The whole rest of the day Edith and Aemond actually spent alone together. But instead of having a romantic exchange, the two were rather distant.

After leaving the room where Visery's body was, the two went straight to their shared chambers so they could talk in private.

Edith got to know a completely different side of her husband and she was surprised to get to know him properly, although she already thought that she knew him.

After her confession, the two were united by a common secret and that was the desire to sit on the throne themselves. They sat together on the floor all evening and all night, discussing all sorts of ways to reach their goal.

They wrote and even drew possibilities on papers, but these papers quickly ended up in the fire next to them in the fireplace. No one was allowed to know about this until they were ready and strong enough. After all, they didn't want to be executed for treason.

It was as if Edith had finally found the most important ally she had been looking for, and he had been in her bed all along.

Aemond, on the other hand, was still amazed at the situation, because his wife had revealed herself to be a different woman than he actually thought. He knew that she was not as innocent as she made herself out to be, but he would never have believed her to be all that.

She had killed someone and he planned together with her to overthrow his brother if necessary and to take revenge on Rhaenyra. To that they both had to stop the green ones.

The next morning Edith woke up with a slight pain in her back, because she had fallen asleep on the floor. Next to her lay Aemond, who was still fast asleep.

The young woman did not know when the two had fallen asleep, but at least she was wearing her nightgown and not a day dress, because that would have been even more uncomfortable.

As quietly as possible, she tried to get up until two arms wrapped around her body and pulled her back to the floor. Aemond was no longer asleep, as she had suspected, for he was looking at her awake with his one eye, and he seemed to have been awake for a while.

Edith turned in his arms and gently stroked his cheek, looking at his beautiful sapphire eye, which was not hidden behind an eye patch as usual.

"How did you sleep?" he wanted to know from her in a rough and sleepy voice.

" Not enough, but it was worth it." She answered him honestly and smiled slightly. "And you?"

"I was dreaming about our success." Reported Aemond confidently.

Edith smirked and breathed a quick kiss on his lips. "That sounds really good." She said. "But I still don't know a reasonable solution after everything we discussed last night."

"There is only one solution and it's a simple one." Replied Aemond, shrugging his shoulders, and finally sat up.

She sat up as well, then leaned her head against his shoulder. "We can't just kill Aegon, he's still your brother." She reminded him. It was really the easiest plan, because after Aegon, Aemond would be first in line to the throne, if you didn't consider Rhaenyra.

"He would deserve it after all he has done." Aemond hated to see how much sympathy Edith still had for Aegon.

She would not admit it, but he had seen it. He had seen the look the two had exchanged with each other and he had seen how Edith had put her arms around Aegon and how much he had clung to her in protection yesterday.

"That's true." Edith sighed. "But we can still get him out alive."

"Why do you want him alive so badly?" wanted Aemond to know from her.

The woman raised an eyebrow in question. "Why do you want him to die so badly?" she asked the counter question.

Aemond did not answer and now stood up completely from the floor. Silently, the couple began to get ready for the day, washing and dressing.

"Aegon is incredibly loud. We'll never get him out of town unseen." Began the prince finally as the two were dressed.

Surprised, Edith looked at her husband and eyed him carefully. His change of mood was truly surprising.

"I know someone... someone who knows the streets even better than you do and who wants nothing more than to get out of here." The moment she said it, she immediately regretted it. Edith had not wanted to tell him about Harwin, and yet she had now revealed this secret. "He could get Aegon out of town without being seen."

"He? Who do you know?" Aemond looked at her curiously, standing straight and confident in front of her.

"I'll keep that secret for now. Don't get me wrong, but he's not currently in... safety." She quickly explained herself. "But he owes me, and I'm giving him his freedom in return."

"And where do you want your mysterious friend to take my brother?" the silver-haired one wanted to know.

Edith shrugged her shoulders. "Essos is supposed to be beautiful... and safer than Westeros, most of all." Again the young woman sighed and stroked her face wearily. "Perhaps it would be better if we left the exact location to them. That way we can't give anything away in case of an emergency."

"There won't be an emergency. Everything will be fine." Aemond assured her. "We should just get rid of him as soon as possible."

"I agree... we should go and talk to him right away." Edith suggested, but was quickly interrupted by Aemond. "We?" he snapped. "No, I'll talk to him alone. You stay here."

"He won't listen to you, Aemond." The young wife reminded her husband. "He's stubborn and ignorant, and he certainly won't listen to his little brother."

"Mhm Of course, he only listens to you." Aemond rolled his eye and pulled on his eye patch to hide his sapphire eye. "He suggested himself to leave and let me go first. He doesn't want any of this at all."

"Still, we don't know what he's been talking to your mother about. He might have changed his mind." She reflected, leaning against the dressing table.

"We talked about that last night." Sighed Aemond wearily. "We-you have to convince him that he doesn't want it. Aegon seems to trust you and-"

"And he always wants what he can't have." Edith interrupted him in a low voice.

Aemond nodded in agreement and the two exchanged a meaningful look.

Together, the two then left their chamber and made their way to the eldest prince. The way was not far, but the tense atmosphere made it seem endless.

