Castles Crumbling / Helaena Targaryen/ Taelon Targaryen

33. Decipher

"Taelon I think you should fire my father as hand." Alicent remarked as if taelon wasnt already feeling like the odd man out. Now he was being asked to fire the hand? The hand of two kings. His grandfather and his brother. The hand that helped lead westeros through years of peace. 200 years of peace. Aegon ended the wars and then there was peace.

"What?" Taelon countered.

Sure otto wasnt his favorite person but he knew how to do the job and did it well. Viserys trusted him.

"He doesn't have your best Interest at heart. He wants to replace elio as your heir with your and helaenas son". Alicent told him. But elio is your heir.

"Thank you fo le telling me." taelon answered.  A thought came to mind as he looked at her. "Alicent, would you be my hand?"

"What?"

"You have done an excellent job for the past years as queen and I know my brother respected you and valued your option as do I. I know you have my best interest, heart, and the boys and helaenas. I know it's a lot of responsibilities but-"

"Yes. Thank you. " She agreed the instant the shock wore off

"What about Me? What about us?" Tommen declared coming in from the door " what about everything we have been through tael? What about trust? Taelon what about trust!"

"Tom you know I never wanted to hurt you but tell me what was I supposed to do?" Taelon countered " You don't know a thing about ruling the realms alicent does."

"I get it." He drawled. "She's a babe.  You would rather look at her-"

"Tom-"

"I know shes like your sister in law ans mother in law so its weird and you are not a creeper and love your wife and all that." Tommen went on. Taelon rolled his eyes. "She's done this ruling thing before and she knows what she's doing. I'm just a trained swordsman that knows how to swing steel around. I get it don't put me in a position of real power. Your very best friend in the universe.... I get it."

"As Commander of the guard you better". Taelon agreed

Tommen smiled. "You really are the best.  Stick it world toms in charge of weaponry!"

"You are Damned fool. Your brother would be ashamed!" Otto shouted.

"I don't think so.   Because it was your daughter that suggested it and she is a very bright woman." Taelon corrected. "She told me of your plans and I can't have a man be my right hand that is working against me. my wife and your daughter both agreed who is the heir.  Apparently you've been going behind my back. Trying to trick my wife into naming our youngest boy heir. I want my family to feel safe in the capital and not threatened by people that are supposed to be protecting us and helping us so I'm sorry but I'm going to have to let you go." Taelon informed him.

"Who will you get to replace me?"

"Alicent Hightower. Hand of the king."

"A woman ?"

"The former queen."   Taelon agreed. "I think she will do just fine."

"As queen it is my duty to tell you the realms approve and appreciate all that you've done. As your wife, it is my duty to tell you that you can relax.  Kick Your feet up. Take the night off." Helaena encouraged

" are you sure? I didn't know the king could get a day off or a night for that matter." Taelon countered.

" queen, I am telling you yes your only obligation tonight is to please me."

" I think I can get behind behind that." Taelon agreed.

" have you spoken to your brother?"

" I haven't had the time. What did he do now?"

"Rhaenyra wants her marriage annulled." Helaena answered. " I figured your brother would've spoken to you about it."

" first I'm hearing of it. I wonder what happened."

" well her first husband coming back from the dead might have to do with it." Helaena shrugged.

"What?"

" I had a dream did I not tell you?"

"That laenor velaryon alive no, you seem to forget to tell me that little bit of information."

" apparently he's not dead after all. His dragon flew off and return to drift mark with a rider..." helaena said nonchalantly. "And rhaenyra realized your brother wasnt all he was cracked up to be. The fairytale was better than the reality in her case. But not in mine you're better than any fairytale."

" thank you but no I think I would've remembered all that... have I really been so busy that I didn't know that he came back from the dead. When did this happen? When did you dream this?"

" oh goodness it was moons ago."

"Helaena!"

" I didn't know what they meant at the time the seas hold secrets I told you I didn't decipher it myself until recently"

" maybe we take another look at your wall of prophecies and see if we can decipher any more of them... do you think any of them will tell me I'm going to be a good king?"

" I can answer that right now. I don't need a prophecy for it either. You are a great King."

" only because I have such an amazing queen by my side."

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