°•°•𝔏ucerys had separated himself from his siblings who were readying themselves to sail to kings landing , his parents had sat him down and talked to him about why the reason was they were to go back to the keep after many years°•°•
°•°•the golden eyed boy felt dread lace his veins as his legitimacy was to be questioned infront of many—and by none other than his own grand uncle. the boy had no heart to hate any no matter how cruel they were were him and called him many names all because of his appearance and how he doesn't have neither feature of both his parents°•°•
°•°•that always ate him up on the inside as he grew older and had deeper meaning on what those insults meant, and the insecurity and uncertainty slipped in though it gave him some comfort that he wasn't alone as his elder sister was to shamed upon for not having silver locks like their parents and other siblings no matter if jaelys had baratheon blood in her veins°•°•
°•°•he felt a connection with his sister and would find guidance by her whenever his mind made him think the worst, laenyra would always assure him that no matter what other thought of him—as long as he wasn't seen indifferently by their parents and the people they love, that was all that matters for they will always be on their side°•°•
°•°•luke sighed deeply as his finger circled the ingraved map with driftmark on it, he frowned lightly as he thought of the importance he has to take on once his much older°•°•
°•°•"luke" the boy lifted his head and saw both his parents walking in as concern was clear in their eyes , he mustered up a smile for them "there you are, we've been looking everywhere for you my sweet" rhaenyra said nearing her son°•°•
°•°•jaelys looked to the boy as she could clearly see the wheels turning beneath his eyes "luke ...no need to worry of what's about to occur once we arrive in kings landing, your mother and i will make sure this will never happen again" assured jaelys her son°•°•
°•°•luke turned his big golden eyes to the tall woman as sadness passed them "will grandsire ever return?" he asked°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra looked to jaelys before returning her gaze to him "we pray to the gods he returns soon, why do you ask?" luke sighed deeply looking back to the map "i don't think i'm ready to take on the title as lord of the tides ...i fear that others might see me as a freak who stole a true velaryons heritage rather than handing it to jaenys or jaenor—maybe even vaemond" the boy rambled anxiously°•°•
°•°•jaelys softened her gaze "yet your grandsire and i choose you as the next lord of the tides luke, you are worthy and a true velaryon to take upon this title. you are not what you see yourself as and others who utter ill towards you are nothing but envious on what a precious gift you are" said the tall woman softly with rhaenyra humming in agreement°•°•
°•°•"but i'm not like you or mama" he said looking to them with tears welling his eyes , rhaenyra smiled moving his curls from his eyes as she cupped his face "in what way , sweet boy" asked the princess gently luke between them°•°•
°•°•"i'm not so ...perfect" his voice as soft as feathers that made both jaelys and rhaenyra's hearts melt , the princess leaned to kiss the side of his head three times as a silent 'i love you' °•°•
°•°•"we are anything but" jaelys said this time placing her hand on his shoulder as they gave him a warm look, luke leaned his head onto jaelys as the tall woman brought her son and wife in her arms°•°•
°•°•"you are the most perfect boy your mother and i has ever had, we love you so much my sweet ...always remember that" rhaenyra told her son , luke felt his sadden mood lift as he smiled°•°•
°•°• "thank you" he said quietly glad that he had the love of his parents forever and always°•°•
°•°•the velaryon family arrived in kings landing via sailing as their carriages entered the red keep°•°•
°•°•the doors opened with jaelys getting first than helped her wife out, the tall woman smiled to visaeria and aemeria as she helped them off the carriages. the two girls holding hands as aemeria looked to the castle she couldn't remember°•°•
°•°•the elder children got out from the carriage behind them as ser harrold stood by the large doors "princess, my lady" he bowed to the royal family as he lead them in°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra glanced to her wife who inturn grasped her hand before they walked in the red keep walls that they haven't seen in a while. the princess looked around as her brows furrowed at the new architecture of the faith in place of her family's ancestry. her face scrunched up in disgust at the sight "i would say it's nice being back home ...but i scarcely recognise it" rhaenyra said as she looked to her wife who sported the same disgusted look°•°•
°•°•jaelys lips were curled down on pure disgust at the now castle "seems as though the greens have done some new changes" mumbled the woman°•°•
