The Dragon in the North

Overjoyed

Daeny's thoughts ran wild in her head, what if he didn't want the child? Why did he jump up so abruptly? Does he still love her?

Aegon on the other side, stood with his back to Daenys. Tears were streaming down his face while he had a big grin on his lips. He was going to be a father, and the mother was the person he loved above all else. His emotions literally overtook him.

Daenys spoke to him in a soft and timid voice. 'Aegon, my love, is everything all right? Don't you want this child?' At that moment, he realised that his actions had just led Daenys to the wrong conclusion. He turned to her and pulled her into his arms. 'I love you more than anything in this world. I'm so overjoyed. You couldn't have told me a better thing. I look forward to having this child because it has something of you and of me.'

Aegon hid his head in the crook of Daenys' neck and soft sobs could be heard. He couldn't hold it back. Daenys put her right hand on his hair and stroked it through his hair and she put her left hand on his back. Aegon had both arms wrapped tightly around her and didn't want to let her go. 'Thank you for everything.' He looked directly at her again and almost lost himself in her beautiful eyes. He leaned forward and his lips captured hers in a loving, yet passionate kiss. Neither of them wanted this kiss to ever end, but at some point, they would need air to breathe.

After they had finished kissing, Daenys sat back down on the edge of the bed and looked at Aegon, who was now kneeling in front of her and touching her stomach. 'Hello, little one. I'm your daddy. You are the best thing that has happened to me in this life, next to your mummy, and I will do everything in my power to make sure nothing happens to you or your mummy. I promise!' Daenys couldn't help but grin in response and didn't have the heart to tell Aegon that the baby probably couldn't hear him because it was too early for that.

Daenys and Aegon lay snuggled up on their bed, both sleeping peacefully, something they hadn't been able to do for days, maybe even weeks. They both knew, however, that they would now have to do whatever it took to bring this war to an end, no matter what.

In another room in Dorne, Rhaenys and Jace sat across from each other, talking about what was happening on Dragonstone. 'Rhaenys, I know this might come across as weird, but I don't see my mother as queen on the throne. I'd rather see Daenys in her place. She's better suited to it. People love her and would follow her. She took Winterfell and Dorne by storm without directly demanding anything.' Rhaenys looked closely at the boy in front of her for any hint of a lie, but she found none. 'Your sister has always had a knack for winning people over. She's never been someone who saw violence as a solution. I was surprised, considering her father is Daemon. I also think she would be a better and fairer queen than your mother. Jace, this war will probably claim a few more victims, let's hope it won't be too many.' A silence followed Rhaenys' words.

In the library of Sunspear, Helaena sat with some master's and tried to find out something about Essos.

The next morning, they all sat together at a table and talked. Helaena talked about the plan she had come up with during her research and naturally wanted to hear the others' opinions on whether it could really be realised. Prince Qoren nudged Daenys into the idea of checking Old Valyria to see if she might find another dragon there. Rhaenys and Jace debated which territories they might be able to get on their side. Aegon and Daenys listened in.

Daenys decided to accept Qoren's proposal and went to Meraxes. She would fly with her towards Old Valyria. After Daenys had said goodbye to the others, she climbed onto the she-dragon's back and she took off. Thanks to her size and wingspan, they reached Old Valyria after dark. Daenys didn't know which dragon they might find here, but she would look.

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I hope you enjoyed the interaction between Daenys and Aegon.

What do you think, will she find a dragon in Old Valyria? If so, which one would you like to see?