Even though she was rather very nervous, Thereya decided to keep herself composed so she turned her head back towards the mirror and adjusted some of her necklaces as she spoke, "I will be there in a minute..."
Ser Criston looked at her while she was getting ready for the day and as the silence filled the room. He looked down at the stone floor for a few moments then raised his head back up as he replied, "As you say, Princess," then he turned himself around and grabbed the door handle ready to leave.
"Cole..." Thereya said while putting her earrings on and turning her head around. Her voice made Cole stop in his tracks and look back at her. "I wish you to escort me to the King's chambers. I haven't learned the whole castle, I'm afraid that I still don't quite know my way around." She added.
"Yes of course Princess. It is foolish of me not to offer myself earlier." He said while coming back inside and closing the door behind him. "You do know some parts of the castles?" He asked just out of curiosity. "Yes, I do. I know how to get to the throne room... How to get to Princess Helaena's chambers... And... Aegon's." She said the last part much quieter, almost like she was avoiding saying it as she avoided eye contact with Ser Cole.
"Thereya..." He moved closer to her with his armor clattering. "I dearly hope that you will take this advice from me... As a knight as a protector as someone who wishes you only well Princess... Do not let the young boys fool you and tempt you with their bodies and sweet lies..." He said that as seriously as he could before adding. "I just hope... That you did not already visit the young Prince's chambers..."
Thereya rolled her eyes and her face filled with that icky disgust. "No! I would rather feed myself to the rats than sleep with one. I thought you had a better opinion of me, Ser Cole." She said as she moved away towards the door and grabbed the door handle. "I do not think low of you Princess do not misunderstand my worries. It's just that... The prince himself... He can be..." Cole tried to explain himself better but he simply couldn't find the words to do so without insulting the King's eldest son.
"I know..." Thereya said reassuringly so that Cole didn't need to keep struggling to find the right words to express himself. He nodded and followed behind her as they walked out of her chambers and quickly caught up to her as they walked down the hall.
After not so long of walking they arrived outside of the chambers of King Viserys. They stood there a few seconds with Cole looking down at Thereya from the corner of his eyes waiting for her to make a move. She took a deep breath in and out then she entered the King's chambers.
"Your Grace..." She said as she entered the chambers. She saw Viserys standing in the middle of the room by his stone replica of King's Landing that he had admired just moments ago, but then her eyes moved to the chair next to the table, and there he was, sitting in the King's cozy chair playing with the ring on his finger. Daemon Targaryen. Her father. 'Oh Gods...' Thereya thought to herself as she quickly moved her eyes back to the King trying not to look at her father who was staring at her from the moment she entered the room.
"Princess Thereya!..." Viserys said with joy in his voice as he gestured for Thereya to come inside. "Here you are. What a pretty girl you are... You sure have your father's features!" Viserys said as he turned around to look at Daemon as well while he was complimenting his daughter. But Daemon was first staring at her from head to toe with an annoyed and certainly not happy facial expression, but when Viserys turned around he looked up at his brother as he forced a slight smile and nodded his head. As soon as Viserys turned back towards Thereya, Daemon's face went back to one of annoyance and disgust.
"I heard you wished to speak to me, your Grace," Thereya said in a soft tone as she forced a slight smile as well. "Oh yes. Me and your father... Talked about having a little celebration, or rather feist for your warm welcome into this house. Into this family, as one of the Targaryen's... As a Princess." Viserys joyfully explained his plans and wishes while trying to ignore the bandages around Thereya's chest just after he mentioned 'warm welcomes'.
"That sounds lovely your Grace... I am glad that you think of me so highly. But I'm not sure how the Kingdom will feel about... This new princess I am representing..." Thereya said thinking about how long she be able to force a smile for the King. "I won't hear about that nonsense... Whoever stands against the throne and my family will have their tongues removed." Viserys shook his head as he looked away putting his hands behind his back and slowly starting to walk to the other side of his table. "So whenever we hear something that we don't please we remove a tongue... Even if it's the truth?" Thereya spoke to the King boldly.
