It was now the following day and the castle seemed quieter than usual. Only maids in sight. I was making my way to Rhaenyras chambers until i saw Lord Corlys storming towards me.

I turned around and began walking the other way, hoping he didn't spot me. "Princess! Princess Rhaena!" the man shouted angrily.

I sighed as i put on a fake smile and turned to him. "Lord Corlys! What a surprise that you are here! Do you-"

"I am finished waiting. I am going to war with the Sea Snake. You father can not stop me. My offer still stands if you would wish to join me" he said.

The man seemed more furious than usual. "Lord Corlys, i have thought about it all night and i think it would be best if i stay. My sister will need my help. The next few years will be important for her. She needs to prepare to inherit the throne and i need to help her."

Corlys gave me a surprised look. "I chose you to help win this war because i was told you were the coldest maiden in the kingdom. Was i wrong?" he questioned.

I shuffled uncomfortably. "You were not wrong... But as you should know, the iron throne is larger than any war. Any person. It needs to be taken over by someone capable. I believe my sister will need my help with that" i said.

Corlys scoffed. "I thought that with everything going on with your father and the Hightowers you would like to run far away from here" he mumbled. I gave him a confused look. "What do you mean?" i asked.

"You don't know, do you?" he questioned. "Know what?" i asked getting more worried. "I believe you need to speak with your father. He seemed to have told everyone in the kingdom, apart from you, the big news" Corlys said as he stormed off.

I looked back at the man as he walked off, still not knowing a word of what he meant. I made my way to the council meeting room and walked inside to see nearly every important man and Alicent Hightower standing there in silence.

"Father... What's going on?" i questioned. "Rhaena... Hello" my father said as everyone stared at me uncomfortably. "I've heard something... Troubling... Has happened" i said. "Rhaena... I need to tell you that me and-"

"Excuse me, my grace, but i believe that the princess would like to know about... Something else that has happened" Otto Hightower said cutting my father off.

"Could someone please tell me what in the seven hells is going on!" i exclaimed. Everyone stayed quiet. "Otto, what is the... Other situation that you speak of?" my father asked.

"The dragon keepers have informed me of an incident that has happened not but a few hours ago" Otto said. "And what is that?" i asked angrily.

"A dragon egg has been stolen from the Dragonkeep" he mumbled.

Mine along with everyone else's heart in the rooms stopped. "How did this happen?" i asked gulping down my anxiety's. "It was prince Daemon... He is the culprit, princess" Otto said.

"Daemon?" my father mumbled with shock. I sighed angrily. "He said that because he is the rightful heir to the iron throne, his child deserves a dragon egg as soon as possible" one of the Dragon keepers said.

"His child? Daemon has a child?" i questioned. "One of his many whores i presume" one of the men at the table mumbled. "This... This is nothing less than sedition" i spat.

"My brother wishes to provoke me for taking his throne. He wants me to give him what he wants" my father said. "And he can not have it. The throne is not his and neither is this dragon egg. We must do something" i said.

"What would you have me do, Rhaena?" my father asked weakly. "Send him to the wall! Threaten his whore! Something!" i exclaimed. "Daemon has surrounded himself with an army of gold cloaks. We can not reach him that easily, princess" Otto said.

The men continued arguing over what to do whilst i felt my stomach turn. The dragon keeper kept his head down with shame. "What egg has Daemon taken?" i asked in High Valyrian.
"I am sorry, princess. You must know-"

"This is not your fault. But i need to know, what egg has he taken?" i asked louder. All the men went quiet as i raised my voice.

"The egg was Dreamfyres, princess... Cannibals kin... The same egg you and princess Rhaenyra chose for your brothers cradle" he mumbled.

I felt my face scrunch up. "Rhaena. We will do something about this, but i need you to stay here" my father said. I kept my head up high and sighed.

I gave my father a furious look as i walked out of the room. Daemon has raised my angers too high this time. I refuse to do nothing. I will not do nothing.

