The Dragon Queen

CHAPTER 49

Daemon was in Viserys chambers smashing his stone model. He took all his anger out on that model.

"This is war. I declare war. I'll kill them all."

He smashes more of the model. "Traitors and villains."

"I declare war. Do you hear me, I declare war."

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Aeron made his way to the dragonpit. They killed his son and sister and they were going to pay. Rhaenyra was going to pay.

Maelon ran after his brother. "Aeron, Aeron stop. Think this through."

Aeron turned around facing his brother. "They took my boy, that bitch took my son and our sister. She has to pay. She made my wife watch as they decapitated our child. She will burn for it, her and her bastard sons."

"You can't just go to Dragonstone and burn everything."

"I can." Aeron's face was stained in tears.

Maelon walked closer to his brother and pulled him in, causing Aeron to break. He lost a son and sister in the same night.

Aeron shouted wanting to relief the pain he felt in his chest, causing his brother to hold him tighter.

"She will pay, Aeron. One way or another. With fire and blood, she will pay." Maelon promises.

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Rhaelys stood and watched how they cleaned up the blood. She felt numb.

She never left the chambers since the incident happened. She stood covered on her daughter's blood gripping the material of her dress.

She watched as someone picked up the bodies of the children and that's when the anger started building.

Rhaelys knew that Rhaenyra would retaliate and this was it. She murdered a boy in his bed. She murdered her niece in cold blood.

This is war.

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"And where the members of this council while the murderer threatened and assaulted the royal family?"Daemon asked.

"Were you also threatened my prince?" Tyland asked.

"I could have been." Daemon said throwing a cup.

"My son is my legacy. My son is heir to the iron throne." Aeron said. Aeron turned to Ser Harrold.

"And where were you, the Lord Commander of the Queensguard?"

"I was abed my prince. I had ordered the nights watch."Ser Harrold said.

"Abed, ABED! Instead of safeguarding the sanctity of my family." Aeron said.

Rhaelys entered the council room still disheveled and covered in blood. Daemon walked up to her and took her hand in his. He placed is his head on hers. She walked to the head of the table.

"This is not the time for blind accusations my prince. We will know soon enough who did this." Otto said calmly.

Rhaelys scoffed and spoke for the first time, her voice filled with venom.

"Who did this? Who..what? Is the any question as who did this? Who will do this safe the bitch queen of bastards, the smug cunt of Dragonstone. There she sits across the bay on her rock laughing at me, she's fucking laughing at me." Rhaelys said.

"You wished her life to be spared." Rhaelys said pointing at Alicent. The doors opened and Larys entered.

"If I may your grace, my lords. The guard has detained someone, the man we apprehended is known to us, his a former gold cloak noted for his brutal nature. We caught him fleeing the gates of the gods with the child's head in a sack." Larys informed.