The dragons bastard

Chapter 30: a king gone missing/attack at night

It's been a almost 5 years since the birth of Visenyas 2nd son and 3rd child Maelor and Alicent had always been close to Visenya's children which surprised Aegon and visenya by complete surprise do Helaena didn't care for it, still refusing to wed by any man she told her mother a year ago that "I will take no man mother no matter how many knights or lords I will not marry them!" And so Alicent gave up on marrying Helaena and focused on Visenyas and Aegon's children.
On this day in the year of 126AC everything changed in a split second, towers rang and the whole red keep was on Alert, a servant walk into King Viserys chambers and found him gone and missing and so the alarm was set off and a letter of this was sent to Rhaenyra and Daemon in Dragonstone.
It was reported by the Grand Maester Gerardys when they had received the Letter Daemon screamed "it's the Hightowers Viserys should have killed Otto that cunt when he had the chance!" And then threw a cup across the room Rhaenyra responded by simply stating "and yet we have no proof Daemon even if we did then what, for all we know my father is still alive" Grand maester Gerardys then reported that daemon without a word as was his nature as the Rogue prince. 
Rhaenyra had taken to her chamber in Dragonstone and wrote a letter to Visenya to inform Her brother Rhaegar who was still in exile to come back from Mercia and come back with his brother Aemond and sent the Raven directly to kings landing for her eyes only.
The Raven arrived at visneyas chamber and she read it immediately she rushed to her desk and started writing on parchment to her twin Brother Rhaegar and sent the Raven off to Mercia with heist; it would take two months too late.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In Mercia in Baelon's estate now considered by many as Baelon the elder and protector of Merica by the now ailing king of Mercia Ophelia was with her 5 year old daughter Elizabeth she was playing hide and seek with her, Rhaegar was with his son training in the courtyard who for simplicity will name Baelon the younger Baelon had grown into a stalwart and handsome young man and was the attraction to many Anglo Saxon Mercian women to his grand stepmothers Ygrittes dismay.
It was around 7pm in the evening everyone gathered in the main dining hall Elizabeth was sat between her mother Ophelia and her half Brother Baelon the younger Aemond was sat opposite with Rhaegar and Alex who was now by far a Rhaegar was concerned was like a second brother to him Aemond was less than interested on having fourth brother more than uninterested on having a brother who was not blood related but kept his mouth shut for the sake of Rhaegar.
There was deer meat, pigs meat and beef all served with wine and Cherry juice for Elizabeth to enjoy with the food. The evening was full of joyful laughter and joy until suddenly alarm bells rang and a steward named Gregory for Baelon the Elder "My lord! We are under attack!" Baelon the Elder stood up "Send men to the battlements we shall meet them with Fire and blood!" Baelon the Elder looked at Baelon the younger "boy with me" both Baelon's left the chamber, Aemond went next "I'm Getting Vhagar" Ygritte stood up "you can't you know you can't!" Ygritte shouted back "and I do not care!" Aemond without a second word left, Alex leaving soon after to help defend the archers on the far side of the fortified estate on the north side.
Rhaegar looked apon Belarea who nodded and tuke Little Elizabeth to the shelter under the estate "Ophelia whatever happens to protect are daughter" as he was about to walk out Ophelia stopped him "No! You must protect are daughter, not me promise me, Rhaegar Promise!" Rhaegar remembered what was promised and nodded "I promise" then both Ophelia and Rhaegar left to join the battle outside.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Aemond had mounted Vhangar and from above saw a army, but this was a army of no normal sense from what he saw there were like shadows the commander didn't look even human his eyes were dark black and skin a sickly white pale as the dead seen on the battle while rotting with the Ravens picking the at the skin of their dead corpses, When Baelon the Elder and Alex orderd the bowmen to fire from the North and the south estate the arrows did not seem to affect them at all and by the time of the fourth attempt they had reached the walls up the ladders and started to fight the men on the battlements, they broke through the Front gate and back gate where they broke through Both Rhaegar and Ophelia fought side by side to stay alive with the ever changing conditions and losses they were taking around them as piles of the dead was piling up around them.
Outside the castle battlements Vhagar was firing flame upon these attacking shadows upon his Uncle Baelon estate but even now they would not die So He landed Vhagar on the west tower above the west battlement he jump of Vhagar and ran down the western tower steps doged the enemy attacking at him and joined Rhaegar and Ophelia to help them even as shadows and there odd defense against fire they can still die, Vhagar flaming down the men around the west battlements above the west Tower they couldn't die to flame but in some way they retreated from the flame Baelon the Elder carrying Dark sister killed the shadow men and each of them died with ease, Daemon had given Baelon the elder Dark sister where his ship was taking him off to Mercia to Exile at Oldtown when his ship was still grabbing some supplies for the journey as a gift.
It was almost daylight when all hope seemed to be lost the shadows were unrelenting in there, suddenly Rhaegar had trip and Ophelia without a second thought stood between The shadow and Rhaegar and then it was too late the dark unnatural blade pierced her through her chest she gasp from the blade impacting her body Rhaegar shouted as she fell towards "Ophelia! OPHELIA!" Just as the man was about to strike Rhaegar, the sun rose as the shadows all screamed and disappeared from where they were standing into black horrid smoke.
Aemond ran over in shock as he saw Rhaegar holding Ophelia desperately begging her to stay awake.
"Please stay with me, stay with me you be okay, please stay with me!" Ophelia placed her hand on Rhaegars check "protect our daughter promise me be strong for her you have to promise me" she gasp as the blood loss from her chest was making her more and more pale "I promise... please..." she smiled and just like that her last gasp left her mouth and her breathing stopped her hand fell from his cheek Rhaegar distraught held her close to him as he rock back and forward with her head clutched to his chest as his scream left his mouth, Baelon the elder kneeled behind his son holding his shoulder and as Aemond and Alex watched with tears the seconed love of his life was gone.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Three days laters later Rhaegar was sitting in the main hall by the fire his grief on losing his second love of his he had not talked to anyone during his grief, Bealon the elder had started making funeral arrangements for her Rhaegar had instructed them that she will be buried at the first place they meet by the  lake between Wessex and Mercia, Aemond had been with Vhagar for the last days searching the area incase of another simuler attack by the shadows that attack them, Alex continued Baelon the youngers training while Belarea tried to help Rhaegar feel less alone but to a dead stop as he refused talk to her as well.
Elizabeth was always calling out for Ophelia the last three nights until Rhaegar told her on the 3rd night he told her "your mother is gone she died it's just the three of us now me you and your brother" Ophelia had become inconsolable he held her close till she finally fell asleep.
As Rhaegar sat by the fire he look at the letter it arrived the morning after the wedding he opened it and read the contents of the words in the page, he sank knowing if this came sooner but he also now had a driving force this Araforth one thing for sure he will be killed and his thirst for revenge disappeared like a candle flame.
The next morning he walk to where Ophelia was being stored before her funeral and held her hand to his lip as he gave her hand one last kiss and held her hand to his cheek holding her touch and breathing in her smell of the cherry fruit mixed with rose scent perfume one last time "I find whoever did this" he stands still holding her hand .
"but I promise you no matter what, are daughter Ophelia will always be safe".
He returned to his chamber and began cutting his hair using his knife as a razor to cut it with and made a long man bun at the back of his head, he was determined for revenge and he was getting it no Matter the cost and protecting his daughter Elizabeth.

