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✦✧ PART TWO ✧✦

⤷ TWENTY ONE; the little dreamer⤶

THE CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED WIDELY as the Queen and Princess Daenys left early, passing by with graceful smiles. Loyal white cloaks following close by as they passed the many party goers, ignoring the bitter glare from Princess Rhaenyra.  

Laughing as they spoke as they made their way to the children's chambers. Nearing the newest family members chambers, Dany frowned at the banshee screaming that echoed the halls.

"She seems discomforted no matter what anyone does." Alicent spoke as they entered the chambers. Inside were three maids who tried their best at soothing the young babe. "You are all dismissed." 

Bowing to the Queen and Princess as they left. Dany silently watched as Alicent rocked her babe uncomfortably, listening as Helaena's scream grew another octave. With Alicent's grip heavy and her aura off, it was no wonder the babe was uncomfortable.

"Forgive me for saying...but have you tried breast feeding?" Dany politely asked her, only for her to shake her head no. 

Embarrassed as she answered "No when I tried with Aegon... the maids said it was unseemly for a Queen to do so."

"Unseemly to feed your babe?" Clicking her tongue in annoyance. Of course they would say that, they did the same to her mother when she first became a mother. It was apparent that royal women did not have the same struggles that the common folk did. 

Poor Helaena whose face was turning red in anger and discomfort, loosing her breath at all the screaming. "may I?" Dany gestured to her sister, a loving smile on her lips as her eyes stayed on her sister. 

Holding her sister in her arms rocking her gently singing a Valyrian lullaby, the same she sang to Aegon. Slowly Helaena quietened down, staring up at her in fascination "It's okay Helaena. You're okay." Dany whispered her words softly. 

"How do you do that?" Alicent questioned in amazement. All her tries and efforts of soothing her babe went to seven hells every time she tried, with dany, it took but a minute.

Motioning for Alicent to take a seat and pull her gown down. Blushing as she did what Dany said "She feels everything you do Ali, she can feel that you aren't connected to her." Placing her sister on her friends breast, watching as Helaena greedily suckled on her mother.

Wincing slightly at the foreign feeling "She's actually feeding from me, she's not crying to get away from me." Alicent spoke, her eyes wide as she laughed in disbelief. "How do you always know..." Alicent asked, her words trailing. 

"The women in my Khalasar are very...educational." She replied with a teasing smirk. "They do not fret about the so called dirty and unwomanly like things we were taught as children. They only have themselves to care for their babes, so they try as best as they can to ensure their babes survive this world."

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