" The Valyrian capital was built into a volcano, much like Dragonstone " Viserys said as Arianne walked around the large statue opposite him with a smile " And the Dragonlords, the highest of the nobility....lived here, at the volcanic face closest to the source of their magic and power and this was the Anogrion...where the Bloodmages worked their craft ".

" It is truly wondrous, what you've built " Arianne complimented smiling.

" Oh no......I only pore over the histories and provide the plans " Viserys shrugged " The Stonemason's built the structures ".

" Do you believe that Westeros can be another Valyria, Your Grace? " Arianne asked curiously. She didn't like that her father was whoring her out to the king, but she knew she had to do because she didn't want to disappoint her father and if she didn't do it then Alicent would be forced to.

" That depends, whether you speak of the Freehold at it's height or at it's fall " Viserys replied before picking up a small statue of a dragon " Over a thousand dragons, a navy large enough to span the seas of the world........." Arianne walked closer to the King "....The glory of Old Valyria will never be seen again " Viserys suddenly dropped the statue and cursed as he and Arianne go to pick it up " Seven hells " Arianne picked up the broken statue for Viserys and handed it to him, he grabbed it and looked at her and the 14 year old girl shifted uncomfortably.

" Tell me how is, Rhaenyra? " Viserys asked.

" What do you mean? " Arianne asked sheepishly.

" Well, these days, she doesn't say more than a few words to me " Viserys said " I think she might find it difficult......to discuss personal matters ".

" It will take time " Arianne nodded "......It did when me and Alicent lost our own mother ".

" I wish, she would approach me " Viserys admitted.

" What if you went to her? " Arianne suggested.

" There are times when I would rather face " Viserys said smiling " The Black Dread himself, than mine own daughter of 15 ".

   Arianne laughed.

" I think, she would open herself to you, if invited " Arianne said " You do have such an easy way about you, Your Grace ".

" You do not mention our talks to Rhaenyra, do you? " Viserys asked and Arianne stayed silent " I just....I fear she wouldn't understand them ".

" No, Your Grace " Arianne replied quietly with a sad look on her face

⎯

" It's only been half a year since my mother died and already they tried to marry my father off and replace me as heir " Rhaenyra said as she and Arianne walked in The Great Sept " I know those men and how they plot in their secret council's, when I've been sent away ".

" You cannot worry at the matters of Lords' and King's, Rhaenyra " Arianne said as she walked to one of the long stone chairs " What if your father were to remarry? " Rhaenyra stayed silent with a solem look on her face " Your father loves you " Arianne picked up a candle from one of the chairs and walked closer to the circle pray table filled with candles " He chose you as his heir ".

" He didn't choose me " Rhaenyra said " he spurns Daemon ".

Arianne kneels at the table and grabbed a wooden stick and lit it with one of the many candles and then blew it out and held her hand in a praying sign " Kneel with me " Arianne smiled softly.

Rhaenyra looked at Arianne , who stared at her with a smile and Rhaenyra gives in and walked and kneeled next to her friend " I find this is a way to be with my mother here in the quite of the Sept, I feel close to her.........I know, it sounds foolish " Arianne said softly.

" I don't " Rhaenyra said softly " I don't think, it's foolish ".

" Good " Arianne smiled " Because I thought you might try ".

" I " Rhaenyra said, unsure.

" If not for me " Arianne said as she placed a candle in front of the Targaryen Princess " Then perhaps for them ".

Arianne held out the stick for her and Rhaenyra grabbed it and lit it before blowing it out and held her hands together in a praying motion.

" What do I say? " Rhaenyra asked sheepishly.

" Whatever you wish " Arianne said " It's only for you and the gods to know ".

Rhaenyra looked at her before she looked straight ahead and began to pray as tears fill her eyes, and after a minute Rhaenyra became extremely overwhelmed and buried her face in her hands and sighed as she began to cry and Arianne hearing her friends distress looked at her and grabbed her shoulders and led her down to sit on the steps and wrapped an arm around her.

" I want him to see me as more than his little girl " Rhaenyra confessed.

" Mine own father does not know the language of girls either " Arianne said and Rhaenyra smiled leaning further into Arianne's arms " When I wish to talk to him, I know that I must make the effort ".

" Thank you " Rhaenyra smiled as Arianne hugged her tighter.

⎯

It was the next day and Arianne was having lunch with Viserys.

" The Small Council is urging me to remarry " Viserys said as he played with his food " It seems, the realm wants for a new queen ".

Arianne swallowed a lump in her throat, before answering " A good and kind Queen will give comfort to your subjects " she paused before asking " Does The Small Council have a particular lady in mind? ".