The young man knocked first once, then twice, and finally three times, but the door was not answered. Finally, Aemond simply opened the room door and stepped into his siblings' chamber.

"Helaena? Aegon?" called Edith into the room when she could not see either of the other Targaryens. "Hello?"

Aemond closed the door to the room behind him and the two looked around the premises together, but neither Aegon nor Helaena were here.

"What are we going to do?" asked Edith annoyed, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

The silver-haired one would have liked to answer, but he was also annoyed. He didn't feel like having to look for his brother again.

But in fact they didn't have to look for him again, because a soft rustling sound betrayed the missing prince after all.

The young couple looked at each other and then Edith looked at her feet, where the bed sheet was rustling, although she did not move her feet.

Aemond took a step forward to move closer to the bed, but Edith quickly raised her hands to make him stop. Then she put a finger to her lips to signal him to stay quiet.

Carefully and quietly, Edith slid down from the bed and knelt on the floor, then hesitantly lifted the bed sheet and immediately she spotted the once again missing prince. With his violet eyes he looked at her pleadingly, so that Edith, almost startled, let go of the sheet.

Nodding, she looked to her husband. Edith could see less emotion in his eyes than in the eyes of Aegon. For a moment the two looked at each other again, they did that often lately and they seemed to understand each other without words. Then Aemond nodded too and he turned to leave the room.

Only when the door slammed loudly did Edith dare to move. She lay down on her back, lifted the sheet again and crawled under the bed to Aegon. She not only ruined her hairdo in the process, but also wrinkled her precious dress, but never mind - that didn't matter.

"Why are you hiding?" she asked him in a whispering voice.

Aegon and Edith were both lying on their backs under the bed, and while Edith had turned her head towards him, Aegon had his head straight and was staring at the underside of his bed.

"Because my duties don't hide from me." He replied just as quietly.

They both whispered, for even a normal volume would have been too loud for this situation.

Edith reached for Aegon's hand and squeezed it gently, stroking his rough hand with her thumb. She wondered what he had done why it was so rough, but she didn't ask. Still, it was an incredible feeling to feel his hand in hers again and to be so close to him again.

"Aemond and I-"

"Aemond and you." He mimicked as he interrupted her.

Aegon hated just the thought of the two of them being together. Likewise, Aemond hated that Edith was alone in the room with Aegon now, and that he was waiting in the hallway. At least when it came to Edith, the two resembled each other and jealousy bonded the two.

"-We just want to help you." Edith finished her sentence anyway, even though he had interjected.

"You can't help me, my love." He murmured in a shaky voice.

"My love? Still?" asked Edith in shock, to which Aegon only nodded. "Why?"

"I cant help it, but i want you." Finally Aegon turned his head to her and Edith could see tears in his eyes. "But I don't deserve you, I never did."

Edith looked at him breathlessly and squeezed his hand a little tighter. She was shocked to hear that and it felt like a curtain was falling in her head. "Why did you leave me?" she asked so softly he could barely understand her.

"I think I've said that before...and shown you that many more times. I can't keep hurting you, I can't stand it." Aegon swallowed the new tears and turned his head away again.

"You're right... you really hurt me." Edith sighed breathlessly. She knew she didn't have forever to talk to him here, and Aemond could come back at any moment, so she had to hurry. "But we're all healthy and alive."

The young man with the tousled silver hair chose to remain silent. Even if he had, he wouldn't have known what to say.

"Let's put all this behind us, please, Aegon. And please look at me." Asked the woman with brownish hair to the man, gently turning his head in her direction with her free hand. "We want to help you, really. We want you to be okay."

"So you also want to help me to the throne as well as my mother wants it?" replied Aegon mockingly, looking into her blue violet eyes.

Edith shook her head slightly, as best she could in this position. "No, on the contrary." She quickly clarified. "You begged me to help you yesterday, you asked Aemond to take you to a ship..."

She watched Aegon turn his head away again as she spoke, which is why she put her hand on his cheek again and turned his head back to her. "Let us help you, my love." She breathed to him.

This nickname was her ultimate weapon and made Aegon soften further. It seemed like the last moons and everything else never happened and the two of them were back to the first phase where they fell in love with each other.

"Do you trust me?" she asked him, sliding a little closer.

He also slid a little closer to her and leaned his forehead against hers. "I don't trust anyone as much as I trust you." He answered honestly before placing his lips on hers for a brief moment. "How are you going to help me?"

"We'll get you out of here with the help of a friend. You'll be safe, I promise." Edith smiled slightly as he kissed her, but quickly became serious again. She couldn't forget now why she was under this bed and why they had given up their romantic relationship or why he had.

"And what about Helaena and my children?" The young princess had indeed not been prepared for this question, for she did not think that Aegon was thinking of the four of them when he escaped. "I cannot leave them defenseless."

"They will not be defenseless. You know I would give my life for the four of them." She assured him honestly, stroking his cheek gently. If the situation wasn't so serious, it would be quite romantic here under the bed.

"How?"

