Familiarity ||| Jacaerys Velaryon

eleven

Alyssa was still unconscious when they arrived in the Throne Hall. But the Queen was there. And after seeing the state of her son, it was demanded that he be treated first no matter what condition Alyssa was in.

Instead, a chair was brought and Alyssa was placed in it. Unresponsive, still leaking blood. But the Queen, and King, who'd arrived after, were focused on Aemond. And they listened to his testimony as the younger kids cowered together.

Corlys and Rhaenys arrived soon after. Rhaenys embraced her sobbing granddaughters who were bloody and terrified for their sister. Corlys demanded to know what happened, voice booming. He wasn't answered.

Not before Rhaenyra and Daemon whisked into the hall together. Both had returned from their "walk" and both were told their children were injured.

Rhaenyra quickly swept toward her sons, calling their names and leaning down.

Daemon looked for his youngest girls, who were somewhat hurt and cowering with their grandmother. But they gave him a tearful look and pointed at Alyssa.

His Alyssa. Slumped in a chair, face bloody, and unconscious.

Immediately Daemon went to her and bent down in front of the chair. He took her face in his hands and turned it, silently begging Alyssa to open her eyes. Just to show that she was okay.

She didn't open her eyes. Only a soft groan. Alyssa was alive but she'd been hurt and she'd been damaged. Daemon felt rage flare up within him.

"Who did this?!" He demanded, turning to look at his brother.

It seemed that Viserys noticed Alyssa's injuries for the first time. He couldn't address it, however, because the children began to yell and scream at one another.

"They attacked me!" Aemond claimed.

"He attacked Alyssa!" Jace argued, incomprehensible yelling beginning that would fill the hall. Alyssa's sisters joined in, yelling and cursing at Aemond.

The King demanded they stop three times before they actually did. But Baela wasn't having it when Alicent tried to claim it was on purpose. That Alyssa's injuries were from self-defence.

"She wasn't even there when it started! Alyssa came after, she only pushed him to the ground to protect us! Aemond hit her unprovoked and called Jace and Luke bastards!"

There it was. Baela hadn't been able to hold herself back with that information. Not when people were attacking her sister who wasn't conscious enough to defend herself.

Alyssa had only tried to protect them. And Aemond fought dirty.

That started a whole other issue. With more yelling and screaming. About the accusations. The name that followed Jace and Luke.

Bastard.

Viserys yelled about it. About ceasing the infighting between families. Ordering it to stop, for the children to make apologies and show goodwill.

It was a bit tough when Alyssa was unconscious and still bleeding from her nose.

But then the fighting was between the adults. Alicent demanded an eye from Luke to make up for the one Aemond lost. And when that wish wasn't granted, she took matters into her own hands.