" Lord Corlys Valaryon has offered the hand of his daughter, The Lady Laena " Viserys replied.

" A very strong match, Your Grace " Arianne said looking down at her damaged fingers.

" I must admit, I don't know Laena very well " Viserys said.

" I'm sure that she is good and kind " Arianne reassured Viserys with a smile " And that she will injoy your company.....as I have, Your Grace ".

Arianne reached besides her and grabbed a box and set it on the table in front of Viserys " I brought you something " Arianne smiled.

Viserys smiled sheepishly before opening the box and he smiled wider, when he what was inside. Viserys grabbed out the dragon statue, he had previously broken and saw that it was repaired.

" I asked, the stonemasons to mend it " Arianne said smiling.

Viserys smiled widely " This is....uhh....a very kind gesture, Arianne........very kind ".

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Viserys placed the statue in the box and straightened his clothes out before saying " Come ".

" The Hand, Your Grace " Ser Harrold said as he entered with Otto behind him and Arianne's smile dropped and her stomach began to sink as she started to pick at her nails.

" Your Grace, I've called The Small Council to an emergency session " Otto announced.

" Why? " Viserys questioned.

Otto looked at his daughter before replying " I think it best, you hear it directly ".

" Very well " Viserys said before standing up.

Arianne stood up after the king walked away and looked at her father, who gave her a proud look.

⎯

Arianne walked into the room smiling at Alicent as she walked by the younger girl and out the room after saying her farewells to her father. Arianne walked over to her father who was putting his leather gloves on and she fixed his capes, before resting her hands on his chest and Otto grabbed her hands and held them closer to his face.

" You are the most comely girl at court " Otto said bitterly looking at Arianne's hands " Why do you destroy yourself? " Arianne tries to remove her hands from her fathers death grip, but her didn't let go " Will you see the king tonight ".

Arianne swallowed a lump in her throat before answering sheepishly " If you wish it " Arianne sees Ser Criston walk into the room, she quickly removed her hands from her fathers and stepped away from him.

" Good day, Ser Criston " Arianne greeted her voiced cracking alittle.

" My Lady " Ser Criston greeted " I've assembled 20 of your best house guards, My Lord Hand.......Ser Harrold will also join us ".

Arianne looked at her father before walking away " Please look after The Hand, Ser Criston " Arianne said before, she walked past the knight.

⎯

Arianne was walking down the hall but was stopped by Rhaenyra.

" Ari, I need your help? " Rhaenyra asked.

" What is it, Rhae? " Arianne asked.

" Daemon stole Baelon's dragon egg and I'm going to Dragonstone to get it back " Rhaenyra said " And I want you to come with me ".

Arianne hesitated before answering " Okay, let me get changed and then we can go ".

⎯

Daemon and Otto stared at each other before Daemon spoke.

" Welcome to Dragonstone, Otto " Daemon greeted.

" Your occupation of this island is at an end, you're to relinquish the Dragon's egg " Otto demanded " Disband your army, Banish the whore and leave Dragonstone by order of His Grace, King Viserys ".

" Where is the King? I don't see him " Daemon asked.

" His Grace would never lower himself to entertain such a mummer farce " Otto replied.

" Ser Crispin, wasn't it? " Daemon asked mockingly.

" Ser Criston Cole, My Prince " Ser Criston said.

" Ahh, yes of course, apologies, I couldn't recall " Daemon said.

" Perhaps, My Prince recalls when I knocked him off his horse " Ser Criston said mockingly.

" Very good " Daemon laughed.

" This is a truly pathetic show, Daemon " Otto commented " Are you so truly desperate for the king's attention, that you would resort to skulking about like common cutpurse? ".

" I'm simply keeping to the traditions of my house " Daemon said " The same as my brother did with his heir".

" Those traditions are for the true born children of royalty " Otto said " Not, for bastards fathered on a common whore ".

" Lady Mysaryia is to be my wife " Daemon said.

" This is abomination with every breath " Otto snapped " you soil your name, your house and you brother's reign ".

" Our love does not know titles and traditions " Daemon said.

" And what of you men of the City Watch? Aiding the Prince is treason " Otto said.

" The king made me, their commander " Daemon said " They are loyal to me ".

" you've come for the egg " Daemon continued as he held out the egg " Here it is ".

" Are you mad? " Otto asked Daemon " You'd never survive this ".

" Well, happily, neither would you " Daemon said as he brought the egg back to his chest.

" To choose violence here, is to declare war against your King " Otto said.

" Wonderful " Daemon said.

" Even if it ends in the death of your unborn child and it's mother " Otto said.

Daemon in his anger unsheathed his sword as do the gold and white cloaks. Everyone freezes when they a loud dragon roar, Caraxes started growling as he walked further down the hill and roared.

