How to be a lesbian in Westeros

Chapter 10: The death of a King and the ascension of a usurper.

-What? He can't be Aeriana, he was healthy yesterday, he was fine, It can't be that.
-And why are we locked here? why is everyone running around the castle, and why are they closing every door?
-I don't know, but he can't be, unless someone murdered him.
-Someone did, and I can assure you that this is a plot from Otto and the council, none of them wanted Rhaenyra as a heir, I will kill everyone who plot the murder of my brother, we have to scape, we have to warn everyone on Dragonstone. We have to go to the Dragonpit and scape with Meleys and Meraxes.
-Through the passages?
-Yeah, I have capes so we can hide our identity.
-You want to scape? You're not going to do anything?
-As much as I want to kill Otto right now, it's just the two of us, and we don't have our dragons by our side right now and I don't want to happen anything to you.
-I'm a warrior too, you know-. she said smirking.
-I know, my love, but it's not a good strategy, we have to play his game, we have to be smarter than him.
As you too were gathering your things to leave, the door suddenly unlocked and Alicent entered the room.
-Princess Aeriana, Princess Rhaenys, my apologies for the inconvenience. We had to lock you here, Rhaenys you weren't on your chambers, we assumed that you were here. I'm so sorry but I have very sad news, the King died peacefully on his sleep, and before he died he told me that he wanted Aegon to be his heir, he will be proclaimed the King of the seven Kingdoms, and you two will bend the knee to him.
-Bullshit, my brother was healthy, he was murdered, you, your father and the council ploted his death, and he surely never said that wanted Aegon as his heir, I will never bend the knee to that drunken cunt.
-You have three hours to make a decision, Aegon will be the King, the decision has been made.
-You will regret this Alicent, you were once in love with my niece, but I can see that the desire of power and the manipulation of your father has clouded your judgement.
-The Kingdom will never let a woman on the iron throne, I'm sure that Princess Rhaenys knows well about that.
-That was taken from her, se was the true heir, but I can assure you that I will take back the throne to my niece, I will not rest until I see her sitting on the iron throne.
-If you two don't bend the knee, you will be executed.
-What does Aemond and Helaena about this?
-What my sons think about this it's non of your business, but I can assure you that they support this, Helaena will be the Queen. And Jaehaerys will be their heir.
-Aemond and Helaena wouldn't let this happen.
-The Aemond and Helaena that were fond to you doesn't exists anymore, partly thanks to you partly thanks to my father, his manipulation on hating you could went further thanks to you moving to Dragonstone and Driftmark.
-They will come to their senses Alicent, I raised them, not you.
-You have three hours to make a decision, I have a coronation to prepare. I leave you both to think about your choices, and I warn you, don't try to send any raven, the archers have orders to kill every raven trying to leave the castle.
Rhaenys and you stayed on the room for a couple of hours just to be sure that the castle was quiet and almost empty, you wanted revenge but you needed to put Rhaenys and your life save first, and you needed allies and your family by your side. You were almost ready to leave through the passages when Aemond entered your room.
-Well well dear aunt, I told you that treason had a high price.
-What are you doing here Aemond?
-Just checking that you were still here, will you bend the knee to my brother? He will be your king.
-He will never be my King, and I thought that you didn't want him as your King.
-And I don't, neither does Otto, but for me to be King, first Viserys had to die, next will be Aegon. I just have to wait a little, and then I will be the King. Otto has been instructing me this last years, history, and amd ways to lead the Kingdom.
-You did all of this? You killed my brother?
-I did what it was necessary to ensure our history, women should never rule.
-You weren't like this Aemond, that's not the way I raised you.
-The Aemond you raised doesn't exist anymore, aunt.
-I can't believe that you killed your own father, how could you do this? How could you do that to me? I loved you, I protected you, I was the only one who stood by your side? You're such a pathetic little thing, a fucking selfish, just because I didn't put you above everyone else, I hate you Aemond and someday you will pay with your life.
He looked at you smirking.
-I will wait patiently to our next encounter. Now leave, I don't want your death so soon, It's not fun. I want to play you little game, just as Otto and you have been playing this past years.
He turned you back to you and left the room.
You started crying, your brother was dead and your nephew killed him, this was much worse, you were heartbroken, how could he do this to you, to your family, you wanted revenge, and you wanted Otto, Alicent and Aemond's death.
-We have to leave darling, before the guards come here looking for us.
You nodded to her and the two of you went through the passages to the streets of Kings Landing.
You were walking trying to avoid the guards and leading the way to the Dragonspit. Everyone was running around, the guards were leading them towards the same direction you were going, and you realised that they were crowning Aegon there.
-They crowning Aegon in front of everyone, to make him the right heir-. you whispered softly.
-We can't do anything Aeriana, if we try to do something we will die, there's to much guards, to much people, we have to leave and alert the others, and then you will have your vengeance-. she whispered back.
