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As former Commander of the City Watch,
Daemon Targaryen knew the ins and outs of the Red Keep, especially the entrance to King Maegor's secret tunnels. He needed to rescue Vaelys, believing her to be in danger if she stayed a second longer in King's Landing.
He'd planned to take Vaelys without anyone knowing, the light illuminating from the King's chambers had changed his course.
Aegon was now at the mercy of his uncles blade.
"Where is my daughter?", He snarls, Aegon shakes in his hold, his answer once again muffled, rolling his eyes, Daemon removes his hand, asking again, "Where!", "How did you get in-", Daemon cuts the King off by pressing the blade harder against his throat, "with Aemond!" He yells in terror, "she's- she's with Aemond!", Daemon scoffs, obviously she was with her husband, "for the last time, where!".
Aegon was on the verge of hyperventilating, the memory of Vaemond Velaryon flashing through his mind.
"I- in their chambers, It- it's The n-next door through the tunnel!" He anxiously replies, afraid for his life, "I won't let you take her, she belongs here!", Daemon chuckles, Aegon gulps against the blade, "she's my daughter, I'm not leaving without her", "no..., she - she has to stay here", "and why is that, hmm?" Daemon laughs, as if Aegon had a say in the matter,
"She's with child!".
Daemon's shock had caused him to momentarily loosen his hold on the blade, Aegon feels this and thrusts his head back, hitting his uncle in the nose, before desperately trying to flee to the safety of the hall, "Aemond!", he yells as Daemon tackles him to the ground, covering his mouth, but it was too late.
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Aemond was helping Helaena to apply Vaelys' abundance of medical ointments when they were both disturbed by their brothers scream, "Stay!" He commands his sister as he runs, unsheathing his sword. Bursting into the room, he was bewildered at the sight of his uncle tackling his brother on the ground.
Aegon and Daemon freeze, as Aemond approaches them, putting his sword to his uncle's throat, "What are you doing here?!", Aemond commands as Aegon gets off the ground, running behind the safety of his brother.
"Ahh, well if it isn't my kinslaying nephew," Daemon jests from the the kneeling position he was now in, Aemond scoffs, "I should kill you uncle, but my wife wouldn't like that", "Kill me!?, I should kill you for what you have caused!", Aemond tries to ignore the twist in his stomach.
"It was a regrettable accident, one I have paid the price for", Daemon laughs, "ah yes, just like my daughter carrying your child, a regrettable accident", before Daemon could react, Aemond had kicked his uncle in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
"Why are you here!" Aemond shouts, ready to kill his uncle, Daemon groans in pain, "I'm here to save my daughter", he grunts, "isn't that obvious?", Aemond darts over to his uncle, grabbing him by his collar, "My wife would've been perfectly safe if that cunt you call a Queen, didn't send men into the night to kill her!"
"She's going nowhere with you", Aemond snarls before tossing him back to the ground.
"Take me to my daughter", Aemond and Aegon laugh, "let me see her before you hang my body from the rafters! a real spectacle I'm sure", "We definitely should, what would Rhaenyra do without her loyal dog to command about the realm?", Aegon jests, feeling brave behind his brothers protecting stance.
Daemon rolls his eyes, "Look, we all know what we all know, now take me to my daughter".
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The room was humid, illuminated by the fireplace. Through the secret tunnels! Aemond, Aegon and Daemon, had snuck into the couples chambers. Daemon was the first to enter, his knees buckling at the sight of his daughter, Helaena, who was protectively standing by the bed, gasps loudly at the Rogue Prince, "How dare you come here" she warns, before connecting eyes with her brothers, "not now Helaena", Aegon says.
Daemon ignores her continuous glare, kneeling down beside the bed, he grasps his daughter's right hand, his own tears blurring his vision, "My darling girl...what has she done to you?". The three siblings uncomfortably watch on as Daemon begins to sob into her hand, the pain of almost losing his first daughter becoming too much, the atmosphere, tense and rigid. "She's doing much better now" Helaena tells him, her own tears making a comeback.
Shaking his head, he stands to face the three, "How could this happen here?!", he begs through his tears, "have my dead brother's guards been discharged?!" he shouts, waking the Princess from her slumber "An unforgivable breach" Aegon weakly responds, the mater still being dealt with. "Rhaenyra will pay for this Uncle". Aemond snarls, not allowing Daemon to forget the cause of the situation.
Vaelys hasn't been so confused in her life, voices ripped her from her dreams, her eyes blurry before focusing on her father speaking with her husband, softly rubbing her eyes with her right fist, she blinks multiple times before truly realising what she was seeing
Daemon nods his head, Rhaenyra's actions were unforgivable. Daemon protected her sons as if he were their father, he would give his life for them. So why did she think Daemon would be okay with her killing his daughter?
The truth was hard to ignore, his daughter wasn't safe as long as Rhaenyra was around, he knew what he must do, "Leave it to me...". Aegon and Aemond connect eyes, not believing for a second that Daemon would harm Rhaenyra, scoffing, Aegon opens his mouth, ready to fight his Uncle before Helaena speaks up, "she's awake".
"Vaelys?" Daemon whispers before darting to the bed and wrapping his arms around her rigid frame. Resting her chin on his shoulder, her eyes fill with disbelief as they connect with her husbands, "Kepa?", she mouths, eyes filling with tears, Aemond nods, silently motioning for his siblings to leave the room, they reluctantly agree.
"Forgive me" he begs, Vaelys wraps her arms around her father, eyes still connected to her husband's, "let me see my darling", Daemon says as he unwraps his arms from around her, gazing at her neck, "my baby" he coos, gently grazing the bandages.
he tried to take her head" Aemond couldn't help but spit out, "she'll- she spoke the other day", Daemon whips his head around "what?", he softly asks, "now she'll never speak again", Vaelys' silent sobs fill the silence, Daemon felt like he could die, what had Rhaenyra done?.
Vaelys couldn't help but cry, even though she was happy her father was here, the reality hurt too much. She finally had a voice, she could finally be heard, and it was taken away from her Aemond hated to see her cry, ignoring Daemon, he pulls his wife into his arms, her cries muffled by his chest, Daemon finally catching sight of her left arm.
"Gods..." he whispers, a stub where her hand used to be, "I'll kill her myself ", Daemon promises as he turns towards the room, the sight making him sick. "Uncle..., you must leave", Aemond's words hang in the air, he was letting him go.
"Do you love her?" Daemon foolishly asks, already knowing the answer, "I'd kill for her", "good", Vaelys moves out of her husband's arms, crushing herself into Daemon's chest, "will you let me come back?" He asks as he wraps his arms around his daughter one last time.
