Dragons Fury (On Hold)

Crossing The Crimson Dragon Part 1

Viserys chambers

"He wasn't the best father, but he was still my father." Taeron said. "He didn't deserve to suffer the way that he did."

"He loved you more than anything." Alicent assured her husband.

"We can not tell our children, not yet, Vaela and Aegon have already left, probably by the cabin, and Rhaegar, Heleana, Aemond, and Aemma are asleep." Taeron said.

Taeron and Alicent had stayed in Viserys' chambers, Taeron had been crying over his father's dead body for hours, he told Alicent to leave, but the princess consort refused to leave her husband's side.

"What do you wish to do, my love?" Alicent asked.

"Wake your father, tell him to prepare a small council meeting, I have to have my father wrapped and readied, Rhaenyra and Vaegon needs to know as well, but I'll discuss this in the meeting." Taeron said.

"Of course, my love." She kissed Taeron on his cheek and left the room.

Taeron and Alicents chambers

Otto Hightower, the hand of the king was summoned to the chambers of the crown prince and the princess consort  he had thought perhaps there was trouble, and there was just not the kind that he was expecting.

"Who knows?" He asked his daughter.

"Just Taeron and myself, and now you...we saw him last night after putting Aemon to bed and seeing Aegon and Vaela off...he said he did not want Taerons rule to be challenged." Alicent told Otto, and the hand knew what this meant. There was only man in the whole Seven Kingdoms bold enough to challenge a king, and he is the twin brother of the man who would be king.

"He won't be, I will ensure it, my daughter." Otto said. He needed to ensure it, Aegon and Aemon had Hightower blood, and they would rule after Taeron.

"You will not do anything without Taerons blessing." She sternly told her father. He stopped at the door and then left.

Small council chambers

All council members attended the meeting, it was early, the sun had not even shined yet  but then wouldn't dare defy Prince Taeron when he called them for a meeting.

As usual, Taeron sat the head as he had been doing for the last 6 years, and Alicent sat next to him and held his hand. Ser Criston stood at the crown princes left, and Otto stood at the crown princes' right side instead of sitting down.

Tyland sighed. "What is it that could have waited an hour? Was Dorne invaded?" He arrogantly asked.

"The king is dead." Otto said, and Tyland looked at the crown prince, and Taeron glared at him. Tyland immediately avoided his glare or tried to. "We grieve for 'Viserys the peaceful'. Our sovereign, our friend, but he has left us a gift. With his last breath, he pressed upon the crown prince that his rule as Lord of the Seven Kingdoms was not challenged by anyone." Otto said and heavily emphasized 'anyone'

The council was quiet, and then Ser Tyland looked at Otto. "Then we may proceed now with the full assurance of his blessing...on our long-laid plans?" The master of ships asked, and this surprised both Taeron and Alicent.

"Yes." Otto said and put his marble in its holder. "There is much to be done as we've previously discussed, now there are two among the captains of the City Watch that are loyal to Daemon, let us replace them, Lord Lannister?"

"The treasury is well in hand. The gold will be divided for safekeeping." Tyland Lannister said.

"Let ravens be sent to our allies, strongest Riverrun and Oldtown." Otto said.