I stormed off to my chambers and began readying myself. As i did, i heard a knock at my door. "Not now!" i shouted. "Princess... It's Ser Criston... I have been told to keep an eye on you" Criston said.

I dropped my hairbrush on the floor and swung open the door. "If you are to keep an eye on me, Ser Criston, then you'll have to follow me to Dragon Stone" i said as i pushed passed him.

"Princess. I have been ordered to keep you here" Cole said as he hurried after me. "Good luck with that" i said with laughter. "Please princess, i can not defy your fathers orders" he said standing in my way.

I pushed a piece of his hair out of his face and gave him a fake smile. "Cole, i understand you are new to the kingdom. But you must know, my father will not banish you for not keeping me here. In fact, he might praise you for even trying" i said.

Cole sighed. "Please, my lady. Please just stay here. I'll keep you company" he said. I smiled. "No" i said pushing passed him once again.

I heard him sigh as he ran after me. "Fine. If you are leaving then i will come with you" he said. I scoffed. "I'm leaving on dragon back so unless you want to ride on the back of Cannibal, then no you can't come."

Ser Criston gulped. "Fine. Then i will join you on dragon back" he said unsure of himself. I stopped in my tracks and looked him up and down. "You are brave, Ser Criston. I like you" i said.

He smiled slightly and nodded. "Can i just ask... What if he does not like me?" he asked. "Then i've enjoyed your company, Ser Criston."

His face dropped as he reluctantly followed me to Cannibals dragon pit. He growled as he heard footsteps coming towards him. Criston jumped as he took several steps back.

"Hey boy. We're going for a ride" i said rubbing his nose. He calmed down as he realised it was just me. "Come on, Ser Criston" i said.

Cole stayed put and stared at the dragon with pure fear. "He won't bite, Ser Criston... Hopefully" i mumbled which caused him even more fear.

He slowly walked towards Cannibal and mounted him. He let out a relived sigh and laughed loudly. I laughed at his reaction and Cannibal took flight.

I felt Cristons manliness leave his body as he held onto my waist for dear life. He let out a scream of terror which quickly turned to excitement.

We made our way to Dragon stone as i quickly spotted Daemon with many guards behind him. He was faced with Otto and my fathers guards as there was a stand off.

Cannibal let out a ferocious roar as everyone on the bridge looked up at him. I landed him behind my fathers guards and helped Ser Criston off Cannibal.

All the guards cleared the path for me to walk passed them as Criston followed close behind me... Everyone except for Otto Hightower. "What are you doing here, Rhaena?" Otto spat through gritted teeth.

"Preventing blood shed. And it's princess Rhaena to you" i spat back. "Ser Criston, please escort the... Princess to safety" Otto said. "Take care not to startle Cannibal my lords, he's rather protective of me" i said walking passed him and towards Daemon.

"My father has named my sister princess of Dragonstone and as she is not here to protect it, i am. And you are not allowed to be here" i said in High Valyrian so the others would not hear.

"Not until she comes of age" Daemon replied. "You have angered the king" i said. "I don't see why. This is a day of celebration. I am to wed" he said. "You already have a wife" i said.

I looked the woman standing behind Daemon up and down. She must be the whore that the men spoke of. "And i'm sure a woman of her beauty would never marry a tyrant like you."

"I may have a wife princess, but she is not of my choosing" Daemon said. "And this is required you to steal my brothers egg? My dragons kin?" i questioned sarcastically.

"You may not have shared your cradle with a dragon because of the circumstances of your birth, but that does not give you the right to take my child's claim away" he said taking a step towards me.

"So you are to have a child?" i questioned looking up at him. Daemon paused as he looked back at the woman standing behind him. "One day" he mumbled.

Though the woman did not understand High Valyrian, i was sure she understood what Daemon was talking about. She pushed passed the guards and stormed off as i laughed.

