The Dragon Queen

CHAPTER 45

Syrax was about to burn everything in front of her when a dragon flew against her causing her to lose concentration and burn the wall.

Rhaelys let out a breath when she saw that it was Sunfyre with Aegon on his back. Rhaenyra sent a glare towards Aegon.

As Rhaenyra went to attack a loud roar was heard, Vermithor. Vermithor had felt Rhaelys's fear.

A moment later and caraxes could be heard. Rhaenyra knew she wouldn't win this fight so she sent her sister one last look before flying away.

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Everyone was in the council room except the children who were still shaken up.

"How did she escape?" Daemon questioned.

"She was let out by one of our own, my prince." Ser Harrold answered.

"Our own? Who?" Rhaelys asks. Rhaelys felt a pain in her stomach but shook it off as her blood moon beginning. Her heart was still racing so she reached for her wine to calm down.

"We are not sure, your grace." Ser Harrold answers. Daemon scoffed,"You are the Commander of the Kingsguard and you can't even control your own men."

"Ser Criston."

"Yes my queen." Criston said stepping forward.

"Get me Lord Larys Strong." Daemon looked confused as to why Rhaelys wanted to see Larys.

"At once." Criston bowed before leaving.

Rhaelys's hands started shaking and the pain in her stomach became worse causing her to flinch from the pain. She clenched the cup on her hand trying to stop her hands from shaking.

"My Queen are you well?" Tyland asked noticing the young queen's discomfort.

"Yes. Yes. I'm fine my Lord."

Rhaelys felt light headed, the room started spinning.

"Daemon..." she whispered before crashing to the ground. Daemon rushed to her side.

"Get help."Daemon demanded when he noticed the small puddle of blood by Rhaelys's foot.

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Rhaelys woke up and found herself laying on a bed. She looked around and noticed that she was in her chambers. When she went to move her hand her felt a weight on it.

Daemon woke up when he felt his wife moving. "Rhaelys. Are you in pain? Do you need anything?"

Rhaelys shook her head. "No. What happened?" She asked slowly.

"You had...we lost the babe."

"Babe? What?..." Her face fell in realization. No. It couldn't be.. she wasn't....but..

"You were with child. It's not your fault Rhaelys. You didn't know."

She shook her head. Rhaelys looked to Daemon and saw his tear stricken face. Tears filled her eyes and she let them fall.

The couple sat in silence and comforted each other over the loss of their child, a child none of them met.

After a while daemon had fallen asleep in his wife's arms. Rhaelys sat awake and thought of all the family she had lost.

First her mother who had died in childbirth, with her brother following not long after.

Her first husband Vaemon Velaryon was the second, the father to her children, well some of them.

Third was Laena who was like a sister to her and forth would be Laenor even if she was not there for the funeral.

Now her father and unborn child. She wondered what her father would say about his golden child, the Realms delight, now.