Bodyguard/ Helaena Targaryen / Scott Lang

13. Surrender

The sight of Daemon on Caraxes and Rhaenyra on Syrax over King's Landing sent the city into a panic. The Queen Dowager, Alicent , tried to send riders to bring back Aemond with Vhagar and ravens to leal lords, but her efforts were quickly stopped.

Yes she had told Rhaenyra when to come, when Aemond would leave but she changed her mind, she realized that Rhaenyra wouldnt let any of her children live. Helaena's last son was a threat as well. Little Maelor, Jaehaera even. Alicent changed her mind, she couldnt give up the capital so easily but it seemed too late.

Unknown to Alicent was that the gold cloaks, the City Watch of King's Landing, had turned. The gold cloaks were loyal to Daemon who had once been their leader. Scott knew this well. Knew they were still loyal to Daemon, most of them at least. Barton wasnt, he thought Daemon was too much like a former leader, Anthony Stark, that he never got along with. Too much of a playboy and less of a leader.

When the maester went to dispatch ravens, Grand Maester Orwyle was beaten and bound by gold cloaks as he arrived in his chambers. The seven commanders of the city gates who had been chosen for their loyalty to King Aegon II Targaryen were either imprisoned or killed the moment Caraxes was spotted over the Red Keep.

Large arms wrapped around helaenas body, pulling her against a foreign one. Her attempt to struggle aas completely futile in comparison to the size of this someone behind her. She was about to yell for anyone who might care enough to help when the hand suddenly clamped over her mouth.

"Its me. Sorry for the dramatics." Scott said and helaena relaxed. She had the strangest dream last night and she was still on edge. Turning to him she realized her dreams were coming true again.

"Hi mama we are playing a game!" Jaehaera told.

"Get ready." Scott instructed moving to get maelor from his mini prison as scott called it. Everyone else called it a playpen. "We have to get you out of here. Rhaenyra and daemon are flying in as we speak. I worry what will happen when they breech." Scott said holding Maelor close as Helaena slipping on her riding boots. "They won't let you survive this." He whispered. "You are the queen." Helaena nodded grabbing Jaehaera's hand.

Aegon had already fled. Scott saw Larys skirting him out just hours before. He thought it was strange until the bells went off and dragons were spotted. Many dragons were spotted. Then he understood.

"We have to take the tunnels." Scott remarked.

"You found them?"

"And sealed most but luckily for you..." he lead her into a chamber and pulled at the portrait, "these fuckers go everywhere and you were a distraction so i didnt seal them all. I also dont really know where all of them go so... we are taking a risk."

"A risk im willing to take." Helaena assured.

Ser Gwayne Hightower, the second in command of the City Watch, was captured when he tried to sound the alarm. He was brought before Ser Luthor Largent, the commander of the gold cloaks. Gwayne denounced him as a turncloak to which Luthor replied.

"Daemon gave us these cloaks and they're gold no matter how you turn them."

Scott wondered what would happen to him if he was found, he knew the hightower and old town guards would be murdered on the spot but he was a Lang. He wasnt anything to anyone. The guards knew he stood up to aemond, knew he knocked Aemond to his ass maybe he could play double agent if he was caught, help get helaena out, show she wasnt a threat. She just wanted to live a normal life, she didnt want to be queen.

Luthor murdered Gwayne and had the city gates opened to the army pouring in from the Sea Snake's ships. Thirteen House Hightower knights and a hundred men-at-arms managed to hold the River Gate for eight hours from both attacks without and within the city. The other six gates, however, fell swiftly and the blacks' army entered the city unmolested through those gates. The city fell in less than a day.

Seeing hope was lost, Queen Alicent ordered her forces to surrender, but that was a mistake too.