"You really do repel women, don't you?" i questioned. "At least i am not whoring around like a certain bastard in court" he mumbled.

I smirked at the man. "I'm right here, Daemon. Everyone in the kingdom compares your rouge actions to mine... The object of your ire. If you wish to end that competition, then you'll have to kill me...So go ahead... Do it... And be done with all this bother" i spat through gritted teeth.

Daemon's face twitched as he looked me up and down. "You seem to have arrived here with Ser Crispin? Is he another one of your conquers?" he asked in a slight whisper.

"No... Not yet... And it's Ser Criston" i replied. Daemon let out an angry sigh. He kept his eyes directly on me as he walked away. As he began storming off, he threw the egg in my direction and stopped.

"Have you been informed that your father is to take another wife?" he asked. I was not informed of any direct decisions of my father marrying Laena Velaryon, but i was told it could happen.

"I... I do... Soon anyways" i mumbled. "No... He is to marry someone before springs end" he said. I was put off slightly as i took a deep breath. The thing i hated the most was being kept in the dark, being lied too.

"Who?" i asked. I hated that he knew something that i did not. "Princess, i think it's best we take our leave" Otto said. "We have what we came for... We should-"

"I said, who!" i shouted interrupting Otto. Daemon smirked at my anger. "He is to marry the Lady Alicent Hightower... He told the kingdom this morning... He must have forgotten to tell you" he said cockily.

My face twitched with anger. I walked away from Daemon and shoved the egg into Ottos chest. "Take it" i spat as i walked off.

"Princess are you-" Ser Criston began to ask but i ignored him. I mounted Cannibal and flew off. I rode straight back to the castle and made my way to my fathers chambers.

I walked in, hoping i had been lied too. But i was not. Alicent and my father were sitting down as i saw the colour leave both of their faces once they saw me.

"So it is true? You are to wed? And you didn't brother to tell me?" i questioned angrily. "Rhaena... I was going to tell you, i was. But i was afraid you would-"

"Afraid of what?" i shouted interrupting him. "I was afraid you would act like this" he said hanging his head. I felt the the lump in my throat grow.

"Does Rhaenyra know?" i asked. Viserys sighed. "Yes... She does" he mumbled. "And she did not tell me either?" i questioned with a shakey voice.

I looked to Alicent who was avoiding my eye. "Fuck... All of you" i mumbled. My father called my name as i walked out of the room and headed straight to my chambers.

I slammed my door and put my head in my hands. I tried to keep myself steady as i took several deep breaths.

I was furious that i had been lied to. My father has never even mentioned Alicent. I also thought Rhaenyra would have told me something this important. We promise long ago that we would tell eachother everything.

All i wanted to do was get far away from here.

That's when i remembered Corlyses offer. It was my chance to escape. It was my chance to do something for myself. To prove myself to everybody.

I didn't even bother bringing anything or saying goodbye to anyone. They would find out sooner or later where i was.

I was making my way to the dragon keep as i felt someone grab my shoulder. "Princess. Where are you going?" Ser Criston asked. I sighed as i rolled my eyes slightly.

"Ser Criston... Cole... I'm leaving for a while. And i need you to do me a favour" i said. "What? Leaving where? Does the king know? Princess i can't let you leave if-"

I put my hand over Cole's mouth to make him shut up. "I am leaving. One way or another. And i'm asking you... Can you do something for me?" i asked.

He paused but eventually nodded. I took my hand away from his mouth and put both my hands on his shoulders. "I need you to look out for Nyra whilst i'm gone. Just... Just don't let anyone make her think she is not suited for the throne, alright?" i questioned.

"Of course... You have my word, my lady" he said. I smiled weakly and let out a small laugh. "I do like that name you know. 'My lady'. Keep calling me that once i return" i said.

He smiled and nodded. I don't know what came over me but i leaned up and kissed the man softly on the cheek. "I'll see you soon... Ser Criston Cole" i said sarcastically.

"Until then... My lady."