" All of you, sheathe the fucking steel " Otto commanded.

Suddenly everyone looked to the side when they heard another dragon growling and a gold dragon emerged from the clouds with a two riders on it's back and to everyone's shock the dragon was Syrax, the dragon circled around and passed Caraxes, and the gold dragon landed behind the white cloaks, they looked at the dragon and see that the dragon riders are Rhaenyra and Arianne. Arianne and Rhaenyra caught the eye of Daemon, they then breaks eye contact and Rhaenyra hopped down from Syrax before helping Arianne down and began to walk to Daemon. But was stopped by Otto.

" What are you doing here, Princess.......Arianne? " Otto asked, angry that his daughter was here.

" Preventing bloodshed " Arianne said.

" Ser Criston, please escort The Princess and The Lady Hightower to safety " Otto demanded. Ser Criston was about to grab the Princess and Lady but stopped, when the Syrax started to growl.

" Careful not to startle Syrax my lords, She's rather protective of us " Rhaenyra said before she and Arianne walk up to Daemon.

" My father named me Princess of Dragonstone " Rhaenyra said " This is my castle you're living in, Uncle".

" Not until you come of age " Daemon said.

" You have angered your king " Rhaenyra said.

" I don't see why, this is a day of celebration " Daemon said " I am to be wed ".

" You already have a wife " Arianne snapped.

" Not one of my choosing " Daemon said smirked at the youngest Hightower.

Rhaenyra clicked her tongue before saying angry " And this required you to steal my brother's egg? ".

" You shared your cradle with a dragon, when you were born " Daemon said " I want the same for my child ".

" You're to have a child? " Arianne asked.

Daemon looked at Mysaryia who stormed off before looking back at the girls" One day " Daemon replied.

" I'm right here Uncle, the object of your ire, the reason that you were disinherited.....if you wish to be restored as heir, you'll need to kill me. So, do it.......and be done with all this bother " Rhaenyra said looking at her uncle.

Daemon, Rhaenyra and Arianne stared at each other before Daemon walked away, but suddenly he turned slightly throwing Rhaenyra the dragon egg before he walked away. Rhaenyra caught the egg and smiled down at it, she walked over and put the egg in the hot plate, she smirked at Otto before grabbing Arianne's hand and walks away, helping her on Syrax before flying away.

⎯

Rhaenyra stood by the cup bearer's table, she knew her father was going to announce who, he was planning to marry but was confused on why Arianne and Alicent were in the room but didn't think much of it.

" Good morrow, My Lords " Viserys said " I have decided to take a new wife " He looked at Rhaenyra, who nodded smiling " I intend to marry " Viserys looked at Arianne, Rhaenyra and Alicent noticed this and Rhaenyra's heart began to sink to her stomach as Arianne looked between Rhaenyra, Alicent and Viserys worried, Rhaenyra turned to Arianne with tears filling her eyes as her stomachs sinks even further " The Lady Arianne Hightower.......before springs end ".

Rhaenyra and Arianne looked at each other.

" This is an absurdity " Corlys snapped as Rhaenyra and Arianne continued to look at each other " My house is Valyrian, the greatest power in the realm ".

" And I am your King " Viserys snapped back and Corlys glared before storming out.

" Rhaenyra" Viserys said as Rhaenyra and Arianne continued to stare at each other but Rhaenyra didn't reply she just gave Arianne one last look of betrayal before storming out.

⎯

Rhaenyra stopped running once she reached Gods Wood, Arianne stopped a few feet behind her.

" Rhaenyra " Arianne called out.

" How could you " Rhaenyra shouted.

" I didn't have a choice " Arianne said.

" You did have a choice.....you could of made the choice to not whore it out with my father " Rhaenyra snapped and a hurt look appears on Arianne's face.

" Rhaenyra, I didn't want this.......I...I'm..... I'm only 14...I don't want to....to marry your father " Arianne cried " Or shove out heirs for the rest of my life....but it's my father....and if I didn't do it...he would of made Alicent ".

" What.........why would he do that? " Rhaenyra asked confused.

" I don't know " Arianne said "..........But can we please go back to normal ".

" No...I...I...can't " Rhaenyra said before walking away but was stopped.

" I love you " Arianne shouted and Rhaenyra froze before snapping out of it and walked over to Arianne and kissed her hard, not caring who saw. Arianne kissed her back just as hard.

" I love you too " Rhaenyra said after she pulled away and after a moment of silence she said " I want you ".

" I want you too....." Arianne said " but how can we be together...if I'm to marry your father ".

" We'll make it work...My Love " Rhaenyra smiled before kissing Arianne again.

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