Shattered Rubies

Chapter 2

After placing Maelora into her crib, Elinor made her way towards Helaena's bed chamber, something had happened earlier and Elinor wanted to know what.

Why was Helaena crying?

"Helaena?" Elinor said as she knocked on the door, a young maiden opened the door, "Your grace" she said, opened the door further and bowed, "Helaena?" Elinor said once again seeing Helaena seated on the floor.

Helaena lifted her head and Elinor saw red eyes, puffy from crying, "Leave us, all of you" Elinor said and everyone quickly hurried out.

After closing the door, Elinor made way to sit next to Helaena, "Is something wrong, did Aemond do something to you?"

Helaena slightly turned her head, "I'm sorry, very sorry about-"

"This isn't about me, this is about you. Did Aemond hurt you?" Helaena looked down, she didn't say anything after that and Elinor knew, she knew what Helaena meant, even if she hadn't said any words.

"How about we take walk?"

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Both queen and princess walked down the path of the garden, Elinor's hand touched the pedals of the flowers as she walked and Helaena was slowly following a butterfly, "I had a picnic arranged."

Helaena turned around and smiled at the queen, she was quite happy that their friendship, but was it truly fixed?

The duo sat on the blanket, Elinor slowly placed out breads and tarts, and soon after two wet nurses walked into the garden, one holding Jaehaera and Jaehaerys hands the other holding Maelora and Vaegon's hand.

"Mommy" Vaegon yelled and ran to his mother, engulfing her into a hug, "Vaegon, darling" just as Elinor broke the hug with Vaegon she was engulfed into another hug from Maelora.

Jaehaerys and Jaehaera slowly stood next to their mother, "Come little ones, enjoy yourselves" Vaegon took Jaehaerys's hand and ran off to the open space.

Aegon stood on the balcony of the council room, "Aemond come and look" Aegon called for Aemond, who slowly approached and looked down seeing Elinor and Helaena laughing together.

"That's just our wives."

"Thats not mt wife, that my soulmate."

Aemond rolled his eye.

Vaegon and Jaehaerys ran to their mothers, took their hands and tried dragging the to play with them, "Vae darling-" Elinor said but once she saw his little pout she gave him.

Turning around, Elinor went to Helaena, "Come on" she said with a smile, Helaena smiled and took Elinor's hand, joining the queen and the children.

As the two ran and giggled with their children, Aegon still watched from the balcony, taking drink after drink.

"I'm coming for you" Elinor said as she scooped Maelora into her arms and begun tickling her, her little giggles was like music to Elinor's ears.

Placing Maelora onto the grass, Elinor went to sit next to Helaena, who was catching her breath, something Elinor needed to do, "They're just so perfect aren't they?"

"The rats, the rats will take them away" Elinor was taken aback, she turned around looking for any sign of rats, "What-what do you mean?"

"What?" Helaena said turning to Elinor, "You-the rats, you said something about the rats" Helaena shook her head, "No, no I didn't."

Elinor slowly nodded her head, she knew she heard Helaena say that but she shook it off and smiled watching her children play together.

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Elinor walked the rows of books, a candle in her hand and her hand gripping the dressing gown, she needed to know what Helaena meant.

For years Helaena spoke such riddles and it wasn't just about foolish things it was bout her children, their children.

Elinor lifted the candle to the book, "Gotcha" she said and took the book into her hands, The History of Targaryens.

She paged through it, hoping to find something of use, to find something that might help. The sound of the door shutting closed gave Elinor a shock and snapped her out of her concentration, "Hello, is someone there?"

Elinor carefully listened but the only sound she could hear was the crackling of the wood, shaking her head she returned to her book.

Aegon Targaryen, the Conqueror, the dreamer.

Elinor paged through the boon further but kept going back to Aegon, her hand went over the word, dreamer.

What is a dreamer? She asked herself and went back to the shelves of book, looking for more book, something useful.

Dreamer, someone who foresees the further, through a dream, sometimes speak in a way no one else can understand.

Helaena sometimes spoke in a way no one understood. Quickly thinking back, years ago Elinor remembered went Jace and Luke gave Aemond a pig. Helaena said something about loosing an eye.

And he did.

Helaena was a dreamer