Renegade// Criston Cole / Davina Targaryen

19. Fighting Pits

"What do you think? You look like you are shitting yourself." Davina remarked. Criston cleared his throat.

"I think... is he going to kill me?" Criston questioned fury stared down at him. 

"Not unless you get handsy," davina assured. "Or thoroughly annoy me."

"Got it." Criston agreed taking a step back.

"We can go out." Davina agreed. "As friends."

"Sounds safer." Criston agreed. "Fury doesnt like sharing you, aemond either. But I can take Aemond, not Fury."

"For now." Davina countered. 

So they went out drinking and then they caught word of a fighting pit. Davina shrugged why not. Her hair was not hidden not that it would matter if she wore a hood everyone knew her. They headed down and like a gentleman criston offered her his arm.

"I wont tell fury about this." Davina teased. They heard shouting and yelling. "Or what you are going to do in bed later with me." Criston smiled kissing her neck. 

Flee bottom, davina thought with disgust. Make no mistake, She loved flee bottom it was loud and messy and always something new but this was appalling. they went down to flee bottom and found the fighting pits Davina was appalled at what she saw.

"What the literal hell?" Davina rasped as they looked down at the kids fighting. No older than her Aemond, and Aegon. A hand went to her heart. She looked around eyes darting as people cheered. These monsters.

"Davina I had no idea about this place." Criston remarked honestly.

"I should have brought fury," davina muttered.

"What so you want to do? Should we alert the-"

"Please everyone knows the king does not hold the power." Davina remarked bluntly. "Tis the queen. But she's never coming down here... And lets face it im queen adjacent. People know I'm in charge which means i have to fix this."

"What are you going to do Davina?"

"I need you to get some knights you trust and block the damn doors." Davina remarked as she pulled him out.

"What?"

"I need something." Davina remarked. "Be quick. I will be back and let no one out."

"Davina-"

"Criston as my friend you will do this without question." Davina declared.

"Of course." Criston agreed.

"Davina welcome back." Davina offered a stiff smile as she pushed open the gypsy tent.

"Pollyana Grey. Im in need of your services." Davina declared.

"Fighting pits. Block the doors," criston agreed.

"Block the-"

"On the order of the princess Davina." Criston demanded and everyone was eager to help. No one wanted to be on Davinas bad side.

When Davina got back Criston nodded to the knights before opening the door.

"Whats that?" Criston questioned looking at the pitcher in her hand.

"Lets give these monsters a drink." Davina decided. "Start pouring shots dont drink it," davina instructed as she got up on the bar and clapped her hands. "Hello Miscreants. Im Davina." She heard the shouting stop the children panting for breath breaking away from each other. "You enjoying the show?" There was a hoot of yes. "A drink? On me." Davina declared gesturing to the drinks at her feet. The men flocked to her taking a shot. "Together if you would." Davina picked up a glass.

"To you!" Davina declared watching the men drink it down smug smiles on their faces. "Who runs this... establishment?"

"That would be me," three men moved towards her. Davina jumped down and looked to criston.

"Come on Criston we must thank these men personally." Davina decided. Eager they nodded leading her to a back room. The men around them started gasping for breath holding at their throats falling to their knees. Criston glanced back at them.

"Poison goes down sweeter than revenge." she remarked calmly as the men that once enjoyed the fighting ring choked out before her. "These cunts get it worse."

Criston had never been so turned on before as Davina ripped those men apart. She wiped the blood from her face before moving to the children worry filled them as they looked to the dead men and women around them thinking they were next.

She looked around the children wide eyes stared back at her as she dropped down into the pits. what they had to become to survive for these awful peoples pleasure. Never again never again.

"You're safe now." Davina assured them. "You're safe."

Walking back from the pits with her heard of children was empowering.

"Where will they go?" Criston pondered.

"Somewhere safe." Davina offered.

"Where?" Criston questioned again. Davina glanced back at him.

"Figure it out as I go." Davina remarked. "Im a think on my toes kind of gal." 

She brought them to the capital kitchens instructed the staff to feed them and get them new clothes and warm baths. The children looked at Davina like she was a Goddess sent from heaven to save them.

"Take good care of them." Davina demanded. "I will be right back." Davina assured when a little boy stared up at her grabbing her hand. "You are safe."

"I can stay with them." Criston remarked.

"Thank you... Harrold. Council meeting. Now." Davina declared when she passed Alicents chambers.

"Yes princess." Harrold agreed knocking on the door.

"Dont bother viserys if hes sleeping already. He needs his rest."

"Yes princess."

Davina knew she had to take charge. Viserys was never the take charge type of man. 

"I found out about the fighting pits while on an adventure with my... Criston." Davina remarked slowly.

"Fighting pits?" Alicent questioned wiping the sleep from her eyes.

"Children. Fighting. To the death. They are here. In the castle. The pits are ended. At least that one is." Davina declared as Viserys walked in. "I told them not to wake you Vis."

"You taking charge is something I love to see." Viserys corrected. He loved his little sister, loved her passion, loved her need to help innocents and kill the not so innocent was a bonus for her. 

"I ended one awful child fighting pit in flee bottom. Its about damn time we handled the hell that is flee bottom. I also handled the unfortunate patrons of the hell scape enjoying children fighting." Davina remarked. "We deal with flee bottom. We clean it up and clean out the damn rats. Its been too long." Davina declared and a smile curved Viserys face. Rhaenyra smiled back at her, she hoped to one day be as wonderful and passionate, a driven leader like her aunt was. She was a good role model. 

Alicent knew that Davina was a good leader knew she was molding Aemond along with her own children as well. Knew they would be leaders like herself one day. Knew that Aegon although the firstborn had no want for a crown. Alicent hoped Aegon would look to Davina for leadership when the time came. 

Davina had good kid. To think about the children the orphans she rescued. They were probably great kids in a shit situation.

"What would you like to do Dav?" Viserys questioned

"I want to take one of the dreadful whore houses closer to the castle and turn it into a safer orphanage. I want patrols to be damn better at their job. To strike fear in the people. The monsters that think they can get away with such things." Davina demanded. "And I want it done now."

"You heard the princess." Viserys agreed. "Get it done."