"Dry your eyes."
"I can't." Maeve corrected honestly, she had been sobbing for her son for what felt like an eternity.
"My sweet girl," otto tsked. "Kings last for ages. It is queens that come and go. You can be replaced." Otto warned. Criston tensed looking maeve over. "Do you understand?"
"I just lost my child." Maeve whimpered. "I lost my son... I cant just be expected to-"
"Do your duty to your husband." Otto demanded.
"Excuse me lord hand." Maeve whispered heading out. Criston chased after her and she sobbed into him
"I wont let him hurt you." Criston assured.
"Daddy im scared." Maeve whimpered. "I miss mum. I don't like it here. "
"Im so sorry my sweet girl."
"Daemon wants me to spy on..." maeves words were drowned by a choked sob as she turned around.
"Daemon what?" Criston questioned.
"When he came last... he... that man, the one that..."
"Maeve sweetheart you can trust me. I may not be close with your mother anymore but if you are in trouble or uncomfortable I want to help." Criston begged.
"Daddy," maeva whimpered. "That man said... if... if I dont do as Daemon says they will come back and rape Jadyn next."
"They are dead." Criston corrected. "What could daemon possibly-"
"He wants me to spy on aegon. Tell them what aegon has planned, to take him down."
"You cant sweet girl". Criston countered
"I know but I cant do nothing either." Maeve countered. "If I help them my mother wins and I'm free. If daemon is lying... after what happened, I can't trust him not to kill my remaining two children." Maeve sobbed out.
Aemond didn't dare challenge aegons claim because he knew that maeves children were most likely his and that meant his son would be king one day.
But seeing Maeve so broken and alone, their son dead, he didnt know how to help her. He wanted to kill his brother for not protecting his family better.
"Are you following me? I should put you on the queen." Davina remarked. "Big sworn sword like you." Cane chuckled.
"Sorry you intrigue me." Cane answered
"Yes i am intriguing." Davina agreed moving to the balcony
"You worried about your daughter?"
"Yes." Davina agreed staring down at her boys.
"You have killed me!" Was shouted from the courtyard. Aspen came running. Davina tensed staring down at her boys. Draegon dropped his sword looking at the blood on his brothers shirt. Petyr smirked hitting him with the wooden sword over the head. He smiled revealing jam on his hand not blood.
"Ow thats cheating!" Draegon declared
"Draegon you mispronounced winning." Petyr corrected skipping off.
" How dare you..."
"Or did he merely use you as a tool to put me in my place because he was afraid of me? Because he knew your legacy, unlike mine, would never outshine his own."
"He was not afraid of you, Daemon! He could not trust you... any more than I can trust you." Rhaenyra shouted.
"He was a fool... who sought greatness but shrank from spilling blood to achieve it."
"And I see you will suffer the same fate. You struck down a child." Rhaenyra demanded "my grandchild! My blood! My poor maeve..."
"It was a mistake."
"You're pathetic."
Daemon marched down the hallway, baela hesitated seeing him.
"Father?" He didnt stop didn't look at her. He had work to do.
"You wish to see me, Your Grace?" Baela questioned
"When morning comes, take Moondancer and keep a watch on King's Landing. I must know which course they take next."
"I will be vigilant." Baela agreed
"I depend on you, Baela." Rhaenyra added "Stay high and keep your distance. We can afford no further mistakes."
"My father?"
"He must follow his own path."
Rhaenyra looked up seeing Vaera in the doorway. "Come." Rhaenyra assured.
"I have to go home." Vaera remarked.
"I wish you wouldnt, we could use your help.'
"My mother will be worried sick." Vaera countered. "I...
Maeve hesitated seeing aegon in the hall he moved to her grabbing her hand. Her lip quivered.
"They are dead." He assured.
"Doesnt lessen my worries about..."
"Tell me." Aegon urged.
"Not here." Maeve countered.
Criston looked at the bloody bedding, they took down the extra bed for joshua. While Rhaenyra was still able to give her children toys and love, maeve stared down at joshuas favorite dragon toy her fingers shaking around the little figurine.
"It wasnt my mother. It was daemon." Maeve told him. Aegon nodded. "He will come after us. It is not my mother we need to worry about. Its daemon and his temper."
"We will handle them. I assure you." Aegon declared kissing her tears.
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