A Beautiful Tragedy

Chapter Nine

Rhaenyra stood true to her promise making her way into Kings Landing keeping her head down, with one of the Septa's workers showing her through, Alicent passed by her going into the Sept as Rhaenyra waited slightly walking forward in Alicent's direction. Rhaenyra got inside and walked to sit next to Alicent.

Rhaenyra brings out a knife as Alicent looks over gasping as she sees who is there, Alicent looks around, expecting to see Verena, she couldn't tell if she was thankful she wasn't there or sad. Alicent looked down at the knife and panicked, Rhaenyra shushing her. Rhaenyra spoke,

"I must speak with you."

Alicent's face stayed in a state of disbelief, as she asked what would happen if she cried out, Rhaneyra replied that her knight would kill her but not before she killed Alicent. Alicent exhaled as she asked and then what?

Rhaenyra realises how badly she had started off, Alicent scoffed as they went silent as someone walked by, Rhaenyra started again, her heart thumping in her chest,

"We watched the tourney together, you and I... And Verena... the day my brother was born. We knew, even then, that men trained up for battle are eager to fight, to seek blood and glory.

But you are... I know you do not have that desire within you. Rhaenys has counseled me. She said she saw in you a wish to avert the worst of what may now come."

Alicent looked even more concerned asking if she was there to surrender. Rhaenyra paused before speaking again asking if their is another road to peace, that the dragons smell battle, that Verena is restless waiting for the next blow. Rhaenyra mentions her new dragon, Alicent's face dropping in fear and slight admiration. Her sister had wanted a dragon since she was a tiny babe. Alicent shook her head when Rhaenyra asked about terms,

"There are no terms now. You have no army, your allies turn from you when they hear of your depravity, your hands are bloodied in a crime I could never have imagined you..."

Rhaenyra cringed at the thought of Jaehaerys, but she turned it right back, as they have not answered for the death of their children either.

"The trespass was not mine. Ah, think what you will. I am a mother too and you have yet to answer for the murder of my son and your own nephew."

Alicent's face screwed up in pain,

"I repudiate that act with all my heart."

Rhaenyra rolls her eyes as she continues speaking,

"Of course, you do. And the usurping of my rightful inheritance? Have you now stooped so low that you will countenance the suffering and death of thousands, in order that your feckless son..."

Alicent snapped back,

"Your father changed his mind."

Rhaenyra scoffed, rolling her eyes as Rhaenyra brought up her fathers betrayal as well, Rhaenyra continued trying to show Alicent how ridiculous this all was,

"I saw the king that night. Mere hours before I left him, he had affirmed my right to the throne, a right he upheld steadfastly, every day of his life after my mother died. And yet, you will maintain that his mind was changed in an instant?"