𝓐 𝓢𝓸𝓷 𝓕𝓸𝓻 𝓐 𝓢𝓸𝓷

Aera Targaryen sent Otto Hightower back without his ear, and hand. Aera had raised Rhaenyra as her own her whole life, she promised Aemma that she would watch over her. She had kept that promise the entire time, even when she was far away in the Free Cities. She sat in the table room, she was staring attentively at the map when she heard Rhaenyra walk in. "Mother" she called out to Aera. Over the years, Rhaenyra took to calling Aera mother. "Yes, my sweet girl?" she replied. "What do I do?" Rhaenyra asked. "A part of me wants to say just burn them all. Burn them all" she began. "But the wise and older part of me wants speaking terms, getting the throne back the right way. Without bloodshed" she looked at Rhaenyra.

Rhaneyra who was already looking at her nodded. "I don't want to say you're nothing like your father because you are like him. You wish to have a reign full of peace and prosperity, much like your father and great grandfather, the old king Jaehaerys" Aera a little girl when her grandfather was alive, he saw her on three different times. Three times only. Queen Alysanne on the other saw her more than once. She never saw Saera but she did ask Saera to allow her to see her granddaughter.

Aera held Rhaenyra's hand. "But im afraid we are past peace and harmony, Nyra. They stole your throne and butchered your boy. And to add to the wound, they threw a feast on the honor of his murder" Aera loved Rhaenyra's boys as her own. Her brave boy, Jacaerys, her sweet boy Lucerys, and her baby boy Joffrey. The three boys loved her as if she was their true grandmother, after all she had raised all of them.

"We must fight this war, and win it. Or else, our heads will end up in a spike for everyone to see. And those half blooded children will sit the iron throne, erasing everything that has to do with our blood and house. You saw how that Hightower whore has put her starry emblem on our home" Rhaenyra nodded, Daemon had told how some places in the Keep had been changed into things related to the faith of the seven. "Alicent..." it was hard to speak about her.

"She was my daughter. I love her, despite everything. But, I cannot forgive what she has done. Not only to my sweet boy, but to you, and my child" Rhaenyra was wild at times, but she was kind and good. Aera had raised her right, she had been raised along side alyss, their cousin. Alyss, had been conspiring against the greens since the moment she heard about what they had done to her Rhaenyra.

"Things are going to get bloody and very messy. But I promise you, Nyra, that you're line shall prevail" Rhaenyra felt the tears in her eyes as she kissed her mothers hand. "I don't want anyone to get hurt, Mother. I just wish to go on dragon back across the narrow sea and eat only cake, with you and my brothers and sisters" Aera smiled at her, bringing Rhaenyra in for a hug. "Harwin has taken Harrenhal, alongside Eric. He said Eric wishes to take revenge against Aemond, as Luke's father he feels like it would bring him joy to kill the boy" Rhaneyra said nothing.

After all, Aegon, Helaena, Aemond and Daeron were her kin. Her brothers and sister. Rhaenyra was closer to Helaena more than her brothers but she did love them, they were her blood after all. "I know they are family, but there is always a line and they had crossed it. Alicent knew your father named you his heir. It didn't matter if she gave birth to fifty sons, the succession never changed. Did she truly believe it would change now?" Aera asked. "Alicent believes whatever her father wants her to believe" Rhaenyra replied. "It has always been like that and it will always be like that. Now, it might cost her not only her life but the life of her children and everyone else" Rhaenyra said with a sad smile.

Baelon walked in. "Mother. Your grace" he greeted. "Alyss has sent a raven" he began. Aera stood quickly, walking over to him. He gave her the letter and she opened it. She read over a couple of times and then she smiled. "What is it?" Rhaenyra is. "Alyss has bewitched Aemond" she replied. "Alicent is losing her mind over Otto and what I did and they are trying to figure out our next moved" she added. "So, what's next?" Baelon asked. "A debt needs to be paid" Daemon said as he and Maegor walked. "Lucerys shall be avenged" Daemon said as he took Aera's hand and kissed it. "An eye for an eye" Daemon began. "A son for a son" Maegor finished. "What are you planning?" Aera asked. "We are going to kill Helaena's son. The young prince Jaehaerys" Aera looked at Daemon.

Daemon shocked his head. "Aera, our whole lives I have respected all your choices. Good and bad" he told her. "You ended House Hightower in a moment of rage and I supported you. Children lived there too" he added. "Lucerys was like a son to me. I raised him since he was a young boy. I raised him the way I've raised all of our children. This is not only for him but for me too. I lost him too. And we shall avenge his death" Aera looked at Rhaenyra who said nothing. "A son for a son" she said.

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