A light breeze had awoke velaena to an empty bed. She was alone, aemond had left. She immediately shot up, wrapping the covers around her body before rising to her feet in confusion.
"I haven't left" a low grumble said from the corner of the room. The fireplace lit up aemonds face as he turned away. He would never leave her, no matter what. Especially after the night they had just spent together.
"what awoke you?" Velaena questioned slowly walking over towards where he was sitting. But velaena was met with no reply, her hands tied the white fabric around her body making sure it wouldn't fall before standing in front of aemond.
"you can tell me" she pleaded crouching down to his eye level, she was curious to know what was in his mind, what kept him up during this night. Was it her? Was it the moment they had just shared?
"I was thinking of our future" he spoke gazing into velaenas eyes. She felt the heat rush to her cheeks as she stared back. "What about it?" She whispered back, curious to know more.
"how things will be once your family goes back to kings landing. How we will be" he elaborated Turing his gaze from her to the crackling fire which was the source of heat for the room.
"we have nothing to worry about. We will get through this, I promise" she smiled at him, her dimples being highlighted by the light of the fire and her messy hair falling perfectly around her face. She was effortlessly beautiful and aemond loved her.
He smiled at her before scooping her up in his arms and taking her to the balcony. He placed her down in front of him, his arms wrapping around her like a blanket making sure to keep her warm.
The two gaze up at the stars and the moon taking in all it's beauty. To Aemond, velaena was the moon and when the moon comes out so do the stars. "Ñuho glaeso hūrus"
Aemond would complement velaena all day and night if he could, when he was told he was to marry velaena he knew he was the luckiest man alive, and he is.
"Aemond it's late, we should get back into bed" she suggested looking up at the tall figure. He wasn't looking at her, he was too focused on the night sky. He wanted this moment to last forever. "One more minute" he replied back looking down on her.
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However when velaena had awoken again in the morning she was alone, no aemond near the fireplace or on the balcony, nothing. But she didn't need to worry about that today considering her mother will be going to help Luke's claim as heir of driftmark considering vaemond petitioned against it.
Of course it wasn't just lukes legitimacy being questioned it was all four of them, luke,velaena,jace and joffrey. However although velaena had silver hair like a true targaryen, she was still whispered about the most.
Now that she was married to aemond she was now team 'green' so alicent had requested she wear a green silky dress to the court. The fabric and lace on the dress was beautiful, The soft silky material on her fingertips made her fall in love.
She stepped into the dress, slowly pulling it up to cover her chest, not completely but enough that nothing was going to fall out. She paired the dress with some green heels, not too high and quite comfortable. she didnt want to wear green, especially because she didnt want to disappoint her mother but if this eased the tension between her and alicent she would try it.
Her silver hair hung low with two braids from either side joining up at the back, almost a crown of some sort and headed to the door but the quiet whispers caught her attention and caused her to stop, her hand hovering over the door handle.
The door had been left open with just enough room that the light from outside could peer in, so whoever was outside would have no idea who is on the inside.
"mother we are going to be late, please stop hassling me about this" a low grumble came from the person outside.
"I will stop asking once you give me a straight answer!" The other shouted but quickly hushed herself.
"And what question might that be?" The mystery man asks, velaena knew she shouldn't be spying especially Because it's an invasion of privacy but she couldn't help it.
"Did you bed her?" The woman snapped back and that's when the moment of realisation kicked in. That one sentence confirmed who the mystery people were.
Alicent and Aemond.
And they were talking about her, and the night they shared last night.
"yes, okay? I bed her like you wished. I consummated the marriage just as I was supposed to" he confirmed with a grunt, "now can we please attend the courts, velaena and everyone else will be waiting. His heavy footsteps confirmed he had left and alicent following with the clicking of her heels.
Velaenas face dropped, she was so confused on why alicent was so desperate on aemond taking her girlhood, why was it so special? Then it puzzled together, an heir.
But that was enough to piss her off, she strutted back towards her dresser throwing the green dress off of her body and onto the floor. She tried playing nice, but that never got her anywhere.
She pulled out an old, yet beautiful lacy, black dress with a red hem and some black heels to match. Her hair stayed the same, too afraid that she will be overly late. She left in a hurry, she wanted to make a statement to the greens, and to anyone who questioned her.
The halls were quiet, the only sound filling it was the clicking of her black heels, but they weren't just any clicks, they were harsh and annoyed clicks.
As she arrived to the entrance of the hall she heard a commotion behind her. Her grandfather, King Viserys had been very unwell almost to the point of death so once she turned around to see it was him there she knew he was here to help Rhaenyra claim their legitimacy.
"grandfather" velaena curtsied before smiling at him. "No need to curtsy velaena, please take a stand next to me I want to see your face" he requested.
She stood beside him, making sure he could see her. Besides it had been a while since he saw her properly.
"My, my you have grown gorgeous, and that hair, it's changed" Viserys examined, velaena just smiled knowing they have had this conversation before but not wanting to break her grandfather's heart she just smiled. "Now let's go in shall we?" He continued and not a moment later the doors opened wide and a guard announced their arrival.
