[King's Landing -115AC]
"Rahlyor Velaryon" That was my name in this life.
In my previous life I was a quite a extraordinary guy gifted with eidetic memory I excelled in school especially at history and other theoretical subjects at the age of 23 I was returning home in a bus after I landed a high paying 9-5 job...suddenly the breaks gave and I opened my eyes to a World of ice and fire in a time of dawn of the Dance of the dragons, the most devastating civil war seen in the seven kingdoms.
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[Laenor POV]
[Nursery king's Landing]
I Observe as my son sleeps in his cradle ... The birth of the first two twins Jacaerys and lucerys with his features.. Dashed all my hopes for a child of my own, I treated the boys like my sons for the promise I made to Rhaenyra at our wedding.
I prayed to the seven that at least this child was mine..so that my father can have his true heir..and my prayers were Accepted as I gaze upon MY son...
Mychild born with hair as white as snow... Variation of my own silver-white hair.. His lilac eyes same colour as mine... a very beautiful child.. even as per valyrian standards...
He would grow to be a heartstopper I thought with a smirk appearing on my lips.
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Queen alicent Hightower entered the nursery with her only daughter-helaena targaryen who just turned two... alongside her youngest 1 year old son - daeron.
Her eyes quickly spoted laenor Velaryon crouching down Onto a cradle with a gleeful smile that was almost contagious.
Sometimes she left sorrow for the man who had to watch his wife father other's sons.. While he was forced to love them as his own...
She Carefully handed daeron to his nanny who soothed him gentely, she held a sleeping halena in her arms and walked over to the new prince's Cradle.
Laenor failed to notice her approach.. As she peaked onto the the child... A loud gasped escaped her mouth... Which startled the calm child and laenor... Even halena woke up and started to peek onto the cradle in her almost sleepy state.
Alicent ignored all the chaos near her... Her eyes was fixated onto the Baby... For some time she was mesmerized by the child... He was beautiful.. She might have mistaken him for a girl if she had not known that a new prince has been born to rhaenyra.
The baby kept his eyes fixated onto her.. Like studying her... For a moment jealousy steamed in her heart.. "What have rhaenyra done to be deserved such a child"
But she soon pushed the feeling deep down....
"Beautafu" Helaena nearly yelled with a giggle while rubbing her eye... She tried to jump into the cradle for her mother's arm
Alicent kept a strong grip on her daughter... Her eyes moved to laenor whose eyes looked eerily similar to the child's... Dispelling any doubts of it's parentage...
Laenor and alicent kept staring at each other without any of them speaking.. There was silence in the nursery except for haelana's mumblings and giggles of the baby. _____________
"Queen who never was " Rhaneys targaryen landed near the dragonpit on her dragon the meleys"red queen" She had come to see her new grandchild who was a boy according to the information the party had the come to receive her gave.
Rhaneys has decided to love the boys as her grandchildren,laenor pleaded to her... She can do anything but refuse her children.. However Deep down she hoped to see a child born of laenor's seed...
As she entered the red keep and met with lyonel strong the hand of the king...
"Princess rhaneys we were excepting you " The man said in a neutral voice... His face mask of composure... But she could see beneath it was happiness.
Something good has happened for the relam she concluded because unlike the self-serving otto... Lyonel truly served the Seven kingdoms with his heart and integrity... Or that's what she has heard.
Rhaneys Quickly put those thoughts away and walked towards the nursery of new grandson.
As she entred the nursery she saw a spectical she had not expected to see....the Hightower queen and her son were present in the nursery staring at each other... The atmosphere had certain Awakardness and total silence to it which was only broken by the mumbling of the little girl in alicent's arm and the giggles of a baby.
As soon as she entered the nursery... The silence that lasted broke with Alicent offering her greetings to her and apologies to her son and Walking out of the nursery with her children
For the first time rhaneys saw something akin to pure paternal love and pride in her sons eyes which raised her expectations for the child.
As she walked to the cradle... She saw the most beautiful infant she had seen... The boy had laenor's eyes but beauty seen rare in targaryen or even valyrians.
Unknowingly tears rolled from her eyes as he picked her only and firstgrandchild in her arms... She saw tears coming down from laenor's eyes which turned into full on Sobbing... As he stared at his son.
Unfiltered grandmotherly love Flowded her heart... As she cooed her grandson to sleep.... Something fierce awakened in her.... After she reassured her son.
she Cradled her grandson in her arms and walked towards her cousin's chambers...
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Viserys targaryen, the king of the first men and rhoynar, Protector of the relam and faith ... Was just another human trying to fight a disease that threatened to engulf him whole.
Sudden knock on the door broke him out of his trance
"Who is it ser harrold?"he asked in a low and pained voice
The gates opened and her cousin... Rhaneys targaryen walked in with a small bundle in her arms with determined expression.
"This is gonna be tough" he thought
"Ah cousin please sit" He Geasured to her which she gladly accepted
"Meet your new grandson and my only grandchild"
A pure rage threatened to come out onto the queen who never was on her remarks.
"How dare she?!?"
As viserys calmed himself down and peeked onto the bundle.. His breathing became quick
"It is less but there is Somepeice of aemma in him" viserys Thought with heart-wrenching pain...
"As you know cousin... He is the third son.... So I am concerned about his future I would like to make some requests for its better... Securement"
"What do you mean cousin Jacaerys shall be the king of seven kingdoms... Lucerys shall inherit driftmark and ... "Viserys realised he did not know the name of his newest grandson
"Rahlyor"
"Ah! Rahlyor... From rhaneys and corlys... A good name.... Rahlyor here shall be the hand of the king for his brother "
Rhaneys's Face twitched... Something akin to rage was visible on her face but she quickly composed herself.
"Cousin I want rahlyor to inherit the iron throne"
Viserys Sprang into action... His features truned..ugly
"That's not possible " Viserys said in the most stern and authoritative voice he could mutter
"driftmark"
"That's lucerys's inheritance "viserys Spoke with a underlying doubt in his voice... He wasn't sure... He could decide the future of his house but not of velaryons
Rhaneys sighned...
"Then I want Rahlyor to be away from the court politics and it's snakes.... I want him to be neutral between your divided court"
Viserys looked baffled "divide in my court? "
"Cousin,can you not see the divide in your court?grandfather truly failed" Rhaneys thought and just sighned again she had no intention to get involved into the politics of the relam...whatever intentions she had drowned with the brith of her grandchild.
After some moments of silence rhaenys spoke first
" I want rahlyor and your daughter helaena to be married and both of them fostered in driftmark till their wedding " Rhaneys spoke in a serious tone like it was the last compromise she would make.
A smile gazed viserys face... This was for the best.. To unite the line of rhaenyra, alicent and rhaneys... Too bad it wasn't Jacerys but alicent would never agree for him... He knew it well
"Then it's done, cousin " Viserys spoke with genuine Joy in his voice
The gesture somewhat Reduced the tension in the air, rhaneys lips curled into a smile..
"Then, your grace... I would take my leave.... I would send some of healers that corlys have brought into spicetown from essos for your treatment... These leeches are not gonna cure you" Rhaneys said in somewhat sad tone witnessing the state of her cousin... It wasn't the best he had been..
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"The green and black mix together and the white emerges"