✓ THE MAD QUEEN, aegon targaryen

𝙭𝙭𝙞𝙞𝙞. rhaenyra the cruel

CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
act three . the mad queen

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    TEARS staining her cheeks, the castle full of guards. Alaena was taken to her bed chambers, where she sat on her bed with her leg pulled to her chest.

    When Aegon heard the news of the attack, he ran to his chambers, his eyes met his wife's red puffy eyes. Aegon's first reaction was anger. He picked up one of his metal pieces and started smashing the sculpture of 'old valyria.'

    "I'll kill them! I'll kill them all! Traitors and villains!" He screamed, and Alaena flinched at his screams, "Your grace."

    "They dare strike at me! I am the king!" Two of his guards surrounded him, trying to calm him down, "Yes, Your Grace. Uh, please, Your Grace."

    "Traitors and villains! Fire from the sky. This is war! I declare war! I declare war!" Alaena let her husband get his anger out as she still had tears running down her face. One of Aegon's guards closed the doors to conceal the kings state from the castle.

    Alaena looked up, once Aegon had stopped screaming and yelling. He went over to Alaena, "Alaena!"

    He went to reach over to touch her but she moved away from his touch, Aegon was confused. As Alaena shook her head at him, "Don't," Her voice was shaken, as low and bruised. She had two cuts on her neck and had a hand mark on her throat.

    "What did he do to you?" He asked and Alaena met his glaze, but she didn't say a word.

The doors opened and Otto entered, "Aegon," He turned to his grandfather, "Not now," Otto didn't listen, "The small council is gathered and at the wait for you."

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ALAENA had kept herself on the bed, not moving since getting in her chambers. She had the toy in hand that Rhaegar used to play with, it was his dragon. The chamber opened and Alicent entered.

Alaena looked up seeing her, "There is to be a funeral for Rhaegar and Jaehaerys.." Her first words were and Alaena looked away, her legs still pulled up to her chest as Alicent approached the bed.

"You and Helaena and I have been asked to ride behind the body," Alaena bit her lip, and shook her head, "No... I can't look-"

"Neither can I."

"But when such a thing happens like this, we mustn't show our weakness..." Alicent spoke and Alaena took a deep breath in, "Do- do we know who did this?"

Alicent took a seat on the bed, she slowly nodded, "It is to be said Rhaenyra had part."

Alaena frowned, shaking her head, "No.. that's- not possible."

Alicent nodded, "Listen... what you saw in last night when you and Helaena came-" Alaena looked down at the toy dragon, "I don't care, this is for my son..." Tears fell from her eyes, and Alicent sighed.

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MANY gather around the streets, as Alaena and Helaena and Alicent were dressed in green dresses. Vails on each of them, Alaena had started picking at the skin of her fingers. Helaena sat in the middle of her and Alicent, as the gates opened.