Viserys stopped walking before looking back at Thereya while scoffing and just as he opened his mouth to answer his question his brother Daemon interrupted him. "We are the crown. You keep forgetting your place. We stand higher than other people, and they can't speak to us as they please. Get used to it... You aren't living amongst the savages anymore." Daemon spoke rudely with arrogance and insulted Thereya about where she was coming from. But even though Thereya's blood could boil just by being in the same room as her father, she decided to try and keep her tongue short. "Seems like you still do father... What a shame..." Thereya said before turning around to walk out of the King's chambers.
Her answer made Daemon scoff and chuckle as he took the sly insult his daughter threw at him. She stopped before walking out and she looked at the King. "I am truly happy to attend the feist and proudly represent our house..." Thereya said to Viserys smiling arrogantly before walking out. Viserys smiled and nodded, but as she was walking away she could hear the mutters of Viserys lecturing Daemon about his behavior.
"Princess!" Cole shouted after Thereya as he tried to catch up to her. "I need to be alone..." She said angrily as she was walking away not even turning her head to look at him. She was so angry at her father that every time she was forced to be in his presence her eyes would water.
While Thereya was walking down the hall in a rush she came inside her chambers and shut the door behind her loudly. She leaned her back against the door as she slowly sat down on the floor with salty tears sliding down her cheeks. Thereya was so angry that she cried and now she was just confused about why couldn't she not care about what her father did or said. Why did she have to get so angry? Why couldn't she simply not be bothered by that man?
She stood up and took her dragon egg in her hands before returning and sitting down leaning on the door while holding it close to her chest and burying her head into the egg. It felt like that little egg was all she had left from this God's forsaken world.
Thereya just sat there for hours and hours, she even fell asleep with her head on her knees. But as the day was slowly passing she decided to raise her head and start coming back to her senses even though she felt all alone and like it was her against this whole family, against the crown and the throne, the burden of what she was doing was too heavy for her to bear. How could she ease this burden? Then she looked towards the window. Thereya stood up put down the dragon egg, and decided to look outside, a garden was beneath her window on the right side while on the left was the sea.
She wanted to go out and clear her mind, she was in King's Landing after all, it's not every day that a girl gets to be inside the castle, so she opened her door slightly peeking out to see if anyone was in the halls. But there was no one besides a few guards, so she decided to go. Thereya moved swiftly and quietly through the halls as she made her way to the garden, but just as she thought that was it and she had her peace she heard a familiar voice call out to her. "Dear cousin! Reya!" Aegon put his arm around her, his breath smelling of wine again and his thumb in bandages.
"What do you want!?" Thereya said sharply with no patience left as she pushed his arm off, but Aegon was drunk enough to lose his footing so she placed a hand on his chest and quickly pushed him back straight on his feet. His eyes were half shut but he knew what he was doing. And he was still visibly angry about the fact that his stupid little cousin broke his finger and disrespected him.
"Why always so aggressive? You wish to break my other thumb, you little aggressor." He said while leaning against one of the stone pillars blocking her path. "If you don't move I might." She said as she stopped right in her tracks. Thereya doesn't even know why she said it because she knew pretty well that she wouldn't do such a thing again.
"Are you threatening the Prince? Oh, dear cousin... I was just waiting to hear that. Maybe it's time I teach you some manners." He said with a grin on his face and a smirk forming on his lips before firmly grabbing Thereya by her shoulders and forcing her to walk with him. "Where do you think you are taking me!?" Thereya shouted while repeatedly turning her head around to look at his eyes.
"Have you ever been to the dragon pit my lady?" He said with a sadistic look on his face as he whispered that in her ear as well while he pushed her in front of him, pressing his chest against her back. Thereya's eyes widened slightly at the mention of the dragon pit as her heartbeat picked up a faster pace, even if she tried not to look scared her palms started sweating and her fingers shaking at the thought of her cousin feeding her to his dragon as an act of revenge crossed her mind and wasn't going to leave her mind soon.