°•°•"for the worst, what has happened to this place" jaenys said front behind her mother as jaenor almost gagged at the stars and statues°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra sighed shaking her head turning to her children "come, i'm sure your grandsire would love to see you all here together once more" smiled the woman as the children agreed making their way to the kings chambers°•°•
°•°•a guard opened the doors for them as the family entered and was hit with the smell of sickness, rhaenyra opened the white curtains as she saw her father laying on his bed with half his face wrapped in cloth and his wheezing breathing was all that was heard°•°•
°•°•all could see the king was on the brick of death and the sight of him made rhaenyra almost cry "father..." she called out softly as she stood to his side , viserys mumbled and heaved as he opened his eye seeing his daughter, daughter by law and his grandchildren all standing around his bed°•°•
°•°•though he felt all but sickness, joy sparked in his heart at the sight of them after so long "rhaenyra..." he breathed out lifting his hand out to her, the princess grasped his cold hand in hers°•°•
°•°•"father ...look who came to visit you" she said softly looking to her children, they all frowned at the sight of their grandsire "oh ...what a joy..." his words airy as he looked to them. visaeria frowned her lips sadly as she neared viserys°•°•
°•°•"grandsire...s'me visaeria" the girl said sadly as her favorite grandsire laid there sickened to his core, viserys laughed breathlessly as he slowly raised his hand to caress the girls hair "visaeria ...my little gem" the girl didn't like seeing him like this as she buried herself in rhaenyra's body°•°•
°•°•"wh...where is aem.." he asked looking around "aemeria father" she finished his sentence as she looked to her youngest daughter. aemeria pouted as a small cry left her lips , she didn't like seeing her grandsire that ill°•°•
°•°•jaelys picked up her daughter soothing her cries "its okay love , grandsire wants to see you" she said gently to the girl , aemeria sniffed as she took her head from jaelys neck to look at viserys but she immediately put her head back°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra gave her wife a reassuring smile letting her daughter be "jace, the twins , lily and luke are here aswell father" said rhaenyra seeing the pained look in her father's eyes at aemeria's cries°•°•
°•°•"jace..." the man grasped his grandsire's hand as he gave him a smile "i'm here grandsire" he said to the man , viserys smiled "you look fit for a king" jace chuckled lightly nodding his head°•°•
°•°•"lily ...luke" the two neared the man "you grown more beautiful" he said to laenyra "and you more handsome" he told luke as the two smiled softly at him°•°•
°•°•"and where are those mischief twins of mine" the king jested with a airy chuckle as light laughter filled the room , the twins came to his side as they smiled to him "still causing trouble now are you?" a teasing glint passed the kings eye as the twins chuckled°•°•
°•°•"and it will never change grandsire" they said simultaneously making the king chuckle a belly full before coughs rang through his body "oh you never cease to amuse me" viserys smiled as the twins nodded smiling°•°•
°•°•"father ..there is something we need to tell you.." rhaenyra said with a heavy sigh, jaelys looked to jace as the man nodded in understanding before leading his siblings out with visaeria holding lukes hand and aemeria being held by jaenys°•°•
°•°• viserys, rhaenyra and jaelys were left alone now "whe..where is jaelys?" asked the king , the tall woman stood beside her wife "i'm here your grace ...there is something we need to discuss" told the tall woman to the sick man°•°•
°•°•viserys nodded for them to continue "whilst you lay her growing ill father ...your wife and hand as been warming your throne and taking matters into their own hands ...vaemond has sided with them as they mean to question lukes legitimacy and his claim for the driftwood throne" said rhaenyra°•°•
°•°• viserys wheezed out in confusion "luke? he is your trueborn son .. what is there to question?" asked the king as his mind was in a haze°•°•
°•°•"vaemond , alicent and otto plans to take lukes claim for vaemonds own personal pleasure and means to question him infront of the court viserys ... a petition to decide upon the succession of driftmark" explained jaelys°•°•
°•°•"but what of your father..?" asked the king confused, jaelys sighed "he has yet to return from the stepstones ...we are not sure if he'll ever return" said the tall woman with hints of sadness and anger , rhaenyra held her wifes arm in support°•°•
°•°•"stepstones? hadn't it been defeated long ago?" rhaenyra sighed shaking her head "they have risen once more father ...we have heard no word from corlys about almost seven years, rhaenys has taken the title as lady of the tides in his stead" the princess told her father°•°•
