𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 | 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯

04. Lys

RHAENYRA HAD TRIED TO SNEAK BACK IN THE CASTLE quietly but full-on bumped into her handmaiden

"Oh my are you alright princess?" Rhaenyra doesn't respond as she pulls Vanya in her chambers."Why are you dressed like a boy?" Vanya asks.

"It doesn't matter," Rhaenyra says, shaking her head,"Nothing matters," Rhaenyra repeats with a smile, as she takes Vanya's hands into her own, "We can do whatever we want."

"Shall I draw a bath for you, Princess?" Vanya asks as she walks deeper into the princesses chambers. She wipes her blue dress before turning around, seeing the princess not moving and stareing at her 

 "Take your clothes off." she asks. "Excuse me," Vanya says, confused at what the princess has just told her. 

"I said, take your clothes off," Rhaenyra orders, "And I will not ask again"

"Why, have I done something wrong?" Vanya asks holding her hands close to her stomach "No my sweet flower," Rhaenyra says as she removes her hat and walks closer to Vanya

"I want you," Rhaenyra says. "And even though I know you want me, you push me away" Rhaenyra says as she comes face to face with Vanya "Princess" Vanya tells her seemigly nervous Rhaenyra does listen as she stares into vanya's eyes 

"This is a reason I cannot; I'll be sent back to Lys I cannot go back." Vanya panicked as she stepped away from Rhaenyra 

Rhaenyra allows herself to let go as she watches her handmaiden stress around the room. My lady calm down no one will find out about us"

"Us? is there already an Us?" Vanya asked as her breathing gets tighter, "Forgive me princess I have worked hard to be able to afford safe passage from my home away from my family and I will not throw it away for some." Vanya stopped when she finally came to her senses 

"Forgive me, princess." Vanya says "I shall prepare a bath and clothes for you." Vanya says as she walks out the room, leaving Rhaenyra there alone with her thoughts and feelings

-

Vanya couldn't shake the feeling of last nights events as she walked down the hallway to wake the princess up from her slumbers

Vanya was afraid. She was afraid. The last time she was caught doing somthing like that her father lashed out on her badly, Now she is in king's even worse landing. she could lose her head. Be a wanted criminal and be stck in the dunjuons 

No. Rhaenyra wouldn't let her get stuck, would she? Vanya could't shake all these emotions running at her at once which caused her to bump into ser Cristion "Apoglises my lady" 

"No Ser it was my fault," Vanya said as she dusted herself before she continued to walk but was stopped by Ser Cristion. "Could you tell the princess that the Queen wants to see her in the godswood?" Ser Cristion asks 

"Of course, Ser," Vanya said quickly before walking away again. Uncomfortable with Ser Cristion's hand placement. He was Rhaenyra's sworn protector. Though Vanya did feel the protection that he was meant to give to Rhaenyra, 

Vanya made it to the Young Targaryen's Chambers and knocked on the door as Rhaenyra called out for the person to enter 

Vanya nervously opened the door to see Rhaenyra brushing her long silver hair. Vanya couldn't lie that she was jealous of the Targaryen's hair and beauty. Vanya was even more jealous of their Dragons. 

"My lady" Rhaenyra greeted her which snapped her out of her thoughts as Rhaenyra smiles and puts down her brush "The Queen has requested your presence in the gods wood," Vanya said with her head down and hands behind her back 

Rhaenyra's mind instantly went for the worse. Vanya had told the Queen. No, she wouldn't. Rhaenyra thought. As Rhaenyra's smile dropped she walked over "Escort me" The Princess asked as Vanya knew what she was doing 

Vanya nodded as the two made their out of the room and into the hallway 

"I wish to apologize My lady" Rhaenyra says after a long silence "That was very inappropriate thing of me to do  I was drunk and not thinking straight," Rhaenyra told the foreign girl "Why were you drunk?" Vanya asked as she looked at the paintings that they passed by 

Rhaenyra thought about telling her. she did. She knew Vanya was the most trusted perosn the the Red Keep. However, something was holding her back. Like a feeling. Like there was acid in her mouth that stopped her from telling her.

"I just wanted to know what It felt like," Rhaenyra said in a quiet tone. Vanya looked towards the princess and asked, "and how was it?" Rhaenyra looked at her friend not knowing if she should be serious in this situation or make a joke out of it "It's what I expected" Rhaenyra grew more nervous as they were closer and closer to the courtyard

Once they finally reached the door to the courtyard, Vanya stopped making Rhaenyra look at her. "Princess" Vanya said looking at her "I know that wasn't the truth," Vanya said as Rhaenyra looked down "I'm not going to force it out of you." Vanya continued 

"Good luck princess" Vanya said as she walked away leaving Rhaenyra by the door