Lord of the Tides
An erotic scene was taking place in Lord Lucerys Velaryon's room. The Lord of Driftmark's husband was over a body that warmly welcomed him and was having an incredible sexual experience. His violet eye was closed in ecstasy as his hips rocked hard against the soft, warm body beneath him.
What was the problem?
The problem was that the person under the body of the Driftmark consort was not Lucerys Velaryon.
No, Lucerys Velaryon was in the corridor by his door. Next to the man was his personal guard and a maid. He wore floor-length robes of Velaryon blue with embroidery of seahorses and pearls at the neck. He also wore gold and pearl bracelets on his wrists and his long curly brown hair wore a coral headband.
Many people had doubted Lucerys's legitimacy until he became pregnant, a Velaryon men could become pregnant like seahorses. His first pregnancy had destroyed any doubts about his legitimacy, and these were further forgotten as she gave birth to a boy with white hair and Velaryon blue eyes like Lucerys's.
After that he had given birth to twins, one with brown hair and one with white hair. And now he was pregnant again and listening to her husband have sex, to add insult to injury in Lucerys's bed, not Aemond's.
The guard was totally loyal to Lucerys, as was the maid with the seahorse on her apron.
If this was the first time Lucerys would storm into the room. He would drag the lover out of the bedroom and he would yell at Aemond. But it was not the first time, nor the second, nor the third,...
When the twins had been born six years ago, Lucerys had agreed to live in the capital. On the one condition that Aemond would never again take a lover or go to the houses of pleasure. What's more, he didn't let Aemond touch him again until he knew it had been a year since he last had a lover.
And now…
Aemond growled loudly as his lover screamed in pleasure.
Lucerys sighed and turned back down the hall.
-My Lord….
-Go to the children's room. Prepare the belongings, we will go to Driftmark. We return home to never return.
-And your things, my lord?
-Wait for them to come out, burn the sheets and collect everything. Aemond stays here, so I don't want him to find out.
The maid nodded and went to distribute the orders. Lucerys instead went to see her children, his. He knew that the lessons with the Master had ended recently and he wanted to go one last time to the Eye of the Gods.
He only found the twins with their heads close together. Corlys and Rhaegar looked at him with identical smiles. They were the same despite the different colors of their hair.
-And your brother?
-Dad said that he was going to train with him, so he went to the training ground!
Lucerys's smile faltered on his face as he remembered what Aemond was doing instead of keeping a promise to her son. His heart clenched painfully and he reminded himself that this was the last day.
Viseryon had idolized Aemond when he was little. His father could do no wrong in his eyes. What's more, he used to blame Aemond's mistakes on Lucerys. But Viseryon was no longer a little boy and his eyes were wide open to his father's failings. Or had been since he learned why the Driftmark cupbearer had left the fortress with a swollen belly for Aemond's illegitimate son.
Lucerys at the time was also very pregnant and the child that was born from the union was now working as a maid apprentice in Driftmark after her mother took her to the fortress before leaving again.
At fourteen Viseryon was well aware of Aemond's failings, and yet he wanted to find in him the man he had idolized in his childhood.
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The twins were asleep on Lucerys's chest when Viseryon found them. The Man had his eyes closed but Viseryon doubted that he was sleeping.
Lucerys's eyes widened as Viseryon got closer.
-Mother?
-I thought you were Aemond, your steps sound very similar.
- Do you know where father is? He has not appeared in our training
--- I fear, son, that your father has found his amusement in the same way as your uncle Aegon.
Viseryon was in doubt for a few seconds before his face twisted with disgust, contempt and pity. Lucerys wanted to get up and comfort the little one, his son. Viseryon sat down on the grass next to Lucerys.
-What are we going to do?
-Us? We return to Driftmark. Your father? I'm done with him, he can stay here. I will send him an annual stipend and let him live life as he prefers. But he won't set foot in Driftmark again.
-That's a bit harsh.
-They were in my bed, Viseryon. My bed, not your father's
Viseryon was horrified and nodded.
-And what will happen to Rosalyn?
Lucerys chuckled. The son was very sweet and he was very much in love with his fiancée. Rosalyn Tyrrel was a kind and slightly ditzy girl. And she was Aegon's illegitimate child, if silver hair and purple eyes were to be trusted. The Tyrrels had recognized her as legitimate in Queen Alicent's request in exchange for her marrying into the royal family.
And Viseryon had taken a fancy to her and had asked for her hand.
Lucerys approved. That girl was good at distracting people with pleasant conversations so that Lucerys or Viseryon could convince them of their new business ventures. Lucerys didn't need her, the people had called him the second Corlys because of his talent with coins.
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Dinner was a tense affair. Especially since Aemond seemed to have completely forgotten his promise to Viseryon, as usual. He smiled at Lucerys as if their afternoon fling hadn't happened and Lucerys looked at Aemond.
The first time he was unfaithful he was nervous and restless for weeks. But now it was as if nothing was wrong, besides his audacity. Those things made Lucerys think that her affair had been going on for a while.
A maid approached Lucerys and whispered in the man's ear that everything was ready. Since they were at a family dinner he couldn't air matters in public, but Aemond took little interest in Driftmark and his rule. He was interested in swords, dragons, combat and his children, at times
Aemond got up and left the room, he was always the first to retire to go train early. Lucerys looked at him and waited a while to talk.
-A situation has occurred and I have to return to Driftmark tonight. -The whole table looked at Lucerys. – Viseryon, you will come with me, you must know these things as an heir. And the twins will come too. They were born here, but they must know the family's ancestral home
-It is too early. – Queen Rhaenyra looked at her second son. – I'm sure you can delay the trip a bit.
-No, I have to go as quickly as possible. Viseryon and I will ride our dragons to arrive tonight. A boat will follow us with our belongings. I have been planning a long stay in Driftmark for some time and I want my next child to be born there
The Queen and the King Consort exchanged a glance and at last the Queen sighed.
-I cannot remove a lord from his domain. But don't become a stranger, son
- I won't, mother.
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Lucerys sat on the Driftmark throne and looked at dear cousin Rhaena with a smile.
--- Isn't he coming back?
-No, he is banned from Driftmark. And I think my mother has understood that I will not return.
-Rhaenyra is smart. She knows it. She only wishes that Aemond had been as smart. I would not have treated you like this
Lucerys laughed and looked at her six-year-old son who was looking at everything in amazement.
-This is Driftmark, our ancestral home. And the place that we must care for and protect.
In the capital, a one-eyed man looked at her husband's empty room and a single note. "I know". The man thought it would be hell to earn the other man's forgiveness without realizing that he couldn't even do that. Lucerys had already closed himself off completely and that he would never let Aemond in his heart again.