The Rogue Prince and the Direwolf's daughter

Chapter 12 - the royal spares

A few months later.

In the early hours of the morning of the twentieth day of the fifth moon, there's a raven from King's Landing to tell the lord and lady of Dragonstone of the birth of the royal spares, twins, another daughter, princess Helaena Targaryen and a son, prince Aerion.
"A letter from your brother the king, my prince, princess", the maester says.
"What does my brother say, maester?" Daemon asks, sitting up in the bed.
"Twins have been born to the king and queen, a son they are naming Aerion and a daughter they are naming Helaena", the maester says, reading the letter out loud to lord and lady of Dragonstone.
"Does the king say anything about prince Daemons status as heir? Now that a son has been born to him?" Daena asks.
"No, he doesn't, he doesn't mention any changes in prince Daemon's status as his heir", the maester says.
"I suppose that means that you are still heir to the Iron Throne, my love", Daena says.
"I suppose so", Daemon says lightly.
"How does it feel to possibly be the next king of the seven kingdoms?" Daena asks.
"If my brother stands fast with that decision, I will do my best to be a good righteous king", Daemon says.
"Prince Aerion is just a baby and the realm would never accept a female ruler, so you should be the heir", Daena says.
"I know, I think she would be a great ruler, but the realm would never accept her", Daemon says.
"I know the realm would have trouble accepting her as their queen", Daena says.
"I would definitely accept her as queen of the seven kingdoms", Daemon says.
"I would accept her as well, I think she would have made a great queen", Daena says.
"I think she would too, she has the makings of one", Daemon says.

Two weeks later, the family travels to King's Landing, the children in the wheelhouse with their young dragons and the lord and lady, the prince and princess of Dragonstone, on dragon back.

They are welcomed by the king and queen with their three children, 14 year old princess Rhaenyra and the three month old twins. Daemon hugs his older niece and smiles at the twins, his younger niece Helaena on the queen's arm and his nephew Aerion on the king's.
"Uncle Daemon", princess Rhaenyra says happily when she sees her uncle dismount his dragon.
"My favorite niece, you've grown in to a fine young lady", Daemon says, smiling sweetly at his niece.

The king embraces his brother and the family walk in to the castle together. They sit down in the throne room together, king Viserys in the throne and the royal family around him.

Viserys orders that food and drink be brought to the royal family. Rhaenyra gives her uncle a flirtatious smile.
"Have you thought about marriage prospects for the princess, your grace?" Daena asks her brother in-law, noticing the flirtatious look from the princess, directed at Daemon.
"Please, we're family now, say Viserys", king Viserys says with a gentle smile. "And yes, we had an offer from mine and prince Daemon's cousin, princess Rhaenys and her husband lord Corlys Velaryon, for Rhaenyra to marry their 17 year old son Laenor, the queen and I have accepted and it was the decided that they will be wed before springs end."

Rhaenyra's smile dies when she hears the conversation between her father and her aunt by marriage. This wolf woman is not such an easy opponent as she had thought, sharp eyed as a raven too, of course she noticed the young princess's attempts at flirting with her uncle.
"My father offered lord Corlys and princess Rhaenys me for their son Laenor, but they declined, because they were concerned that I would be past my childbearing years by the time their son was old enough to lay with a woman, he was four at the time, I was seven or eight", Daena says. "Then he made the arrangements with you or your late father, for me to marry your brother, your grace."
"When he was four years old, yes, you mentioned that to me when we were last out by the cliffs where we made our twins, so I suppose they made the right decision there, it gave me my beautiful princess", Daemon says.
"Yeah, I believe they made the right decision, made you two happy and made me and my queen happy, and hopefully also my princess", Viserys says, smiling sweetly.
"So when is your little princess marrying Laenor?" Daena asks.
"The princess will marry Laenor as soon as possible, by springs end at the latest", Viserys says. "His sister Laena will marry her cousin Daemion Velaryon, nephew to lord Corlys."
"Wonderful news", Daemon says with a smile.

From the corner of his eye, he sees his niece looking rather upset. She is disappointed, a plain looking Velaryon cousin instead of her beautiful Targaryen uncle.
"I'm sure Laenor will be a good husband to your young princess", Daena says.
"I'm sure he will indeed, I'm sure he will make my little Rhaenyra very happy", king Viserys says with a gentle smile.

Queen Aemma sees her daughter's grim look, the princess is clearly disappointed that her uncle married a Stark girl, chosen for him by his brother, the king. Aemma knows exactly what that look from her teenage daughter means, her daughter is lusting after her much older, married uncle.

The queen is thankful that her handsome young brother in-law never accepted any of her daughter's advances.

Princess Rhaenyra is less thankful, she wishes that her father had let her marry her uncle, she wishes that her uncle had ravaged her like a hungry beast, the way he surely takes his wolf bride, the second he saw her when he and his wife and children came to King's Landing to visit her parents and the family.
"Viserys", Daena says.
"Yes, lady Daena", king Viserys says.
"The prince and I wish for guards to be placed by our door tonight, as a safety measure since prince Daemon, my husband, is your appointed heir and our children after him and we would all hate for anything to happen to the king's chosen heir and the heir's children", Daena says.
"Of course, lady Daena, even though you married the finest sword in all of the Seven Kingdoms, we would all hate for someone to try anything in the night while he's unaware", king Viserys says.