The Red Queen

Chapter 8

In the morning

Corlys POV 

After the emotions of yesterday, you saw the family come into the room, each being announced while Aemma sat on the window, a cup in her hand and a blanket around her

"Sweet girl are you not cold?" I asked her

She just smiled "Apologize grandfather I did not hear you enter."

"Shall I be worried you will jump." Damario commented as the royal couple entered with Rhaenys

"Damario." Carson warned "It is to early."

"It is fine Carson." Aemma smiled as she hopped from the ledge, to reveal no shoes

"Aemma, how long have you been in here?"

"I am not to sure." She replied

"Sweet girl did you even get rest last night?" I asked her

"Somewhat." She assured "Mother I may need you."

"Of course sweet girl."

"Father."

"I will help any way I can."

"I will need the red council as well."

"Of course."

"What are we doing?" Carson asked

"I am to fly to Storm end, I need a ship to meet us there."

"I will sail." I told her

"Then we leave after breakfast."

"Of course."

"How did you want this to be handled?" Carson asked

Daemon POV

Aemma took a seat as the maids dropped her breakfast to her

"Carson and Damario will land on the wall of Storm's end, Alysanne will ride with Carson, drop to the wall and fire a warning shot, after which I will land with my aunt Rhaenys and then my mother in the front of us. I will speak with Boris and we will return to Dragonstone with that of his three daughters."

"His three daughter?"

"As you wish." Damario commented

"Mama."

"My son." She smiled as she held a hand to her son before seeing her brother "Luke, Jace."

"Are you alright sister?"

"Of course." She smiled before looking at her boy, fixing his hair "Today is a big day for you Rickon as it is for your brother, where is Draco?"

"Mama." Draco smiled as he walked in, fixing his cloak "I apologize for being late."

"You came, that is what matters." She smiled beckoning him over and fixing his collar, quickly running her hand through his hair "I need you both to work along side each and your uncles."

"Of course mama." Draco promised

"Members of the Red council and the red army will be arriving in the late day and I must fly to the Storm's end. But you, you both will be here to greet them, you will be who they greet and swear themselves to till I return. I need your both in your robes and I need you to remind the lord and ladies that your mother has allied herself with that of her mother." She told the boys "It is a big ask of you, but I need everyone to see where the red ally is."

"Of course mama."

"You only need to ask."

"You both, will stay in the dragon hold till the arrival and when they do, they will kneel to you both." She told both boys before looking at them individually "You as the heir to the red, you both are children of the red Queen, you are the red princes. Prince Rickon Stark and Prince Draco Velaryon. I need you both today."

"We will not let you down mother." Draco promised

"Luke, Jace." She called to her brother turning both her boys, so that her hand was on their shoulders "My son's are new to their positions,  they were raised with different titles entirely, the red royal was put to rest and the red army was to rest but now... I need you to help them. Guide them the way mother helped us."

"Of course sister." Jace told her "They are my nephews."

"I apologize for not having more time."

"It is alright mother."

"We will not let you down." Rickon promised as they both hugged their mother

"I know you won't." She smiled at them both kissing, both their cheeks "Now, join me for breakfast."

Both boys took a sit at their mother side, talk to her about their rest and rooms. Thanking their grandparents for hosting them

Down at the bay

Daemon POV:

In Aemma room

"I will take Cannibal, I think." Aemma told her council

"Are you sure that is wise?"

"Cannibal will be the best to go against the Greens should they decision to brave facing us." She told them as the maid helped her with her cloak

"I still do not see why you have to be here." I told Damario and Carson

"We do not argue with red." Carson replied as Aemma turned to myself

"I must apologize to you."

"To me?"

"The red queen, is your mother's name. The name of Princess Alyssa."

"My darling girl." I smiled at my daughter "My mother would be please to know that my daughter kept her name alive and wear it well."

"Truly?"

"You do the red queen justice with every stride you take." I promised as she through herself in my arms

"Thank you papa. That means so much to me." She told me

"My lady." The maid called to her holding her cloak, she stepped back allowing them to place it on her shoulders. After taking the cloak she opened a box pulling one of the red clothes from the box before walking out to her mount

"I should go with you."

"I need you to look after my boys." She replied smiling her "As you did with me, protecting myself."

Outside

"It is you and me old friend." Aemma whispered to Cannibal who understood his rider and nudged her with her snot "We can do this."

"Red." Damario called softly to his sister "Who is to lead the charge on Storm's end."

She looked to her mother

"This is yours." Rhaenyra told her daughter

"Mother!" Draco called as he rushed out of the castle and towards us

"Draco..." She turned to her son, who now stood by his uncles "Are you alright?"

"I understand as to why you did not want to wear the red crown."

"Draco..."

"But I had something co - missioned prior to our leave from Lys." He told his mother as he pulled out a crown "I did not want you to lose your connect to your mother but I knew you may need this one day."

He produced the tiara showing something I had created for Aemma, the stones replaced to red gems

"Thank you, my boy." She smiled tears welling up in her eyes

"Rickon helped." He told her as he motioned for his brother to come to the family. 

"You do not mind mother?" Aemma asked

"A princess should always have her crown." Rhaenyra smiled at our daughter

Aemma smiled before turning to her boys kissed both her children head before taking a sit in front of her boys allowing them to crown her

"Are we ready?" Carson asked

"No turning back once we do this." Damario warned

"Let's do this." Aemma commanded