and tore the page out.

"RHAENYRA!?!", Rhaelys shouted shocked. She couldn'tunderstand why her sister had to tear the parchment out of the book. "What are you doing?", Alicent asked Rhaenyra. Rhaenyra hands her the torn paper. "So you remember", she states. "If the septa sees this book..." alicent starts, "Fuck the septa", Rhaelys finishes.

The three girls start laughing and walking out of the Godswood.