Third's Pov

Daemon quickly pickup his niece swiftly before Alicent had led them to Rhae's room. Shantae rushed after them along with Saera and Maegelle. Laena, although she wanted to go with them, but Rhaenys held her daughter back. Rhaneys didn't want her daughter to be stressed out while she too was waiting to birth her and Daemon's child. 

"Come." Rhaneys beckoned as Vaegon left the room to do his duty as the family's maester. Rhaneys and Corlys led her to their room while Alicent and the girls was around Rhaenyra as midwifes got everything to together as Vaegon prepped to finally release the baby boy into the world. Daemon, Laenor and the guards stood outside as Rhaenyra howled and shouted in pain as the Shantae begin to climb behind her and Alicent, Maegelle and Saera comforted her.

"You can do this, Rhae. I'm right here. Let me be your anger, let me be your salvation " Shantae whispered to Rhaenyra, who held her hands tightly as it was time for the baby to come. Harwin Strong, stood with contempt as he tried not to make it obvious that he was worried about his princess. Laenor could tell that he was worried without him even showing it. Even if the children were his, Laenor took care of them, pass them as his children. He would do anything for those boys. He'd hope that maybe he could fulfill his duty. He'll have to talk to Shantae about it.

"How long is this going to last?" Daemon questioned as he walked back and forth. Laenor scoffed at the impatient man.

"I hope you wasn't like this when Laena gave birth to the twins." Laenor sarcastically says making Daemon look at him with a scoff.

"Your sister's labor was quick. The girls were ready to come." Daemon told him with a cheeky smile. Ryos look amused at the two that went back and forward. He hopes everything was okay with Rhaenyra.

Rhaenyra howled in pain as they all urged her to push. Squeezing Shantae's hand as they both gasped out as she pushed, and Shantae urged her to take deep breaths.

"Deep Breathes. Rhae, deep breathes." Shantae whispered as her other hand glide through her hair softly as Alicent took a cool rag from the Midwife to dab her head.

"You can do this, Princess." Saera urged as Rhaenyra grunted, pushing as her she can.

"I c-- I can't." Rhaenyra stammered.

"No. No. Rhae. You better not give up okay. We need you please." Alicent told her as she cooled her down with the rag.

"Once you birth this baby and you get better, I'll take you up on that offer when we were teens. Hm. We'll ride on Syrax together." Alicent continued as a young mid wife shouted.

"The head!" Rhaenyra softly smiled at her friend as she grabbed her hand. Shantae smiled at them, how many hearts had she swayed towards her or together?

"Rhaenyra one last push okay!" Vaegon shouted as she pushed with all her might before she heard the baby crying.

"A boy, Princess." The older midwife told her. They cleaned the baby and wrapped him up in a blanket before handing him over. The ladies sat around her as they all cooed at the baby. 

"You did so good, Rhaenyra." Shantae whispered as she stared down at the baby.  Alicent didn't say anything about his features because Rhaenyra already explained to her the reason why she used Harwin to provide her heirs. Alicent just leaned her head against Rhaenyra's.

Her great Aunts stared at the three women as Shantae comforted the two before the door opened as all four men walked in.

"A boy. We've just heard." Laenor says with a smile as the males stared at the women. 

"Yes." Rhaenyra stated before she was hit with a contraction.

"It's the after birth." A midwife said as Vaegon guided the men out the room. Once it was done, the midwife was about to get rid of it before Shantae stop them.

"Dry it out make it into a fine powder. Put it the princess's food." Shantae states.

"And what does that do Lady Meeks?" Vaegon asked.

"Some of our Midwifes in our time have said that consuming the placenta/afterbirth that it increases iron supply, greater milk production, more energy, mood improvement and better maternal bonding, higher skin elasticity and also faster postpartum healing. The only thing we'll have to keep a look out for is any risks. If we do it correctly, it should work." Shantae told them. Vaegon and the mid wives looked perplexed at her knowledge.

"I want to try it out." Rhaenyra states. Vaegon looked at her in shock.

"Are you sure Rhae?" Vaegon asked.

Rhaenyra nodded, Vaegon told the mid wife to follow Shantae instructions before they move over to the living set. The women fussed over the baby; the men could finally come back in.

"Bout time you're done, I thought Daemon would've gone crazy." Laenor joked causing the women to laugh.

"He should know with his wife having twins and another on the way." Saera looked at her nephew, who scoffs at her. 'He still acted like a child.' Saera thought. The men looked at the child, Daemon void in the face as he looked at the child features, but he didn't say anything. Shantae could tell he didn't like what he was seeing. Daemon was always pro-Targaryen looks, so Shantae changed switch.