"King Viserys of House targaryen, the first of his name, king of the Andals, and the Rhoynar, and the first men, lord of the seven kingdoms, and protector of the realm" the guard shouted before continuing, "And his granddaughter, Princess Velaena targaryen, first of her name, daughter or Rhaenyra targaryen, And wife to aemond targaryen".
Velaena had never got called targaryen before but she realised that's her name now, however she didn't like the fact that they added aemond into it. It was supposed to be her time to shine.
Velaena linked arms with Viserys as he held onto her and his walking stick. The two both walked through the crowd, slowly but proudly. Alicents face was confused, she had wondered where velaena was but even more shocked Viserys had shown up.
However Rhaenyra was smiling, she had busted her father the night before begging him to help protect their claim and he did, he turned up. Velaena made eye contact with aemond as she approached them, not once breaking it.
Velaena whispered to Viserys asking him if he will be alright to continue the rest of the way to the throne to which he nodded. But velaena didn't let him go until pissing off the greens a bit more.
"Otto I believe that is my grandfathers throne you have made yourself so comfortable on, he will be sitting on the throne today, not you. You are just the hand of the king, remember your place" she smirked before unlatching herself from Viserys and walking towards aemond and standing next to him, although it had pissed alicent and her father off, aemond had a slight smirk on his mouth.
Aemond placed his arm around her waist, pulling her in and whispering "way to make an entrance" which had caused butterflies to rush into her stomach.
A clatter caught everyone's attention, Viserys crown had fallen from his head as he made it up the steps but daemon picked it up and helped him to his throne before placing it upon his head.
Velaena shot a comforting smile over towards her mother and brothers, they knew she wanted to Stand with them but as aemonds wife, she had to be with him.
Viserys breathlessly spoke about Luke's claim to driftmark and called rhaenys forward to hear her perspective, which obviously made vaemond annoyed.
She spoke about ser corlys wishes that driftmark be passed through ser Laenor and to his true born son Lucerys. Vaemonds face was filled with fury and rage and all he wanted to do was scream about it.
"Princess rhaenyra informed me of her desire to marry her son jacaerys to baela and Lucerys to rhaena. A proposal to which I heartily agree" rhaenys stated causing scoffs and grunts from some people.
This was the first velaena had heard of the proposal between Luke,jace,rhaena and baela. She knew that her brothers would be the best of husbands to the girls and was happy for them.
Viserys declared luke as the heir to driftmark once again which caused vaemond to speak out.
"You break law and centuries of tradition to instal your daughter as heir. Yet you dare tell me who deserves to inherit the name velaryon. no. I will not allow it," he spat at Viserys to which he threw the words back at vaemond, "allow it?"
"Do not forget yourself vaemond" Viserys continued still out of breath, vaemonds stunned face made velaena smile, she wanted this silly court to be over with.
"That is no true velaryon!" Vaemond pointed his finger towards Luke, and that was enough to make velaena mad. "And no nephew of mine".
Rhaenyra turned toward Luke telling him to go to his chambers, trying to calm the situation down but it wasnt helping. Viserys was claiming Luke as his true born grandson and throwing insults and vaemond.
"You may run your house as you see fit.but you will not decide the future of mine. My house survived the doom and a thousand tribulations besides.And gods be damned.... I will not see it ended on the account of this" vaemond paused.
"Say it" daemons stared at him, waiting for an answer. His eyes glaring towards him.
Velaenas blood boiled inside of her, she was ready to step forward and say something before aemond grabbed her arm and whispered into her ear to leave it
"Her children..." he paused, "Are bastards!" She screamed for all of westeros to hear. "And she is a whore!" He grunted, And velaena snapped. She released from aemonds grip and grabbed the dagger from her thigh band.
"I will have your tongue for that!" Viserys stood up with anger as he stared at him.
Velaena walked towards vaemond, dagger in hand ready to strike but as she did a metallic sound echoed the halls as daemon cut off his head with his sword causing all vaemonds blood to pour onto velaena, drenching her. Gasps and yells came from everyone around as they turned away or stood there shocked.
If velaena was any closer she may have been injured too by daemons sword but she was lucky it wasn't her blood. Aemonds heart fell as he thought she had gotten injured, from where he was standing it looked as if she was injured and without a second thought aemond rushed toward the shocked velaena, and pulled her to him.
He didn't care about the blood that would get on him, only that she was okay. "Velaena, are you okay?" Aemonds grabbed ahold of her and checked every part of her to make sure she was okay. "I'm fine" was all she spoke out.
"He can keep his tongue" daemon laughed before the guards came over, he threw his sword on the floor telling them to add it to the throne. Viserys then let a groan out before collapsing onto his throne and alicent calling out to The maesters.
Although alicent wasn't happy with her marriage, she was a good wife who cared for Viserys even if he wasn't the best of husbands.
Rhaenyra rushed to velaena who's attention was caught by her grandfather. Rhaenyra checked every spot just like aemond had done. "Aemond, take her back to the chambers and have her ladies clean her up" Rhaenyra demanded, normally aemond would have ignored the demand from her but velaena was involved this time, and he would do anything for her.