The Dragon Queen

CHAPTER 34

Rhaelys walked down the corridors looking for Aegon. She decided to check his chambers. When she arrived at aegons chambers, she was welcomed with an unpleasant sight, aegon wanking out the window standing butt naked as the day he was born, moaning for all to hear.

"WHAT IN THE SEVEN HELLS....AEGON"

The sound of his sisters voice shocked him. He jump from the window onto his bed grabbing the sheets to cover himself.

"Sister, what a surprise."He said awkwardly.

"Aegon what the hell were you doing?"

"I-I was um..."

Criston let out a low laugh.

"You were what? What if it was your mother or sister entering your room instead of me?"

"But it wasn't."

"Do we need to have the talk about such things? You are nearly a man grown and your body is changing...m-maturing. Your body is getting little hairs all over yourself...in places there weren't any before...."

She sits on the edge of the bed. She looks to criston but he doesn't say anything.

Rhaelys clears her throat. "When a man and woman um... when they consumate the marriage, the man would insert himself-"

Just then aemond walked in having heard what his sister just said and wanting to know more. "Inserts himself? Inserts himself where?"

"Aemond you've joined in on the conversation. The man would take his..." Rhaelys does hand gestures "...his cock." She cleared her throat. ".. and he would then um insert himself into...inside of the woman's um.."she looks to criston for guidance."... inside of a woman-"

"Then she would make a weird sound?"asks aemond.

"What?"

"The man would insert himself and the woman or the man would make a weird sound."aemond clarified.

"A sound?"

"I walked past Rhaenyra's chambers and heard odd sounds coming from inside."

"She was fucking someone Aemond."Aegon said bluntly.

"What?" Aemond disgusted.

"You heard Rhaenyra fucking someone. I wonder who it was."

Rhaelys looked to criston. She looked back to the boys.

"Aemond seeing as you are here, I might as well do what I came here for." She said changing the subject.

"What did you come for?"asked aegon.

"To tell you, Aegon to make your apologies to aemond. It was mean what you did to him. We are family. Jace won't be your plaything forever. Go on. I'm waiting."

Aegon looked to Aemond. "I'm sorry aemond. It was suppose to be a joke."

"Okay."aemond shrugged.

"Well hug it out."

Aemond shook his head. "I don't know where his hands have been."

Aemond ran out before his sister could force him to hug aegon.

"Well that's that. Aegon, brother please get dressed."

Rhaelys left Aegon's chambers with Criston following.

******

The next day Rhaelys accompanied her father and Lord Strong to the training yard.

They stood on the terrace overlooking the training yard.

The boys were fighting with wooden sticks, hitting a straw man.

This is the stuff Lyonel. Lads that learn together, train together,  knock each other down and pick each other up. They will certainly form a life long bond."

"That is the hope your grace."

Rhaelys watched the boys.

"Don't stand so upright my prince you'll get knocked down."criston tells aemond.

Aegon hits the straw man viciously but stops and stares at the maids walking past. Aeron notices and hits him against the arm.

"Aegon."Criston calls.

"I've won my first bout Ser Criston. My opponent sues for mercy."

"You'll have a new opponent my Lord of the straw. Let's see if you can touch me, you and aeron."

Aeron stepped forward and held the wooden sword.

Both aegon and aeron attack criston. Criston dodges all their hits. Criston moves put of the way and aegon goes barreling into aeron who stepped away in time.

"You will have to try harder than that."

Harwin watches them. He looks to jace and Luke. "It seems the younger boys could do with a little bit more of your attention ser Criston."

"You question my method of instruction ser?"

"Well I merely suggested that method be applied to all your pupils."

"Jacaerys you spar with Aeron."

Aemond and Aegon laughed softly.

"Eldest son against eldest son."

Rhaelys looked between the two boys, she saw the difference between them. Aeron was a little taller than Jace, he had the hight advantage.

"That's hardly a fair match."

"They are the same age. I know you haven't seen true battle my Lord but when steel are drawn a fair match is hardly anything someone would expect."

Criston had a point and rhaelys knew it especially from being in the stepstones however short her stay was.

The two boys face each other.

"Blades up. Engage."

Aeron moved forward and have tried dodging. The two boys fought but Rhaelys wasn't looking at them, she was looking at Harwin.

Aeron had gotten Jace on the ground. Jace got up and attacked aeron, aeron dodged all the hits Jace threw his way.

Aeron started attacking Jace once again. He kicked Jace against the chest causing him to fall.

"Don't let him get up." Criston instructed.

Aeron delivered blow after blow before harwin intervened. Aeron fought against Harwins hold.

"Let go of me."

"Ser Harwin." Rhaelys said but he did not hear.

"Aerion!" Viserys shouts.

Rhaelys turns to her father. "That's Aeron."

"Careful that's the heir's heir your holding."says Criston. Harwin let's go of aeron.

"Is this what you teach Cole? Cruelty to the weaker opponent?"

"Your interest in the princelings training is quite unusual. Other men would only have that devotion towards a cousin, or brother or a son."

Harwin turned around and in the same motion attacked Criston. "Say it again. Say it again."

Four Kingsguard rushed to pull Harwin from Criston. He fought against their hold.

"I thought as much." Criston mumbled.

Rhaelys rushed down into the pit. She looked to the boys to see if they were injured, thankfully they weren't.

She moved to Criston. "Let me see."

She moved his face gently side to side to see the damage that was down.

"I'm fine princess."

"What you did was stupid. Provoking Harwin, he could have killed you."

"I don't think you would have let that happen."

Rhaelys sent him a look. "Come along lets get you cleaned up."