"I'll go get the children, Daemon, come." Shantae says as she basically dragged the man out. All the adults looked at them questionably. Rhaenyra knew why she took him out, her baby was devoid off all the features of Valyria. She would love her babies all the same because they were half of her. They are her lifeline along with her growing new family and her best friend back. 

Shantae and Daemon walked to the children's room. He kept his hand on his pommel of dark sister. There was a silence before Shantae spoke.

" I saw your looks at Joffrey." Shantae whispered.

"Joffrey? is that the baby's name?" Daemon questioned in disgust. Shantae shook her head at him.

"No. No. Do not start that. If we are going to change this future, we have to look past things. Laenor is a gay man. It wouldn't work, so she needs heirs. We can get your children become princesses and we can marry them to Rhaenyra's children. Your blood on the iron throne." Shantae tells him as Daemon thought about it. Shantae was going to keep that because she loved their relationship in the books. And she wanted to keep it. Daemon watched her as she did her own thinking. This woman was smart for her own good. He liked that. Lady Shantae was a lot different from their line of women, Mysaria and even the Bronze Bitch, but she was trying to keep their line alive. He could respect that.

"They are still part Targaryen; I wouldn't say anything but with Rhaenys now sporting her roots. No one would say anything." Daemon stared at the woman. Shantae nodded. She could understand that.

"What happen to this Bryden Rivers?" Daemon questioned still on their walk.

"He's connected to the great Weir wood tree in the true north." Shantae told him. Daemon was surprisingly interested in Blood Raven. He wanted to know everything about him. 

"The great others are the reason the dragons don't go over the wall. The night watch is another place we need to help. They are our defense against them." Shantae explained to him.

"Hmm." Daemon hums.

"We need to talk to Mellos, if he and Otto have anything to do with the deaths of Aemma's babies and any of the other deaths. Two birds with one stone. We call the great council or make a rule like Dorne that the eldest children, no matter the gender can become the heir." Shantae stated as they finally stopped at the children's room as Ser Erryk stand at the door.

"Lady Meeks. Prince Daemon." Ser Erryk stated before opening the door so they could get the children. They took in the atmosphere of the children talking and playing around. Shantae clapped her hands together as they turned to look at them.

"Jace, Luke. Your brother was born today. Let's take a field trip to the dragonpit. I'm sure Syrax gave both to her eggs." Shantae told them as Luce ran to her from where he was talking with Rhaena to hold her hand.

"Can we go?! Can we go!" one of Saera's oldest boys eager to see dragons.

"Well, everyone can come. We have prince Daemon and Ser Erryk to protect us." Shantae smiled as she picked up Luce and grab Jace's hand. They went to get an egg for Joffery. The children were amazed by all the eggs that was bunch up in the incubator room. Aegon boasted about Sunfrye to one of Saera's daughters and Heleana cuddled up to Dreamfyre as her and two cousins petted her face. Jace and Luce found their egg for their brother which was black with small golden linings to it. 

"Joffery would love it! Come let's go take her egg to its bond." Shantae smiled before they all walked out with Aemond looking in green of the Dragon pit. By the time, her , Daemon and the children came back to the room. Viserys was there with Ser Harrold and Ser Criston.

"Mother... look.  We chose an egg for the baby." Jace said as they opened the incubator.

"Ahh." Rhaenyra smiled at her children. Luce was still being carried by Shantae as Daemon stood behind her as they looked on. They looked like a unique family dynamic. 

"That looks like the perfect one." Rhaenyra cuddled Joffery to her. Yes, Joffery was now the name of the baby but was a different circumstance than before. Shantae basically named him. 

" I let Luke choose." Jace told his mother.

"Thank you, Jace." Luce says now standing next to his brother.

"We took a field trip down to the Dragon Pit; the children were in awe." Shantae told Rhae.

"Thank you, Shantae, and Kepus." Rhaenyra smiled at them.

"Come meet your cousin/nephew." King Viserys said to his cousins and children. The children stood around looking at the baby not knowing that the baby would grow white hair streaks. The baby looked every bit of Rhaenyra and a little bit like Harwin. Daeron saw a small stripe of white hair and pointed it out.

"Is that a white hair stripe." Daeron asked before making everyone look closely. Viserys smiled.

"It seems that we have another Rhaneys under our belts." Viserys replied.  Rhaneyra gasped at the look of it. Ryos and Saera interested in how this will fare. Everyone stayed like that relishing in the moment in a new life but knew that it was only the beginning.

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(Sorry if this is a bland chapter, but Joffrey is born. Next is the courtyard battle and the questioning of Mellos.)