The Targaryen Jewel

Ch. 17

Visenya's POV

I was in the Queen's Chambers, in the bath. Rhaenyra sat next to me helping me bathe as she knew the stress of the days had caused my body pain.

She was telling me about what she and Mysaria spoke about and how she released her.

"Do you wish to go to bed now?" Rhaenyra asks leaning her chin on the tub as she looks at me with a soft look in her eye. I smile at her softly and cup her face with my left hand, she closes her eyes and leans into it and I stroke her cheek.

She is so beautiful, she always has been.

"Yes please." I tell her and she nods as she stands and grabs a towel, I stand and she turns and eyes my naked body, giving me the same look I've seen in Alicents eye. I hum and walk towards her as her eyes lock onto my breast."I am getting cold my queen." I tell her snapping her out of her starring, she blushes as she wraps me in a robe.

She helps me into a night slip and we both crawl into her bed for the night.

"Thank you for staying with me tonight." The queen speaks and I move to cuddle my cold body into her warm one.

"I do not mind my queen, I get rather lonely at night." I tell her as I play with some of her hair, Rhaenyra smiles down at me and strokes my arm. A bad feeling takes over me making me feel uneasy. I look at Rhaenyras lady who stands by the fire, feeding it.

I sit up once Rhaenyra closes her eyes and drifts off, I stand carefully and quietly.

I play with my fingers as I pace feeling restless.

I perk up as the door opens.

"Ser Erryk?" I call quietly as he enters and glance at the sleeping queen." The queen has just fallen asleep, is it important?" I ask as he walks over to me looking down at me sadly.

"Im sorry, princess. But you weren't supposed to be here." he says and I frown confused but my eyes widen as I try to run away, he grabs me by my hair and slams me into a nearby table, I groan in pain as my belly hits the table hard and then my head, he pulls me back only to slam me into it once more before throwing me to the wall, I bounce off the wall and fall to the floor face down. I feel blood drip down my face as the man walks past me and towards the Queen. I jump up as the queen wakes and grab the man's arm only for him to turn and punch me in my stomach making me shout and cough in pain.

"Brother!" I hear a shout. I crawl away and off to the side as I clutch my belly.

Images flash behind my closed eyes as I cry out in pain. I see I am once more in the King's chamber alone with the shadow man, only the scene changes to the Queen's chamber and I see Sir Erryks face.

As the men fight I crawl out of the room and slowly get to my feet, I run through the halls yelling for help.

A man in his night clothes approaches me." The Queen! The queen's chambers go!" I shout and he runs off. I feel something trickle down my legs and know what is to happen next.

"Princess?" I look up and see Baela in her nightgown.

"Help me to the beach? Please." I beg and she takes my arm before I can fall to the floor once more.

"I wish to be with my Dragon." I sob out and she helps me walk taking most of my weight. She begs me to turn back, for her to call a Maester instead of going to the beach, but I refuse.

I know the babe will not survive, there is nothing a Maester can do for me. I collapse along the sand.

And let out a painfilled scream, it echos into the air and I hear a familiar roar. The ground shakes as Rheagal approaches, I scream once more and Baela rubs my back. All the physical and emotional pain I let out in shout, after shout. I crawl towards my dragon and lean against his side as he curls around me protectively, I spread my legs as I feel liquid gush from between them. I shout in pain and clutch my stomach. Baela watches on fearfully.

"I can not just sit back and watch this in good conscience. Im sorry princess, I will be back with a Maester." Baela runs as fast as she can away from me as I sob out in pain, Rhaegal lets out another roar. I hear a screech that is not yet familiar to me and sees a small dragon flys down from the sky, Syrax. She walks over carefully and settles down near us.

My body feels the urge to push and I do, I push hard and long screaming as I do so.I feel weak as I hear what sounds like water leaking from me, I groan as my body feels like giving in. I push once more and it feels as if I am being ripped apart. I can feel it, the babes head is out, I reach down with my hands and hold it gently, I push one more long and hard push, pushing the shoulders and the rest of the body collapses into my arms and I gasp at the pain I am in. I hear more screeches and look up at the sky to see many dragons circling overhead, another swoops down and lands nearby. Seasmoke. He sniffs at Syrax and Rhaegal and ventures closer.

I pulled the limp babe out from beneath my skirt, the babe was a boy. He looks handsome and reminds me of Baelon. His breathing rasps out and he chokes on it as I sob, by the time I see Baela, the Maester and the queen running towards me the babe is no longer breathing. I hold him to my chest as I lean back into Rhaegal who growls at the newcomers.

"Princess, oh princess." Rhaenyra does not stop at my dragon's warning though the Maester and Baela do watch Syrax, Seasmoke, and Rhaegal carefully. Baela looks up at all the screeching dragons in the night sky.

"I've never seen this before." She calls out as Rhaeynra kneels next to me and looks at me in sadness. She checks on the babe to see he is not breathing and lets a tear slip down her face.

A guard runs out to meet us and Rhaegal screeches angrily making him freeze.

"Calm, Rhaegal." I speak in my mother language.

Rhaegal calms and Rhaeynra motions for the guard to come forward." Lift the princess, we must get her to her chambers so the Maester can check on her."

The guard lifts me and I whimper and cry out in great pain, I feel more liquid flow from between my legs and the queen gasps.

"Maester, there is much blood." She says in a panic.

"Then we must move quickly." The Maester says.

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