Kingslanding

Aemma was in labour and it would probably only be a few minutes before her first child would see the light of day! A feeling that she found impossible to describe!

She and King Viserys had been waiting so long to have a child together, but somehow it never worked out...until now! Now it had happened and he could hardly wait to see what fragile and beautiful little creature was about to be born!

And indeed, it didn't take long, because suddenly he heard a baby crying and his wife's maids clapping and congratulating her! In an instant, he stormed into Aemma's chambers and smiled warmly at his wife. She smiled back and beckoned him to her. He was to be the first to hold his daughter. She didn't want anyone to take the honour away from him!

Tears of joy formed in his eyes as he held his daughter in his arms for the first time! She was so fragile and beautiful and her beauty was comparable to a sunny winter morning! Her white hair, of which she didn't have too many yet, shone beautifully in the low afternoon sun and her pure skin fascinated King Viserys straight away!

In his and Aemma's eyes, she was perfect and always would be, no matter what! She was his firstborn daughter and he would protect her from all the dangers of the world, no matter what it cost him! And he didn't care if more children were born after her - she was his light of the world, his daughter, his whole heart!

Aemma sat up to take her daughter in her arms and King Viserys handed her to her after he had sat down next to her. He smiled at her again and she smiled warmly back. The two of them were meant for each other and they loved each other to pieces! Aemma and his daughter were the best thing that had ever happened to him!

As they sat there, one of Aemma's maids dared to ask if the royal couple had already thought of a name for the little one.

"Sorry if this is an inappropriate question, but have you thought of a name for the little one yet?" Aemma looked at her handmaiden and smiled. Of course she had already thought of a name and in fact there were two that she more than liked and that she was sure King Viserys would like too!

"I've already thought about names, yes, and I'm sure my husband will like those names too!" King Viserys turned his head and looked at his wife expectantly. He was curious to see what names she had come up with!

"I can't wait to see what names you came up with, Aemma!" Aemma laughed lightly and then continued.

"Our daughter shall have the following names - Valaena Daella Targaryen!" King Visery's eyes widened and he immediately fell in love with the names his wife came up with!

"So it shall be, our daughter will be called - Valaena Daella Targaryen! Long live our little princess!" Aemma nodded, overjoyed that her husband had agreed to the names and that he was so fond of his daughter!

2 years later

Valaena was a bright, loving and adventurous girl. King Viserys and Queen Aemma always had something to laugh about with her, but in recent months Aemma has been worried about her husband's behaviour.

Days after Valaena's birth, many lords and men from lesser houses asked for the hand of the princess, who was still far too young. Aemma didn't like this and always shared her worries with her husband, who, it seemed, was more concerned with memorising the suitors for his daughter's hand!

He seemed to like the idea of men all over Westeros competing for his daughter's hand, and he also seemed to like the idea that he would one day be the man who chose the husband for his daughter! But that was wrong.

Aemma wanted Valaena to look for a husband herself when she was old enough and not choose one of the many that appealed to her father! Because Aemma herself had her parents' permission to choose her own husband and her choice clearly fell on King Viserys!

So why shouldn't her daughter have the choice herself one day? Why would her father of all people choose a husband for her? Too many questions that Aemma had no answers to were buzzing around in her head and too many unresolved arguments with King Viserys were keeping her awake at night!

She wanted a beautiful and promising future for her daughter, not a predetermined one! But King Viserys didn't see this and he didn't see how his wife was slowly breaking down. He wasn't doing the right thing and Aemma wanted nothing more than for him to finally realise it...