Then on the hour of midday after the funeral service he goes to Alex "Alex me and Aemond are free to head back to the seven kings your coming along" Alex thought for a moment "of course I will my friend were brothers even without blood" then they embraced in a hug, Alex headed off to sort out his horse for the journey to the docks, as Rhaegar was about to grab his belongings a voice come from behind "so this is goodbye my friend" he recognised it, it was Alfred "Alfred" he walks towards him "I was sorry to here about your wife I was at the funeral but I thought it best speak after the funeral" Rhaegar nodded "I'm grateful you come Alfred" Alfred nodded "walk with me I hear you are to leave us back to your homeland of the seven kingdoms".
They headed up the bannerments all around there was repair going on around them "I here you may not return" they look out apon the damaged estate land from the veiw in the battlements "we'll never say never don't think your rid of me just yet alfred we're bonded no matter what the odds" Alfred looks at Rhaegar solemnly "your wife was truly a one of a kind she is not forgotten by æthealflead" Rhaegar chuckles "yeah sounds like Ophelia" Rhaegar faces Alfred and they embraced.
When the time came Rhaegar, Alex, Aemond, young Baelon and little Elizabeth left the estate behind as The elder Baelon, Belarea, Ygritte and King Alfred watched them leave knowing this will be the last time seeing for a while.

At the docks they entered the ship. And handed the sailor 50 saxon shillings As the ship sailed Aemond Rode further away on the saddle of his dragon Vhagar ahead of them Alex was working and helping the crew while Rhaegar held her in his arms and watched as the sun go down they were heading home, a new chapter of death begins with one spark and cunning is a dangerous path in those fights to come.