Not later than when Prince Aemond lost his eye, King Viserys wished for the conflict between his oldest daughter Rhaenyra and his second wife Alicent to end. Betrothing Rhaenyra's only daughter Viserra to Alicent's oldest son Aegon seemed like the b...
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KING'S LANDING, 132 AC
Aegon Targaryen had done nought to deserve either the name of the Conqueror or that of his house. His actions had been more than enough proof for that. And yet, had he ever desired to be deserving of either name?
It had not been his choice to be given these names. But it had been his choice to defile them, to destroy his reputation so much that only those that were paid by him would like him. However, the whores could only bear his presence as long as he didn't moan the same name all over again, for none of the whores he visited were called Viserra.
The Prince did not even know why that name was haunting him, for it belonged to a girl he despised. Or at least he was trying to tell himself that.
Out of sheer curiosity, the prince had tried to refrain from drinking wine for a few hours, even going as far as to sleep during the day. Although his mind remained foggy from all the poison he had consumed before, some spots were not as covered as others were.
But when he saw what the wine hid from him behind the haze, Aegon understood why he preferred to drink the sweet liquid over suffering pain from the revelation.
The girl he believed to hate had been undeserving of his treatment. All she had done was being kind to him, always defending him when they were children. Aegon remembered how she had once asked him about Sunfyre. Because she had not possessed a dragon of her own, Viserra had shown much interest in other people's dragons.
Her brothers had been excessively worried about her, claiming that their dragon would spit fire on the princess if she tried to get too close to Vermax or Arrax.
Only Aegon had ever put effort into introducing his niece to a dragon.
One night, the prince had woken her from her sleep, telling her that he had a surprise. Viserra, being the kind girl she was, had instantly accepted his invite to go outside. Although he could have led her into a brothel, Aegon had not been the kind of boy to leave a 10 year old alone in an establishment full of animals. Instead, he had led her to the Dragonpit.
When the girl had realised what her uncle had in mind, she could have melted right there. An act of kindness being shown to her almost brought her to tears.
Aegon had been the first to approach Sunfyre, mumbling sweet nothings to his friend, before letting Viserra follow him. As he remembered how scared she had been, the prince chuckled slightly. The princess' hand had trembled, but Aegon covered it with his own before placing it on the dragon's scales. Since he had been there, Sunfyre remained calm. And when the prince had looked at Viserra, her smile had been brighter than the sun could ever shine.
The Serene Princess knew that she could never repay him for such a gift. For a few moments she had looked at Aegon, contemplating whether she should have embraced or kissed him on the cheek in gratitude, but her nervosity had kept Viserra from doing either.
