Daella walked into the throne room which had only Aegon on the Iron Throne and his friends sitting on the steps, all with wine in hand.
"Come on Dae. I'm King now and that means I can do whatever I want, whatever we want." Aegon slurred from the throne as Daella walked towards the steps and slowly walked up. All of the other men watching her in awe.
"Do you still not know what price I would have to pay for that. I am still a woman. I have no place, even with a King." Daella explained as she got closer to Aegon's face.
"Fuck the rules." he whispered.
"I am to be married to Lord Forrester, not to you. And I will certainly not be your whore." the other men watched her and the King as he squirmed in his seat.
"You will never be a whore." he looked up at her. He knew the words Aemond said to her years ago hurt her. More than she'd let show. He grabbed her hand and kissed her palm.
"My love, would you want to go to the streets tonight? Dance around like we used to." Aegon asked as played with her rings and the fabric of her skirt.
"No." she ripped her hand away and marched through the hall and out of the door.
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Rhaenys walked through the halls of Dragonstone in her riding gear all the way to the painted table.
"The princess Rhaenys Targaryen."
"Thank you, Ser Lorent." Rhaenys stiffly smiled.
"Princess Rhaenys, might we hope for Lord Corlys's recovery?" Rhaenyra asked, he palm on her stomach.
"Viserys is dead."
The hall went silent. Rhaenyra stared at her, tears welling in her eyes. She was Queen.
"I grieve this loss with you, Rhaenyra. My cousin, your father...possessed a kind heart." Rhaenys spoke as she lowered her head slightly. "There is more." Rhaenyra lifted her head. How could there be more?
"Aegon has been crowned his successor."
Rhaenyra quietly groaned as she clutched her stomach.
"They crowned him?" Her own brother betrayed her. She knew he was raised by Alicent and Otto but Daella always said that Aegon never desired to sit on the throne.
"How did Viserys die?" Daemon asked.
"I could not say."
"How long ago?" Rhaenyra spoke, tears threatening to fall.
"A day past, perhaps two. I was made prisoner in my quarters while the Queen made her preparation."
"Alicent demanded you declare for Aegon." Rhaenyra interrogated.
"She did. I refused her." Rhaenys held her head high.
"And yet you are alive."
"The High Septon crowned Aegon...in the Dragon pit. I witnessed it myself just before I fled on Meleys. The crowned him before the masses. So that masses would see him as their rightful heir." Rhaenys told.
"That whore of a Queen murdered my brother and stole his throne. And you could have burned them all for it." Daemon spiked.
"What of our aunt Daella?" Lucerys spoke up from his place besides his brother. Everyone turned to look at him and Rhaenys looked at him sadly.
"She attended the coronation and stood beside the Queen but for what I could see, she never glanced at Aegon...she refused too. She looked scared." Rhaenys paused and swallowed. "But as I flew away on Meleys I could hear a dragon cry which I recognised to be Hyrne's, I believe she was trying to come after me, to attack or escape, I do not know."
"I don't believe she'd go along with the green's, she must be forced." Rhaenyra defended.
"I wouldn't be to sure my Queen, she holds a deep hatred for Aegon but she always finds herself attracted back to him." Daemon said. He knew Daella didn't like him at this moment and that could have caused her to side with Aegon.
"The greens are coming for you Rhaenyra. And your children."
Luke and Jace left the hall later and walked towards the terrace.
"Do you believe Daella betrayed us?" Luke asked Jace, his voice cracking as he looked at the Red Keep across the sea.
"No. She must be held captive, she hates he family." Jace answered quickly and watched Vermax fly around the castle.
"We should go help her." Luke said as he pushed off the wall and walked to where Arrax resided.
"No brother, mother wouldn't allow it. Vhagar would kill you." Jace grabbed his upper arm harshly. He loved his aunt but he loved his brother more.
Rhaenyra watched from afar as she saw Luke try to fight his brother's grip to go to the Red Keep.
"Jace! She needs help!" Luke paused as a tear slid down his cheek.
"Please...help me save her. She always helped me when I needed her and I need to repay her for my debt's." His voice cracked as he ripped his arm away and marched towards his dragon.
"Luke." Rhaenyra called and he turned at her voice.
"I know you want to help Daella...trust me, I do too. But I need you here, I need your help...and your brother's. We shall get Daella as soon as possible but for now we need to hold fire. She's strong, she can protect herself. She did it once and she can do it again." Rhaenyra reasoned and held Luke's cheek and kissed his forehead.
Luke gazed up at her with more tears leaving his eyes. Daella always believed in him and helped him whenever she could and he can't even do that now, when she's in desperate need.
"I'll stay." he whispered and walked back to Dragonstone with his head hung low. Jace and Rhaenyra watched him walk off in despair.
"He needs her. He always has, when we came here after leaving King's Landing for the first time he kept talking about Daella and how he's worried for her. She believes in him, even when he injured her own brother. She never gave up on him." Jace told his mother.
Rhaenyra looked at the grass then up to the keep.
"She will try to come here. I know it. She'll do anything in her power to get away from them." Rhaenyra hoarsely spoke and led Jace inside.
