Long Live / HOTD

8 // Training

Aegon walked with Valyria who spoke of her day to the boy. As they walked through the halls, Aegon hoped that she had not seen his eyes trained on the women that passed by nor the smirks he sent their way. He loves Valyria but he has needs that have to be met. As a prince he used his power over the servant women to get them to do what he wanted.

Once they arrived to the training grounds, Valyria smiled as she saw her twin brother already training on his own against the straw dummy that had been set up.

Valyria gave Aegon's arm a squeeze before she walked over to a seated area to watch. She would never participate of course but she loved to watch her brothers swing their swords. She loved watching the knights train even more. The knights had steel swords and they made sword fighting look like a dance. A wonderful dance that never had the exact same rhythm or outcome.

Valyria had sat and watched both sets of brothers in front of her. Jace and Luke Velaryon, smaller than the older Targaryen brothers were training as well. Aegon was doing his best to show off to his younger sister while Aemond was truly training. Valyria smiled at this. She knew Aemond was going to become one of the best swordsman in their history and she couldn't have been more prouder of him.

Aegon had landed a final blow to his training dummy as his attention was captured by two servant girls who were passing by. Valyria noticed how the boy smiled at them and she frowned. She had never liked her brother's attention on other girls but she had heard the rumors about him. She always thought it was dumb of her to feel these things toward Aegon when he was already promised to their sweet sister Helaena.

Criston Cole also watched how Aegon's attention was lost on the training and now focused on two women. Cole's gaze shifted to young Valyria who looked disappointed at her brother. Cole stared at the girl for a minute. She was a beautiful young girl and he knew that Aegon didn't deserve her or her love. He agreed with Alicent that Valyria was meant for more. For someone more caring and someone who would cherish and respect her for as long as they lived.

"Aegon." Cole called. The boy turned back to his trainer.

"I've won my first bout Ser Criston. My opponent sues for mercy." Aegon was cocky. He thought he was already trained enough to be the best. Though at his age his heart wasn't made for training, it was made for women.

Cole glanced over to Valyria who had perked up once the two had started talking. "Seeing as the young princess is watching, you'll have a new opponent then, My Lord of the Straw. Let's see if you could touch me." Aegon's smile vanished.

"You and your brother." Cole had already walked away to put on his gloves to spar with the young princes. Aemond had heard his name be mentioned and stopped his own training to walk over to join the two older men. Aegon scowled at the mention of Valyria from Cole's lips.

Valyria sat up straighter in her seat, not wanting to miss anything that happened next. In the corner of her eye she noticed Ser Harwin Strong, The Lord Commander, approach the group. He is a very handsome man, Valyria also knew the rumors spreading of him being the father of her nephews but just like the rumors involving her brother, she was she didn't believe them. She knew her oldest sister loved her husband.

Ser Criston readied himself and let the two brothers swing their wooden swords at him. No matter how they swung them, Cole was better and always ready for their attacks.

"You're gonna have to do better than that my dear brothers." Valyria called out to them with a bright smile on her face. Aemond and Aegon turned to her with scowls on their faces. Neither of them liked to be humiliated. Cole on the other hand smirked in her direction and casted a wink her way causing her to laugh. He always knew how to make her feel better.