7. Eyes

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I stood in front of the remaining skull of Balerion himself, lighting the stick with fire through the hundreds of candles on the stone table. I lit my candle and placed it down alongside the others

I blew the fire out and closed my eyes, praying to whoever gods that hears my prayer.

I murmured words under my breath, praying for my other parents Zara and Cadre in Qarth

The surroundings were silent, no people around and it was just me. This place was almost comforting

Until I was interrupted when heating multiple footsteps on the ground coming near me, making me open my eyes when the soft voice of a woman called my name.

I turned around and locked eyes with a blue ones

Shivers ran down my spine as a tall man, wearing his black suit stared at me with a leather cover on his right eye, the scar on his cheek made me curious. His gaze was almost cold, and strange

Other women wearing a light green dress, with blond hair and soft smile, smiled at me

"I and my brothers didn't get to introduce ourselves earlier to you. I'm Halaena " The woman introduced herself and shook my hand, I cast my eyes off the man and smiled at Halaena. She looks young and almost around the same age as me.

Halaena, one of King Viserys and Alicent's children. The dreamer, they say

" oh, it's nice to meet you, I heard good things about you, " I said as she removed her hand from mine and looked behind to her brother

" Aemond, I thought you wanted to meet Visenya," Halaena says.

Causing my cheeks to turn red as I heard Aemond suck in the air before walking toward me

When our skin touched for the first time, a weird electric came through inside of me, as Halaena watched us with a soft smile on her face.

I looked up and met Aemond's gaze again, his tall height making me feel small towards him.

But I wonder what happened to his eye and who caused it. I opened my mouth to speak but we were cut off when a handmaiden came to the room

" your grace, Jaehaerys won't stop fussing " The woman spoke

At the same time Aemond let go of my hand, Halaena sighed and excused herself as we watched the two of them walk out of the room. And now I was alone with Aemond

I took a deep breath and faced the candles once again

" so it's true, I never believed that Visenya Targaryen existed like what people whisper about "

He begins, Aemond's voice turns out to be cold and sharp. Causing me to furrow my eyebrow

" you know I didn't believe it because how it's even possible? How quickly everyone thinks you are a real Targaryen... And not just a playing bastard? " then his voice cut through me as I faced him angrily

"What is your problem? " I asked, almost like a hiss as a smirk formed on Aemond's face. A smirk that I want to erase from him

" your bastard brothers " He replies. I felt my anger rise in my chest when he called Jace and Like a bastard

" they're not a bastard! " I defended which caused him to let out a cold laugh, I continued glaring at him

" what my brothers even do to y—? " but before I can't even finish my sentence.

My breath hitched in my throat when Aemond's face quickly stood a few inches away from mine. His eyes turned dark with anger

" you see this? Luke did this to me, I was left behind with pain and suffering that he caused! And now... Someday, I'll make sure to do the same to his eye as an act or repayment " He hissed, pointing at the cover in his right eye

As my eyes slowly trailed at the long scar across it.

" lay your hand in my brother, and I'll make sure I'm the one who's gonna take your other eye " I spat in front of his face

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After a few hours, I found myself sitting on my bed with Luke as we thought of names to name my dragons. Jace was in his daily valyrian lessons that's why he wasn't here

" do you teach them about Dracarys— " but suddenly my black small dragon
Breathed out a fire

Causing me and Luke to widen my eyes in surprise. He burst into laughter and praised my dragon

" do dragons do that?! " I asked shockingly as Luke nodded his head

" of course. Now what do we name them? " He asks

He came up with a name for the girl Caelia whom I liked, her brother Valarr, and the black fierce one Aelor. When me and Like we're walking back to the dragon pit to return my dragons in the care of dragon takers

I can't help but not to ask Luke about Aemond.

" What happened between you and– Aemond? " I asked as he sucked in a breath and sighs

" it was a few years ago when we were still kids. When Aunt Laena died, her dragon, Vhagar was left without a rider, our cousin Rhaena was gonna claim him. Until Aemond stole Vhagar from her, he started attacking us. And then it happened " Luke explains. I winced quietly when imagining in my head what happened that time between them

And now I understand why Aemond hated my brothers so much.

Luke told me the story of how Laena Verlaryon, Laenor's sister died in a tragic death. Leaving her two daughters in the care of her parents in Driftmark.

" but where is her husband? " I asked curiously as I continued walking with Like around the castle. Sending smiles to whoever people we walk past why who greeted me

" oh, you mean Daemon? I heard he's gonna come here tonight "

" Daemon? " I asked quietly. Repeating the same name in my head

"What is he like? "

"there are so many things to tell about Daemon, but you'll meet him sooner "

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