The Love of a Dragon

Part 4

Aegon's Pov, 

Standing on the field with Vermithor and Syrax standing on some rocks while the pyre's of Aemma and Baelon are ready to be burned I have to keep my sigh at bay, he cut her open.... he made her have her last moments in pain, in agony and afraid. And in the end they both died. 

"They're waiting for you." Daemon says from behind me and I see Rhaenyra with tears in her eyes. " I wonder if, during those few hours my brother lived, my father finally found happiness." 

"Your father needs you more now than he ever has." 

" I will never be a son." She finishes and I take some steps forward as I see Vermithor raise his head and look at me with some low rumble coming from his. "D-" Rhaenyra next to me starts but the word doesn't wish to leave her lips as if when she says it her mother truly will be gone.... forever. 

"Dracarys" We both say at the same time making the two dragons move over to the pyres before letting their flames engulf them as I don't even wish to look towards Viserys.... to choose this? No... he never should have chosen this. Would she have dead? Maybe, but it wouldn't have been like this, our father left it with the gods when I was born and my mother died.......he didn't let them cut her open. He didn't let her last moments be so filled with fear. 

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Alicent's Pov, 

Walking into the chamber I soon am engulfed by a hug from father. "My darling. How's Rhaenyra?" He asks me and she's devastated. "She lost her mother." 

"The Princes was well-loved by all. I found myself thinking of your own mother today." 

"How's Prince Viserys?" I ask him and he takes a step away from me. "Very low. Which is why I sent for you." He speaks as he walks over to his desk and takes a seat. "I thought you might go to him. Offer him comfort." He adds and he wishes for me to what go to his... his chambers? What would people think of it.

"In his chambers? I wouldn't know what to say." I nervously say as I begin to bite at my nails. "Stop that. He'll be glad of a visitor." Father says and I turn to leave from him... why would he want me to go to Prince Viserys his chambers?  He just lost his wife and son.... what comfort could I bring him? 

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Aegon's Pov, 

Night has long fallen and yet how can one sleep with what happened, releasing a sigh as I sit by the weirwood tree i soon hear steps coming my way and it makes me turn only find Alicent making her way back towards the tower of the hand. 

"Should you be out at this hour?" I ask and she practically jumps 30 feet into the air as she turns to look at me. "Y-your grace, I-I I'm going back at this moment I uhm didn't mean to disturb you." 

"And I didn't mean to scare you Alicent, it's a nice night and the stars are a better sight that my ceiling. But I don't wish to trouble you with it." I say and she takes some steps towards me before sitting down. "You're not troubling me, Your Gra-" 

"Aegon, call me Aegon please." I say as I cut her off and I see her give me a small nod from the corner of my eye while I still look up to the peaceful night. "You where with Rhaenyra?" I ask her as well I think it would be good for Rhaenyra to have Alicent with her during these times. 

"I uhm... uhm. " 

"Or where you running around, hiding in the darkness of night." I tease and she shakes her head. "No I.... was uhm checking up on someone, You- Aegon." She says nervously and I release a hum. "You don't have to share, we are all allowed to have our secrets our moments to ourselves." I simply say as I lean my head back against the tree behind me. 

"Do you wish for me to leave?" 

"Do you wish to leave Lady Alicent?" I ask her and she shrugs her shoulders. "I don't think it's about what I wish, you are to be the king if you wish for me to stay I will stay if you wish for me to leave, I will leave."  She says and it makes a chuckle leave my lips. 

"What you wish is what matters to me." I say as I turn in her direction and offer her a soft smile, seeing her turn towards me our eyes meet and I take the necklace out of my pocket. "I carry the sword Blackfyre, I ride the second largest dragon alive.... I have things that remind me of where me and my family are from as does Rhaenyra with Syrax, but I want you to have something off it as well... turn around please." I say and she looks at me with confusion but does turn around. 

Moving her hair to the side as my fingers come in contact with her soft skin soon I put the necklace around her neck as her hand moves down to the Valyrian Steel pendant. "I-I can't take this, it's Valyrian steel your grace." 

"I told you to call me Aegon, Alicent." I whisper in her ear before getting up and dusting my clothes off. "And I wish for you to have it, so that if times may get hard you can look at it and be maybe reminded of times when it was easier." I say as she looks at me with a pink tone to her cheeks while she picks at her fingers. 

"Once again Alicent your far too beautiful to be nervous around me." I whisper as I squad down and take her hands in mine. "I-I should go home, t-thank you... your grace." She says as she's quick to get up and walk away from me while I can't stop the small smile from forming on my lips as I watch her go. 

Alicent she's well beautiful and there are enough ladies who know they are and use that to get what this wish and yet Alicent she's shy when we where younger she was barely able to look at me for longer than 5 seconds before her cheeks would heat up. 

Rhaenyra she's always been bolder and not afraid to get what she wishes, in a way they even one another out............ Rhaenyra pulls Alicent more out of her shyness and I think Alicent reminds Rhaenyra that patience and humbleness can often times get you further than trying to take it. 

But then again Rhaenyra she has the blood of the dragon, as where Viserys holds too little and Daemon holds to much I think Rhaenyra can go both ways..... just like me she can be wild, reckless and restless. 

Getting up I start to walk over to the gardens and soon the sound of Vermithor's wings is being heard overhead as he gets ready to land. Grandsire always said I would get my own dragon.... I never thought I would gain one on the day he died.  He was old and lived a long and I think mostly good life, but that didn't take away that it hurt.

The day they told me the news I ran away from the Red Keep and found myself into the Dragonpit I had been there hundreds of time with Grandsire, and as I entered it I could just feel the sadness and the anger of Vermithor and so my feet carried me over to his den. 

The Dragonkeepers tried to stop me, saying that it would be dangerous not that his rider had passed but I simply didn't listen and soon found myself hugging the dragons large snout or well I tried to hug it. 

And in that moment it became clear that we had bonded because even through the sadness that we both felt, the anger, and the hurt. There was a love for one another that started when my grandsire was still alive and would take me for flies around the city but it truly was able to bloom from a small ember into a fire when he passed. 

"Hello my old friend." I say as I pet his scales and his purring sound makes a small smile form on my face as I walk over to the saddle and climb on top of it. And I don't even have to command him to take flight as he pushes his body off of the ground and soon we fly over the sleeping city as the stars and moon are shining bright even on a day as somber as this one. 

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