The rebellion of the second sons
Lucerys was thrown into the bedroom by her uncle. Her ample chest trembled as she looked at the bed and she knew she would not leave the room a virgin. A man walked in behind her uncle and Lucerys was surprised to see a Septon. She too was surprised to see on the table what was necessary to celebrate a Valyrian wedding.
They weren't in the Red Keep either. They were in a house in Essos, in Pentos. A large house with a good garden, she hadn't seen much as Aemond dragged her along.
-This can continue in two ways, niece. But the end result will be the same. --– Aemond's voice was soft. – The first way is that you agree to marry me and the Septon performs the ceremony. Then we'll have a Valyrian wedding and at the end I'll put you on that bed and fuck you until I put a baby in your womb. – Aemond paused, letting his words reach the depths of Lucerys' consciousness. – Or you can refuse to marry me. In that case I'll just fuck you on any possible surface until I put my bastards in your belly
Lucerys felt her belly clench pleasantly at Aemond's words.
-And then what would happen? Do I marry you, we go back to the Red Keep and I'm executed there? Is that what you want?
-Who said that I would be under the roof of a drunk like Aegon when I myself am much more capable? I have been leading our country's negotiations with Essos for years and thanks to that I have made investments that will allow me to live easily and wealthily in Essos. I am the owner of all the houses in the new neighborhood of the city and those rents will feed me for years. Me and Vhagar. In addition to that I am also the owner of several brothels and stores where luxury items are sold. I can keep you comfortable
Lucerys was silent for a few seconds.
-Do what I do, you will have my body, right?
-Yeah
-At least I want to take a bath before getting married and do it outside, not in the room where my virtue will be taken
The Septon married them under a tree in the garden a few minutes later. They then moved to the bedroom where the Valyrian ceremony took place and then Aemond put her on the bed.
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Lucerys couldn't remember if it was day or night. All she remembered were Aemond's hands on her body, his lips kissing her, and his fingers bringing food to her mouth. Aemond was burning his touch into her body painstakingly and methodically.
Aemond ran his fingers over Lucerys's belly and she shuddered.
-I have planted so much your belly that soon you will be swollen. Would you like that? swell with my son
-Yes… - Lucerys turned to look at Aemond. – Give me your son.
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Aemond woke up in the middle of the night and felt around the side of the bed where Lucerys should be, but she wasn't there. Aemond got up and grabbed a robe to cover himself before heading out into the courtyard. There was a splendid view of the port and in the direction of Westeros.
Lucerys stood there, in her nightgown, cradling her pregnant belly as she gazed up at her former home. Her look was indecipherable, nothing to do with the joy she had seen that morning.
-We should be there, fighting with them.
-We shouldn't, we've already given so much to this family. – Aemond caught Lucerys and put her inside her robe. - Let's go back to bed
- We didn't do much.
- Let's say we're back. – Lucerys turned to look at Aemond. - What would we gain?
-What do you mean?
-I'm asking you what exactly we would gain from helping them in this war. A concrete benefit, something tangible that you and I would gain
Lucerys opened her mouth to speak but can only remain silent.
- I'll tell you what we'd win. I, for one, a nice mention in the history books that would speak of Aegon's exploits. Perhaps the handstand if I managed to wrest it from my grandfather's cold, dead hands. A wife who was the last of a bloodline to inherit a title. But that would be all. A mention and a position that could be taken from me at any time. As Father did so many times to his own blood brother
Lucerys did not deny it. Aemond was only a second prince. No land, no rent. He was at the mercy of Aegon's mercy. And Aegon was not very merciful.
-And with my mother?
- The same mother who allowed your commitment to Vaemond Velaryon and then killed him before the Court? You wouldn't have even gotten a mention. You would have been given as a reward to any lord whose loyalty your mother desired. For example, Cregan Stark, Jacaerys's lover, or the lord of Storm's End where you were headed before I captured you.
Lucerys didn't even wonder how Aemond knew. Jacaerys's biggest secret. But she also knew that in that parchment that her mother had sent her to deliver could be the truth of which Aemond spoke. She had not dared to read it
Arrax approached Lucerys and she leaned on her head for a few seconds.
-You are right, as second children we would not be mentioned in the story. We wouldn't get rewards for fighting. You just have to see how grandfather treated my father Daemon. He fought and fought and fought…. And he never got a reward from his brother for all his efforts and putting his life in danger. And every achievement he got, that damn Otto Hightower was quick to take away from him.
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Lucerys's belly was very large when Aegon and Viserys arrived at her house. She opened her arms and her brothers ran to her. The two children sobbed as they hugged her.
- Aemond, what are you doing here?
-Your mother asked the prince of the city to welcome them and he has given them to me. I arrived on time, they were attacking her ship.
-Nothing happens, my brothers, now you are safe.
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The ships arrived loaded with Northmen, Cregan Stark leading them. Only they remained. Only them. The last of the blood of ancient Valyria.
All the other Targaryens were dead and wanted to put the crown on Aegon's little head. They had originally bowed to Lucerys, but she had respectfully declined.
Lucerys held her young daughter in her arms and looked at Aemond. Laenor Velaryon was in the house but hidden, his male lover was also nearby.
-My love…. We can no longer run from this. They need us. It is no longer participating in war, it is building peace
Aemond took Lucerys's hands and kissed Daenerys's head.
-Together
-Always.
That day they both left the house and business in Laenor's hands for a few years and left for the Red Keep. It was time for both of them to work.