Since Prince Maegor spent a lot of time with his daughter, no one was surprised that the girl's first word was "Da!"
As soon as one of the nurses informed the young father of this, he finished the training duel as quickly as possible and ran to his daughter. He wanted to hear his daughter's words in person. When Rhaenyra saw him, she looked up from her dragon and joyfully exclaimed:
- Da!
Maegor was happy. Smiling slightly, he took his daughter in his arms.
- That's right, sweetheart, I'm your... daddy.
To be honest, the word "dad" was new to him, since he had addressed King Aegon as "father" or by his title as a child. But he liked the way it sounded from his daughter's lips.
The nurses watching them could not help but be touched. The usually formidable prince was smiling now! And how tenderly he held his daughter!
- Did you see that too?" He is so attentive to his daughter!
- It's amazing.
- Despite his age, the prince is a good father.
Rumors that Prince Maegor was a great father spread very quickly. Of course, it was hard for people to believe it, since the prince always appeared to them gloomy. But the servants working in the Red Keep and on Dragonstone fully confirmed the rumors. They personally saw how the prince cared for his daughter.
That same day, after the prince reluctantly left for the Small Council, Princess Rhaena came to the nursery. She was nearby and decided to stop by to see her cousin. She liked her much more than her brother. Sitting on a cushion in front of Rhaenyra, she began to try to teach her to pronounce her name with an important look. If Rhaenyra could pronounce her first word, then she could too.
- Laena. Laenaaa.
- La! La!
- No, No, No.L-aaa-e-e-n-a! Laena!
Because Rhaena is still young, she cannot pronounce the letter "r", so instead of saying "Rhaena ", she says "Laena".
After achieving some success and playing with the girl for a while, the princess went to her room. After some time, Queen Visenya entered the chambers, having already heard the news of her granddaughter's first word. Maegor looks so proud.
The woman began to try to teach the girl to address her. And unlike Rhaena, it did not take her much time, since, like her son, she spent quite a lot of time with Rhaenyra.
- Ba! Ba!
- Yes, little dragon, I am your grandmother.
After Visenya, first Crown Prince Aenys, then King Aegon came to the chambers. But the girl's mother did not show much interest in her. She simply felt dryly happy for her and returned to her embroidery. Instead of Ceryse, her cousin Melinda Hightower, one of the girl's nannies, began to teach the little lady the word "mother." Taking Ceryse's portrait in her hands, she sat down in front of Rhaenyra and, holding it out in front of her, spoke:
- This is your mother. Mo-t-h-e-r.
- No!
- Yes, my lady. M-o-t-h-e-r. Mother!
