Shattered Rubies

Chapter 4

"I'll kill them!" Aegon yelled as he smashed his late father's kingdom module, "I'll kill them all."

"Your Grace please, let us take the baby" one of the wet nurses said reaching for Maelora, "No, No, No. Leave me alone" Elinor said moving away from the lady.

"Traitors. Villains" Aegon was frustrated, they killed his innocent boy, his baby boy, his heir, they will pay.

"Your grace please" the wet nurse reached for Maelora once again but Elinor took a step back, her back now hit the wall, "Don't touch her, they'll take her away."

"I am the King."

"Yes, yes."

"I am the King!"

"Fire from the sky! This is war. I declare war!" Aegon yelled and went back to smashing the module, "Traitors and Villains" he told himself.

"I want my husband. Im going to my husband."

Elinor sat curled up in the chair. She covered Maelora with Vaegon's blanket, the same one she would've given him on his name day.

She needed to protect Maelora.

Aegon was angry, frustrated, rage filled his voice, "And where were the members of the council while the murder threatened their queen, me?"

"Were you also threatened your grace?" Tyland asked as poured himself a drink, "I could've been!" Aegon yelled and immediately Elinor flinched, Aegon grabbed the jug and threw it across the room, it shattering to pieces.

Elinor flinched once again.

"My son is my legacy, my son is heir the the iron throne, Jaehaerys was in line to the iron throne" Aegon yelled at the council members, tears fell from Elinor's cheeks as she remembered what happened moments ago.

"And where were you? The Lord Commander of my Kingsguard" Aegon walked up to Criston and Elinor turned to look at the pair, "I was abed your grace, I had ordered the nights watch."

"Abed...ABED! Instead of safeguarding the sanctity of my family" Aegon spat at Criston as he walked away.

"This is not the time for blind accusations your grace, we will know who did this soon enough."

"Who did this? Who did-what? Is there any question who did Lord hand?" Elinor spike up, now she was furious, "Who else would do this, save the Bitch Queen of Bastards."

"The smug cunt of Dragonstone. There she sits across the bay on her rock, laughing at. She's fucking laughing at me!" Aegon grabbed his cup and threw it across the room, it shattering to pieces.

"You wished her life to be spared" he told Alicent.

"If I may your grace, my lords" everyone turned to Arryk, "The guard is distanded someone, the man we apprehended is known to us. He's a gold Cloak, noted for his brutal nature, we caught him fleeing the gate of the Gods, with the child's head in a sack."

Tears swelled in Elinor's eyes, "I'm sorry I cannot do this" she rested Maelora's head on her shoulder and quickly left the room, she didn't know where she was going but she needed to get away from those people.

Entering the first room, Elinor saw Helaena sitting on the floor a blanket in her head, close to her chest. Elinor took in a shallow breath and went over to sit next to Helaena, "My baby."

Slowly Elinor began to rock Maelora in her arms, slowly tears fell from her closed eyes as she hummed the same tune she hummed when placing her children to bed.

She hands fisted Vaegon's blanket, she wanted revenge.

Once Elinor opened her eyes, Helaena was holding onto the bed post of Jaehaerys bed, "Helaena?" She called out but Helaena just stared into nothing Jaehaerys blanket still close to her.

Helaena hadn't turned to look at Elinor, merely she hummed in response, "There is to be a funeral for Vaegon and Jaehaerys."

Alicent walked into the room, Helaena still hadn't lifted her head and Elinor hadn't bothered to even look at the Dowager Queen, "We have been asked to ride in a wagon behind his body."

"No" Elinor said immediately, "And I don't want to" Helaena finally said as she slowly looked up, "Neither do i, but when a thing like this happens, a blow to the king is a blow to the realm."

"This wasn't the King's command, it cannot be" Alicent said nothing to Elinor's words and that was an answer already. Helaena moved away from the post, Jaehaerys blanket close.

"When the people share our grief they grow closer."

"I don't want them closer, I don't know them" Elinor hasn't stood up from her place on the floor, she couldn't move, she didn't want to move, "Sometimes we have to pretend."

"Why?" Helaena's voice was on the verge of breaking, "We are representatives of the crown we have a duty."

"Fuck duty. Neither I nor Helaena wants to watch as our sons be paraded around the streets of the city" Alicent looked down to Elinor, "Elinor."

Helaena took in a deep breath, "Helaena, what you saw last night, when you came to my room-" Helaena shoved Jaehaerys blanket into Alicent's hands.

"This is for my boy."

"MaMa?" Maelora said as she woke up, "Yes darling" Elinor quickly wiped her tears and smiled at her daughter, "Where Vae?" Elinor's breath hitched at her daughter's words.

"He's-" she sobbed out, "He's with Jaehaerys."