°•°•"you must affirm lucerys as corlys successor in front of the court viserys, for we know your hand and wife will hand the title to my uncle without even hearing our objections and reasonings" jaelys said to the man°•°•
°•°• the man was about to answer but a ring of pain passed his head making him moan out in agony "father?" rhaenyra asked concerned "my t..my tea" he said breathlessly, jaelys took the cup from the night stand as she handed it to him°•°•
°•°•quickly the king downed it as jaelys tool the empty cup from him, her nose caught a whiff of what was in the cup as she eyed to suspiciously bringing it to her nose to get a more better smell°•°•
°•°•and it confirmed her thoughts as she glanced to rhaenyra , the princess caught on the look as she breathed out grasping her father's hand "rest now father ...we will visit soon" she told him softly before closing the covers over his chest as the kings eyes closed°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra sighed deeply in sadness as turned to her wife , jaelys said nothing and brought the princess in her arms as rhaenyra laid her head on the womans chest holding back her tears°•°•
°•°•"this will all soon be over my princess ..." assured the tall woman kissing the crown of her wifes head°•°•
°•°•the night has fallen as rhaenyra couldn't catch a wink of sleep, her mind filled with every possible thought that could occur in the morrow as her son would be questioned for his own title corlys had given once to his daughter but jaelys had passed it down to lucerys with the support of corlys°•°•
°•°•the princess glanced to her sleeping wife, she gently placed a small soft kiss on jaelys forehead before getting out of bed putting on a robe. quietly she exited her old chambers as she made her way to her father°•°•
°•°•rhaenyra opened the mans doors as she neared to where he laid "alicent...alicent.." the king called in a haze as he felt a presence near him "no ..it's rhaenyra father" the princess said as she took a seat on the mans bed , her eyes drifting to the window°•°•
°•°•"rhaenyra.." viserys said with a smile as his eyes stayed shut , the princess eyes filled with tears "the song of ice and fire ...do you believe it to be true?" said the princess as she kept her eyes on the stars that covered the night sky°•°•
°•°•"aegon's dream ...you told me it was our duty to hold the realm united against a common foe. by naming me heir, you divided the realm" sighed the princess deeply , those very thoughts coming back to her head ...the doubts°•°•
°•°•"i was happy you finally saw me as more than your little girl ...truly i was but naming me heir has taken a toll on me ever since, without my wife and children ...i would've drown in this constant sea of sorrow and suffering, one of which even i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy" the princess sniffed back her tears°•°•
°•°•"father ...i need your help...that's all i ask of you, these people that have taken your seat as if they own it wishes nothing more but to harm my family ...i could not bear the thought of them ever being hurt" cried rhaenyra as she turned to the king°•°•
°•°• "my...my child" viserys said breathlessly, rhaenyra shook her head "defend luke father in the eyes of many father ...my children are my everything ..my life, all i wish is for them to life a better life once jaelys and i are gone. defend your grandson against those who gained your trust and has betrayed your wishes for their own good" rhaenyra pleaded grasping her fathers hands°•°•
°•°• viserys mumbled as he felt himself go in and out of sleep, rhaenyra could see this and sighed. wiping her tears she stood and quickly left her father's room returning to her own°•°•
°•°•the princess opened the chamber doors as she closed it letting her forehead rest on the oak door, she let out a heavy sigh closing her eyes for a brief moment "princess" rhaenyra opened her eyes as turned around to see her wife now awake leaning her back against the headboard°•°•
°•°•jaelys could see she was crying and let out a sigh of her own "c'mere love" rhaenyra walked to their bed as she got back in straddling her wifes lap, the tall woman wrapped her arms around the womans frame "don't dwell on it so much princess ...they won't and will never succeed in what they plan to do, i'll make sure of it" jaelys soothing voice reassured rhaenyra as the princess laid her head in the crook of her wifes neck°•°•
°•°•in no mood to disagree and express her doubts, rhaenyra nodded letting her eyes close "i love you jaelys" the princess said quietly , jaelys kissed her forehead holding her beloved close "and i love you my princess" that was the last thing the princess heard before she fell asleep°•°•
A/N: i hate the greens so much bro 🙄 except for helaena and daeron, they're my pretty precious little babies ☹♥️