𝚆𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙸𝙵? [𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓉𝓌𝑜]

ℋ𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝓋𝒾

𝒬𝓊𝑒𝑒𝓃 𝒜𝓁𝓎𝓇𝒾𝒶 ℋ𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇

Driftmark, 121

In the room stood four people: Queen Alyria, her good brother Prince Daemon, her father and her sister. "I never understood why you were so eager to put your blood on the throne. I thought perhaps it was to make sure your legacy would prevail and would be well known" Otto glared at his daughter yet Daemon was amused at the words of his queen. Alicent said nothing as she saw her sister lose blood by the second until the maester entered. "I haven't worn green in nearly fifteen years. I'm not too fond of it now. I used to love what it represented—our family. Now, I associate with traitors" Daemon was surprised at her words.

The maester worked fast as he knew the queen wanted privacy to speak with her family, he quickly stitched up her cut and left the room. "When I first heard Alicent was with child, by my husband nonetheless, I said nothing. When she did it again, I said nothing. What could I do? She was my sister after" she said. The was made Alicent and Otto turn her way. "I loved her. Alicent was my twin, my other half, and my better half. Or rather, what I believed was my better half" Alicent glanced back at her sister. Alyria and her had been very close when they were young.

"In our youths, we were inseparable. We were always walking hand in hand, never far apart. I cared for her like I did with Gwayne, yet you betrayed me. I never understood why. Was it to irk me?" she asked. Alicent felt ashamed at her sister's words. "I never wanted to marry Viserys. It was not a choice that I was given but I did my duty as it had been expected of me. As I had been taught" Otto was moved by her words. "I once admired you," she said as she faced her father and walked closer to him. "I thought you were smart and powerful, and you were. That's what made you be the hand of the kings. But, your role was to serve your king and the realm. Not your own ambitions" she told him.

She walked back near Daemon, taking a seat near him. "You choose your own ambitions over your king and realm. Greed took over you, and you passed it to my sister" she looked away. "I would never thought my sister and father would have conspired against me and my family," she said and Otto snapped. "Rhaenyra, Viserys, and Daemon are not your family! We are! Alicent! Gwayne and I!" he yelled. "Perhaps they are not my family by blood, in that you are correct. But, they are the family I chose after you cast me out for having different opinions than your own" she looked at Daemon who smiled at her.

"I made my own family with Viserys and we were happy" she took a deep breath. "I want the safety of my family above anything else" she looked back at her sister and father. "And I cannot have that as long as you two live and as long as Alicent's children live" Daemon's eyes widened at her words. She looked at Daemon and whispered something to him. He hesitated before nodding and walking out of the room. "So, what? You are going to kill your family?" Alicent asked for the first time. "My father and sister died the day they chose their own ambitions over their daughter and sister" Alyria replied. "I am your sister!" Alicent exclaimed in tears.

The queen's eyes began to water, and seconds later the tears truly came crashing down. "You're my sister, but you're not my responsibility. Not anymore" Otto seemed resigned to his fall. In a way, he knew it would happen. It thought about his plans not working and failing and like he predicted, they failed and he would die at the hands of his daughter. Otto, despite what Alyria believed saw her as his favorite. She was nothing like him but she was just like her mother. Ariana Florent could win anyone over without even trying and Alyria won over the realm without trying too.

She was his favorite. As soon as she arrived at King's Landing, she earned queen Alysanne's love and trust. After the good queen's passing, queen Aemma took a liking to her that later turned into a fond love. And then, Princess Rhaenyra began to recognize her as her mother, the queen changed after his second illegitimate son was born and placed all his time and energy into his family. Prince Daemon showed her more respect than he had ever shown anyone, not even his brother. And every other lord and lady in the realm loved and respected their queen, as did the common folk.

"We will return to King's Landing on the morrow" she began. "I will call a council room that will decide how the two of you will die" Alicent and Otto were shocked at her words. "You two made your beds and now, you must lay in them" as she finished speaking, Daemon walked in with guards and grabbed them. Their children had been taken too. "Alyria! You cannot do this!" Otto exclaimed as he was pulled away. Alicent ran to her sister and grabbed her arm. "Sister, please! Do not do this! I beg!" she cried but Alyria looked away. It pained her, it did but she knew her family would never be safe as long as her father and sister were alive. "Lyra!" was the last thing she heard from her sister.

That nickname took her back to Old Town, when Ariana Florent was still alive and the two were as free as the butterfly. Daemon pulled her close to him as he felt her tears wet his shirt. "You did what you thought was best for your family," he said to her. "Then why does it feel so wrong?" she asked. "Because no matter what they are your family and you love them" he replied as she held on to him. Alyria had made her choice. Was it the right one? She was not sure but she knew one thing for certain, as long as Otto, Alicent, Aegon, and Daeron lived her family would never be safe. Will she kill her old family to protect her new one? Or will she try to make peace once and for all? Only time will tell.

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