"If you fake your death, then the queen will place Aemond on the throne. I myself also have some allies and we are still enlarging..." Edith sighed, not having enough time to explain herself. "We'll get you back or bring them to you, depending on what Helaena wishes, but right now you can't all go, it would stand out."

"Is that what you want? Aemond to the throne and play one big happy family? Is that why you want to get rid of me? I should have known!" Enraged, Aegon let go of Edith's hand and slid away until he was no longer under the protective bed.

Edith rolled her eyes at her own and especially his stupidity and crawled out from under the bed as well, adjusting herself less deftly than he what with the dress and her small belly.

"Aegon, please listen to me before you judge!" she pleaded and walked towards him, taking a few steps back to put more distance between them.

"I don't want to listen to you! You want to deprive me of my right to inherit!" he shouted loudly.

Only a few seconds later, the door to the room was opened and Aemond came in. He must have heard the loud voice from his brother. "What's going on here?"

"Aemond, everything is fine..." tried Edith to say, but Aegon interrupted her in an angry voice.

"Oh Aemond, everything is fine." Aegon, the eldest prince, mimicked her. "Nothing is fine! You want to get rid of me!"

The prince with the long silver hair had to pull himself together not to go after his older brother and hit him. This was typical Aegon with his behavior and again he acted like a child screaming for attention. Aemond knew he shouldn't be mad, but he couldn't help himself.

"We just want to help you, brother. Don't you see? We've been thinking all evening and all night about how we can help you after you almost collapsed in fear in town yesterday, so pull yourself together now." Aemond instructed his brother.

Aemond walked closer to the two as he spoke and stood between them, but so that there was still enough distance between him and his brother and him and his wife.

"This has nothing to do with helping, Aemond." Aegon laughed spitefully and hurt. "You want my right of inheritance."

"Let's face it you'd only bring Westeros down." Said Aemond bitterly honestly.

Edith's eyes widened at this statement. It was the truth, but that was the wrong way to convince Aegon. "Aemond!" she spurred her husband. "And you Aegon, you should be grateful for what we are taking in for you. To help you, we could lose our heads. Do you understand that?"

Aegon crossed his arms in front of his chest like a child. "I don't want to leave this place." He said in a clear voice.

He seemed to have recovered from his trip yesterday and had not drunk a drop of wine since, yet Edith and Aemond doubted Aegon's sense of understanding.

Frustrated, Edith wiped her hands over her face. This could not be true! Why was this man so stubborn and such an idiot?

"Then our half-sister will kill you for sitting on her throne." Aemond reminded his brother of what was about to happen. "Maybe we should just let that happen and we'll have one less thing to worry about."

"She'll do the same to you sitting up there...or Edith. Is that what you really want?" Aegon asked him somewhat provocatively.

"No matter who sits up there, Rhaenyra will try to kill us all." Edith interjected into the brothers' conversation. "She's been trying to do that all along."

Aegon's eyes widened at this revelation. It took him a while to put the pieces of the puzzle together in his head, but then he finally understood. Everything that had happened to Edith here had been because of Rhaenyra, not because he brought her bad luck. It calmed him to know that he wasn't responsible for everything Edith had gone through.

"That's why you're looking for allies." Escaped the oldest in the room, dumbfounded.

Surprised, Aemond looked at his wife. "What have you told him all?" he wanted to know from Edith.

"Not enough." She answered simply. "We don't have the time, Aegon. We just want your safety, and I want my revenge on Rhaenyra so I can free my parents and my siblings."

When Aegon and Aemond said no more, Edith began to tell the short version of her story. She also told Aegon why she was actually sent here and how her mission here had changed. She had a mission of her own now, now that she knew all the background.

They had been playing with Edith for far too long, it was time for her to play with the others.

"Aegon please... you will be fine and we will come visit you and if it is Helaena's wish, she will follow you with the children someday if all is fine." Edith promised her former lover as she slowly walked up to him and placed her hands on his cheeks.

His hands wrapped around her wrists and his look seemed sad. "What if you all die? I can't protect you if you're being attacked." Escaped Aegon in a shaky voice.

Aemond was surprised at his older brother's words, because he rarely showed his true feelings. He too now went to him and protectively put an arm around his shoulder, the other arm he put around his wife.

"I will do everything I can to make sure that doesn't happen, brother." Assured Aemond with a slight grin. "Someday we will all be safe and think back to this moment when you are a hero. We couldn't complete our plan without your help."

Aegon lowered his eyes and looked at the ground. He was not convinced to leave the country and all those he loved. Besides, Aegon was very afraid of being alone and in a strange place. That he might someday be a hero because of it was unimaginable to him.

"And what if I get killed? You would never know." Aegon still tried to talk his way out of fear and to convince the two, and especially himself, to stay here.

But he didn't know what would be more terrible. To leave without knowing how everyone is doing or to stay here and see everyone die just because he has no control over his land and couldn't protect his family. And worst of all would be watching Edith and Aemond create their own family.

"I would feel it- I mean... we would know." Edith said, but had to quickly improve. "Besides, you wouldn't be alone."

Aegon still wasn't fully convinced as he sighed and finally lifted his head so he could look at the two of them. "Okay... when do I leave?"

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