Haunted//Jacaerys Velaryon

Sleeping Beauty(1/2)

Jace Pov:

Dear Baela,

I hope this letter finds you well. It's only my third day in The Heavans, my third day away from you and I miss you terribly. Getting any kind of sleep in this place has been a challenge, maybe it's because I feel so trapped here. I am trapped here in a way. On the bright side, Vermax seems to be taking to this place pretty well, though I can't begin to guess why. Maybe he likes the food or maybe he just likes the fact he has someone to play with. Morningstar my....Violet's dragon. And speaking of Violet, she's insufferable in every possible way Baela. She actually tried to kill me, a royal, her betrothed. I don't think she's playing with all her chess pieces if you know what I mean. I haven't seen her in two days after our little incident. Everytime I ask about her whereabouts people get all strange and can never look me in the eye. I think today I'll ask her brother Vaylen where she is. After all, how can I ever complete my mission if said mission isn't even around? For now that's all I have to say...I miss you. Give my mother my best. I'll be home soon, don't forget about me
Yours forever, Jace

"Ser Vaylen, I should like to see Violet today. If only to...be aquainted with her, our last encounter didn't go so well", I call out jogging to catch up to him. Vaylen sighs, "yes I hear you've been asking about her". I purse my lips growing annoyed, "well yes the thought of marrying someone I don't know doesn't appeal to me". Vaylen chuckles before saying, "I'll just speak plainly then, my sister is on punishment as she usually is. You can...visit her if you like, just be sure to be sneaky about it". I stop in my tracks, "punishment"? Vaylen keeps walking not even turning to look back at, "yes punishment, for destroying The Great room and trying to flee. You can find her in the tower behind The Heavans".

I don't respond not really knowing what to say. Violet was "on punishment", locked away in some tower like a criminal. What kind of people was I dealing with? And why did I have to be sneaky about visiting Violet. She was my betrothed and I should be able to see her when I damn well please. So with a hot determined feeling in my belly I was off to see Violet.

Violet Pov:

As I played the last 3 days in my head, for the hundredth time as I looked longingly out my window, a new thought dawned on me. Jacaerys Velaryon might have been the lesser of two of evils. The other evil being my father. Sure I demolished his most prized possession and then fled the scene, but did I really deserve to be locked in some cold dank tower? All on my lonesome forced to tend to my wounds, with not even Morningstar to keep me company.

I suspected father would let me out in couple more days, even he knew it wasn't a good look for the prince's betrothed to be kept locked away for days on end. So in a way, I was thankful for Jacaerys, because of him I was sure to be free soon. This thought almost made me not hate him. And come to think of it why did I hate him? Besides that annoying time he ignored, he really hasn't done anything else. I guess I just hated what he represented, and I never really liked House Targaryen anyway. They really were a lot of incestuous, white haired, entitled sex fiends, according to my father.

I let out a long sigh, I was beginning to get a headache from all this thinking I was doing. I wished Julian was on guard duty today, but he wasn't and hadn't been this whole time, no doubt the works of my father. He knew besides Vaylen, that Julian was the only person in The Heavans I enjoyed being around.

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Jacerys Valeryeon was sick to his lstomach. He truly couldn't believe how tall this tower was or how stupid he was for climbing it. Even Vermax gave him a disapproving look when the boy informed him he was going to climb instead of just letting Vermax take him up to Violet's window. But Jacerys figured that if he was to win Violet's heart, or really speed up the process of Violets decision to marry him or not, he'd better put in some effort. And he doubted any other potential suitor dead or alive had attempted this insane feat. He didn't dare look down to check out his progress, but he figured he'd climbed at least 30 feet. "The things I do for love", he grumbled to himself.

Jace Pov:

My limbs were so sore, my fingers torn to bits from the thorned vines I'd used to scale the tower. But finally, after about 20 minutes of climbing I had reached Violet's window. With much effort I managed to heave myself inside, falling in a terrible heap onto the cold floor. I sat on the floor catching my breath as my eyes flitted about the room in search of Violet. Finally, they fell upon her sleeping figure in a small uncomfortable looking bed.

As I walked up to her I began regretting my decision. What I was to say to her even? 'Hello Violet long time no see I came for a chat'. No that wouldn't do, this was a stupid idea. I felt weird just staring at her as she slept but she just looked so peaceful, and her gentle snoring almost made me forget who she was, a barbarian. I was kind of hoping she'd wake up on her own, but she seemed like she was sleeping deeply, so it was up to me to wake her.

"Violet...Violet", I say again, shaking her exposed shoulder lightly. But she doesn't wake up, "wake up will you", I try with another shake. And suddenly in a flash Violet is awake, and somehow in about five seconds has me pinned to the bed with a dagger to my throat. "Lucerys", she says groggily, eyes half closed. Good Gods how has she done this to me when she's literally half asleep? And why has she called me by my brother's name? She doesn't know him, she can't.

"Close", is all I can manage to say, for fear that if I moved too much her blade would cut me. With her free hand, Violet rubs her eyes vigorously, letting out a big yawn as she does so, her perfect teeth on display. "Oh it's you", she says cocking her head to the side. I nod my head, "yes it's me", I reply and she lets me gently pull the dagger from her hand and set it on the night stand. For a moment we don't say anything just study each other. Her fiery red locs a mess, blood red eyes(something I still hadnt gotten over) holding something I couldn't quite place. And that's when I noticed the nasty bruise around her left eye.

"Who", I say going to touch the wound, but she of course smacks my hand away. And gets off of me, leaving me almost missing the warmth she was putting off. "That's none of your business boy", she remarks hotily turning away from me. I go to stand up so I'm above her, "I'm not a boy, I am the prince and your husband to be...if you shall have me". Violet looks up at me, the previous fire she had earlier gone. I feared I'd get whiplash from her ever changing moods. "And why Jacerys Valeryeon, should I have you? Why should I marry you instead of someone else", she asked me her, eyes earnest.

I run a hand through my hair, suddenly growing quite nervous, Violet unfortunately noticed smirking at me, "That's what I thought", she said with an eye roll. "You should marry because we are promised to one another by our parents. And because...I believe that with time, we can grow to...think fondly of one another", I say, glad that I had gotten that off my chest. Violet snorts and begins walking to the window, but I catch her hand making her turn to me.

"Come on Violet, am I really so bad", I ask smiling some. Surprisingly she smiles back and it's...pretty. "The question isn't if you're so bad Jacaerys", she begins leading me to the window hand in hand. "It's if I'm so bad", she adds and in one swift movement pushes me out of the window.