After the horrific death of Jaehaerys, Alicent insisted her daughter have a sworn sword to protect her.
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"Yeah. Back off man. I protect her body!"
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Helaena wept as the man responsible for her sons death was questioned thoroughly and by questioned of course she meant tortured.
"Scream and you all die," Blood told helaena. His words stung the back of her mind still. Helaena kept her calm, best she could.
"Who are you?" she demanded of the two men. Two of them. If only there had been one maybe she would have stood a chance. But she was no fighter.
"Debt collectors," said Cheese casually. Debt? What debt? Helaena knew of what her brother had done. What aemond had done killing lucerys but it wasnt his fault dragons were dangerous beings. Surely no one would fault her for her brothers misgivings.
"An eye for an eye, a son for a son. We only want the one, t' square things. Won't hurt the rest o' you fine folks, not one lil' hair. Which one you want t' lose, Your Grace?" Once she realized what he meant, Helaena pleaded with the men to kill her instead. She still remembered their faces. They didnt hide their smug smiles. They were going to get away with it and they knew it.
"A wife's not a son," said Blood.
"It has to be a boy." Cheese warned helaena to make a choice soon, before Blood grew bored and raped her little girl. Helaena looked to little jaehaera now as she slept soundly. The maester had given her something to calm herself.
"Pick," he demanded, "or we kill them all."
On her knees, weeping, Helaena hated what she did next. She had named her youngest, Maelor. she thought the boy was too young to understand, or perhaps it was because the older boy, Jaehaerys, was Aegon's firstborn son and heir, next in line to the Iron Throne. She hated doing it. Maelor was her boy. Her baby. Her mother had told her time and time again you might never love your husband but you will love your children. Helaena found it ironic considering she didnt think her own mother loved her.
"You hear that, little boy?" Cheese whispered to Maelor. "Your momma wants you dead."
Helaenas voice was still hoarse from screaming out as they cut jaeherys head clean off. Jaehaera and maelors screams rung through her ears still even as the castle was quiet and safe.
"Where was their guard?" Scott questioned. "Who had watch? I bet it was cole. You know the last time he had night watch was when aemond lost his eye." Scott recalled. "God it was my first real moon as a guard and that shit happened." He recalled "I was just honored to be a part of the team heading to driftmark and then bam!"
"Lang." Barton groaned.
"I know I know tragic." Scott went on. "But I was so excited and then-"
"Lang. Shut up. A child has died. The heir has died."
"Yeah no yeah. I know." Scott whispered "its awful. Do you know how the queen is doing? Helaena?"
"I was, I was hired by Daemon Targaryen. He paid us. Half now, half when the job is done." Blood answered from the cell.
"Who is "us"?" Larys countered putting down an array of torture devices. Lang inspected them from the cell door. He would not want those to be used on him that was for sure.
"A-A ratcatcher." He answered "Employed by the household. I don't know his right name." Under torture, he confessed that he had been taking it to Harrenhal, to collect his reward from Prince Daemon.
"I would not want to be interrogated by you." Scott remarked as Larys paced the cell.
"No you wouldnt." Larys agreed simply. A shiver went through Scott's spine.
"Are you gonna hurt me?" Blood questioned. Alicent had commanded Larys to learn his true name, so that she might bathe in the blood of his wife and children. It was more of a threat than an actuality of what she would do but it struck fear in Scott that was for sure.
"No." Larys assured "But I cannot vouch for His Grace." Larys added as aegon stormed in. After days of torment, Blood was at last allowed to die.
"She doesnt need someone that is going to terrify her." Alicent remarked. "She needs someone that will protect her but has kind eyes."
"Kind eyes?" Criston countered. Alicent looked among the guards.
"Him."
Cats were replaced with all the rat catchers after that. And Helaena was gifted a sworn sword but Scott deemed himself a body guard.
Scott Lang body guard of the century
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