𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭

"I will warn that those who dare question Lady Baelas advice again will be met by my dragon's teeth" Alaesa warned the men of the council, they had been arguing for a while. No one would listen to Baela or even the prince of dragonstone.

Everyone, including herself, wanted to go and find their queen. Rhaenyra hadn't been seen in days and people were thinking the worst.

Jace sighs "I see no other choice we need to send a dragon"

With those words the doors open and the Queen walks in.

"Where" Rhaenyra questions as she takes her place at the council table.

"To support the war your vassals have been fighting in your absence your grace"

"Cole's host has grown since Baela and I spotted him days ago," Alaesa admits as Rhaenys takes over.

"He's raised the levies of both Robsy and Stokeworth and with their combined strength sacked Duskendale"

"Duskendale" The man who stood next to Rhaenyra repeated.

"The city has fallen and many Darklyn men declared for Aegon" The Seansake announced, as he turned to Rhaenyra "Those who refused were put to sword"

"What of my father"

"He kept his oath and Cole took his head for it"

"Where have you been these last days you vanished without so much as a word" Jace changes the subject as Alaesa looks over at her cousin, knowing there was bigger matters at stake.

"Well, i apologise for my absence and the secrecy but such was necessary" Rhaenyra muttered "I went to king's landing"

"To what possible end"

"To meet queen Alicent and sue for peace"

With those words Alaesa speaks up joining the conversation "You saw Alicent, after everything that has happened"

"You could've been taken or slain" Jace adds.

"I inherited 80 years of peace from my father. Before I was to end it, I needed to know that there was no other path and now I do." The queen pauses "Only one choice remains to me, either i win my claim or die trying"

"We stand at the ready, your grace"

"Coles victories have only emboldened him, he marches to rooks rest" Alaesa states.

"His was just hours away when lord Stauntons ravens took wing"

Rhaenyra is puzzled why the greens wanted such a small castle as she questions it "Why rooks rest after Duskendale is it but a small coastal keep"

Lord Alfred answers "Because lord Staunton is a member of this council and his castle is small and vulnerable. There for taking. Cole knows we have no army on the mainland"

"He is brazen and he is daring us to act." Another lord spoke.

"We need to send a dragon" Jace suggested if you could even call it a suggestion.

"There are those who have mistaken my caution for weakness, let that be their undoing" Rhaenyra uttered, making Alaesa smile slightly knowing Rhaenyra was and would be a good queen "I will go"

Corleys quickly objects "My queen you cannot"

"I will not loose- dragons to war whilst i hide here in my castle"

"Our allies raise their banners for you, mother" Jace reminds her.

"Yes they do"

"If you die, all is lost so send me"

"No"

"I will burn Coles lines and withdraw before kingslanding could raise the alarm"

"You lack the experience"

Alaesa sighs "Send me your grace"

Rhaenyra lets out a smoke scoff not believing that two of her children had now asked to fight a war that they wouldn't win "I will say the same to you as i did to jace, no Alaesa"

Alaesa wants to protest but before she can Rhaenys steps forward "Send me"

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Alaesa had always listened to her father but he was in Harrenhal running from his mistakes and Rhaenyra was alone here. Alaesa had bent the knee but that was not going to stop her fighting. She had seen how many men the greens had and she knew they also had Vhagar.

But Alaesa didn't think at all that Vhagar would be at rook's rest. She just knew there would be too many men for Rhaenys to fight alone.

So she made her way to the dragonpit ready to find Attor and join Rhaenys in the sky.

She entered the dragon pit and sighed. Her eyes landed on Rhaenys and Meleys.

Alaesa had always thought Meleys suited Rhaenys, the red queen and the Queen who never was.

When Rhaenys lifted her head and saw Alaesa she sighed.

"Skori gaomagon īlon henujagon" (When do we leave) Alaesa asked in high valyrian, knowing that there were those who would rush to Rhaenyra and have her stopped before she could fight.

"You aren't coming" Rhaenys muttered as she walked over to the young Targaryen girl "You may have large dragon and the spirit of a targaryen But you and Attor are inexperienced"

Alaesa looked to the side seeing Attors wings meaning he was already approaching and there was no going back "Nyke jaelagon naejot morghūljagon iā zaldrīzes kipagīros's morghon" (I wish to die a dragon riders death)

Rhaenys looks at the girls, she was every bit Daemon's daughter as she Was Laena. Laena may have not been her true mother but ten years was a lifetime for Alaesa.

"Does our Queen know"

"Our Queen will know once we've taken Rooks rest" Alaesa states as Rhaenys nods her head "Two dragons against one army, we will win and bring our queen a victory"

Rhaenys looks at at the girl one more time before returning to her dragons side.

Alaesa watches as Meleys flysout the dragonpit Rhaenys on back. She doesn't waste any time on mounting Attor and following behind.

She was going to end Cole and nothing would stop her. Not even Alicent Hightowers brother.

AN- I am not ready to write rooks rest......