You nodded and followed the people to Dragonspit, once you arrived you could see Aegon arriving and Otto saying that Viserys died unexpectedly on his sleep and that just that day he said he wanted Aegon as the King, he crowned him and you could see that he was wearing the Conqueror crown, this was unfair, Rhaenyra was the rightful Queen and he was just an usurper, Rhaenys took your hand and forced you to follow her to your Dragons.
You two broken the ceiling and appeared in front of the usurper and his family, this was your chance to burn them all and put and end to all of this, to kill them for what they did, but Helaena was there, she was just a pawn, an innocent soul. Rhaenys looked at you and shaked her head. You turned to look at them, with a fearless look and lead Meraxes towards the door, Meleys following you.
You arrived to Dragonstone and Rhaenys and you entered to your council room.
Daemon was there with Rhaenyra.
-Dear sister, I thought you would stay with our brother.
-Our brother is dead Daemon, Aemond and Otto killed him, I don't know how and I couldn't do anything, I just know that it was on his sleep, probably with poison. I'm so sorry, they crowned Aegon on Dragonspit, they locked us on my chambers the hours prior the crowning, we scaped through the passages and fled with Meraxes and Meleys.
-Are you saying that you had all the greens there, you just had to burn them all, they killed our brother Aeriana, and you just left them alive?
-Believe me, I wanted to do it, but it wasn't the right move, people were there, and Helaena is an innocent soul. She doesn't deserve that, Daemon.
-I can't believe you, you killed Vaemond without a second thought, and you can't burn the ones that killed Viserys.
-Look Daemon I swear that I wanted, I really wanted to burn them all, but it wasn't the right move.
-She's right Prince Daemon, if we want to have the support of the people we can't act with vengeance-. Lord Bartimos said.
-We have to act with our heads, Princess Aeriana knows well how to do this-. Lord Simon Stauton said.
-I don't fucking care about the people, they killed my brother-. Daemon said.
-Stop, just stop, he was my father Daemon, I don't want to hear anything about this, she's right, we will have our vengeance, but we need our allies, and we need the people of Kings Landing, I am the Queen now, I don't have my castle or my crown, but I am the Queen, and Aeriana is my hand, so Princess Aeriana, what should we do?
-We have to ensure our allies, we already have the Starks, thanks to Daemon, we have to ensure the ones that sworn you loyalty all those years ago, then I will talk to Mysaria, she's a friend of mine, I'm sire you know her by the name of the white worm, she will be my eyes and my ears on Kings Landing, she will make Aegon seen as the usurper to the people, and then wen we have our forces we can attack.
-They have Vaghar, Sunfyre, Dreamfire and Tessarion-. Daemon said
-And we have Meraxes, Meleys, Caraxes, Syrax, Moondancer, Vermax, Arrax and Tyraxes, also we have Vermithor and Silverwing underneath our feats, if Rhaena wants, she can try to clame one of them.
With all this dragons, and the support of some houses we can win the crown back.
As you were going to continue talking the door opened, and you could see that it was one of the twins from the golden capes.
He approached towards you but Ser Lorent stopped him.
-Which one are you?-.he asked
-I'm Ser Erryk Cargyll, I came here to sworn my loyalty to the rightful Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, and I didn't came here empty handed, I took with me Viserys crown, for you my Queen.
You approached Ser Erryk asking for the crown, you turned towards Rhaenyra, putting on her Viserys crown.
-I present you, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryn, first of her name, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the first men, Lady of the Seven Kingdoms and protector of the realm. Everyone knelt before Rhaenyra, except one person, Rhaenys, you approached her questioning her with your gaze.
-A dragon does not bow and neither shall I-. she said softly to you.
You took her hand and smiled to her.
-What should we do now, my Queen?-. you asked to Rhaenyra.
-We need to send someone to ensure the loyalty of
House Blackwood, House Bracken, House Baratheon, House Arryn, and House Tully.
-And who do you want to send and where?-. you asked.
-You will go to the Vale, to speak with Jeyne Arryn, she's family, I'm sure she will stay loyal to us, and you also to the Riverlands to speak with Oscar Tully and Daemon, you will go to win Harrenhal back, Lucerys you will go to the Stormlands to see Lord Borros Baratheon, Jacaerys you will go to see the Blackwoods and the Brackens. Rhaenys, Baela you will go to maintain a blockade on the Gullet with your dragons and the Velaryon naval float.
-Are you sure you want to send Jace and Luke? I can take the Blackwoods and the Brackens too-. you said.
-They're only going as messengers, nothing will happen to them.
-It's settled then, my Queen, when do you want us to go?
-Now, we need to move faster than them, we already have our dragons and House Celtigar, House Stauton, House Stark, House Velaryon and House Caswell, if we can ensure the other ones we will win this war, I will stay here with Rhaena and let her try to claim Silverwing or Vermithor.