Blood of the Dragon

Superiority

Kingswood

"I don't understand why I have to come with." Aegon grumbled.

"Because I'm your older brother, and you have to listen to me whether you like it or not." Rhaegon said. "Besides walking in the woods should be better than you spending the day skinning your sausage." The boy's started laughing at Aegon.

"Why are we here, Father?" Corwyn asked.

"Because today, Jace is going to fly a dragon." Rhaegon calmly said, and the color was drained from Jace' face

"I don't think I'm ready, uncle." Jace said.

"I believe you are, I believe that you're more ready than you think." Rhaegon said.

They arrived on the mountain and found Ser Laenor and ser Harwin waiting for them. A few minutes later, Rhaegon heard a powerful roar and smirked. His dragon Slyrak arrived with his dragonling Vermax.

"What are we doing here?" Laenor asked.

"Well, Jace is going to fly." Rhaegon said. "Vermax is of flight age, and I was younger than Jace when I flew on Slyrak."

"Perhaps we could try from a lower point?" Laenor suggested.

"This is the lowest mountain there is." Rhaegon pointed out. "Jace will be fine. At least climb on."

Jace nodded and climbed on Vermax and fastened himself with the help of Rhaegon. Vermax then stepped forward till he was on the edge of the mountain, and Jace looked down.

"I can't do it, uncle. I'm afraid." Jace said.

"Thought as much." Aegon laughed.

"Enough, Aegon." Rhaegon said, and Aegon was immediately silent. "Jace, that fear is temporary, but I promise it will disappear once you fly."

"You don't have to do anything that you don't want you, Jace." Laenor said.

Rhaegon sighed. "Do it, Slyrak." The crown prince commanded, and Slyrak pushed Vermax forward with his snout, and the dragonling fell off the mountain.

"RHAEGON!" Laenor yelled. He and the boys were frightened for Jace' life now.

Jace was falling with Vermax at tremendous speed. "Fly Vermax!" Jace commanded as he pulled up. "Fly!" In this moment of fear, he remembered Rhaegon telling him that he is a dragon and that the blood of a dragon flows in his veins. "I said fly!" Jace pulled up harder, and at the last second, Vermax flapped his wings, and seconds later, the dragonling and his rider were in the air.

"Told you he could do it." Rhaegon bragged, and all Laenor did was smile and shake his head.

"There's no way you could've known that would've worked." Harwin said.

"Of course I could've. Jace has the blood of the dragon in his veins." Rhaegon smirked and ran to the edge of the mountain and jumped off. This gave the boys a fright. Slyrak then flew off to catch his rider, and the Crimson beast effortlessly did so. Rhaegon then caught up with Vermax and Jace. Father and son flew together.

"He didn't bring his saddle, did he?" Harwin asked.

"No." Laenor chuckled. "No, he didn't. That's Rhaegon Targaryen for you."

A few hours later, they finally stopped flying, and Jacaerys couldn't wait to tell his mother. Rhaegon let him go and reminded him that he had training later on.

Aegon and Aemond watched as Rhaegon and Ser Harwin train.

"I could easily do that." Aegon spat.

"Then go. Do it." Aemond dared Aegon.