The changes begin
Aelyn Targaryen younger sister of Viserys Targaryen stood as she watched Viserys wife almost go made as her husband the king ignored the fact that her second son had had his eye permanently blinded while Viserys’ spoilt daughter continually pointed the finger back about treason and of Aemond calling Rhaenyra’s children bastards. She shook her head. This was completely ridiculous.
“Who told you these lies?!” Viserys yelled into Aemond’s face “Viserys” Viserys froze, usually his sister refused to get involved in the drama that would occur, so for her to step forward, was very important.
“Alicent, my dear, I understand your pain I truly do, but to ask for the eye of a 5 year old is not the greatest idea. Come sit down and let’s see if we can sort this out hmm? Now let’s see. What is an appropriate punishment for the permanent disfigurement of the second son of the king. Lucerys? Come forward, now take my hand, Rhaenyra, don’t be ridiculous I’m not going to hurt him, now Lucerys look at your uncle, now I understand that you are 5 years old, but when dealing with blades there is always a risk, yes? Now do you know what you’ve done?”
Lucerys looked at Aemond, he could see the cut, the stitching, but he wasn’t sure so he shook his head. “Ok, now can you put your hand up and cover one eye, yes just like that, now look around the room, now remove it, and cover it again, do you see the difference?” Lucerys nodded “Now what you could see with one eye covered? That is what Aemond is going to be living with for the rest of his life” Lucerys looked shocked.
“Really? It’s not going to get better?” Lucerys looked like he was about to start crying “No, sweetie, he’s not going to ever be able to see out of that eye again” “No! I didn’t mean to! I just wanted him to stop calling us bastards, I just got so angry” Aelyn nodded while holding up a finger, preventing Rhaenyra from speaking again.
“I understand how that can be upsetting, he shouldn’t have done that, but you should never bring a weapon to a squabble, ok? By bringing a weapon and causing such damage you have made a small misunderstanding of uninformed name calling into a permanent disfigurement. Aemond is your uncle, your mother’s brother, and weapons are not to be used. Am I being clear?” Lucerys nodded
“Yes Auntie” he turned to Aemond “I’m really sorry Aemond, maybe, I could help with your recovery? Assist you until you get used to it?” Aemond looked at the little kid who until now didn’t know what the result of his actions had been, unsure what to say then looked at his aunt “That’s a very kind offer Lucerys, but lets all get the children to bed, maester if you would go with Aemond, monitor him to make sure an infection doesn’t start?” the children along with the servants and maesters started leaving, while Aelyn stood looking into the fire while massaging her temples gods this family. “Viserys, Alicent, Daemon, Rhaenyra, please stay behind, we have things to talk about” They all thought about the fact that this woman had no right to demand anything, but knew that she could easily beat them all (including Daemon) and drag them back so they decided to stay.
The room emptied, Otto hovered next to the door, but found himself herded from the room leaving the 5 people.
“Viserys, Daemon, what was our father’s and our grandfather’s most important piece of advice? Hm? Unity, House Targaryen is one. If we are going to fight, we fight behind closed doors, we stay united in front of everyone else. Yes? Do you agree?” Both Viserys and Daemon nodded, Aelyn turned to face the both of them. And in a quick movement slapped them both upside the head “So why do I find our family torn apart? Hm? Why do I find out that Daemon has spent more time exiled from our home, then there? Hm? Who have you been listening to that allows you to completely turn your back on your family? Do not start with me either of you, I’m perfectly willing to take you both over my knee again, don’t think I won’t” Both men looked uncomfortable shuffling their feet Aelyn was 10 years older than Viserys and had been like another parent to them when their mother died. “Alicent, Rhaenyra, I think it’s time you learn what it means to be a Targaryen as it seems nobody” Here she paused she shoot both men a scowl “has taught you. When you married into the family Alicent, you should have been taught this, much like you should of started wearing our house colours. If I see you wearing Hightower green dresses one more time I will burn them, with you in them, do I make myself clear?” Alicent froze, but nodded her head, knowing that Aelyn would follow through with it. “Rhaenyra you will fix up your family, neither of your boys knows enough Valyrian for how old they are, they should already be bilingual, if you do not fix it, I will.” Rhaenyra nodded while trying not to blush with shame.
“Viserys, if I hear you have exiled our brother one more time, I will make you wish you had never been born, and Daemon, get a hold of yourself boy! Kill the bastards that you have allowed to get in between you and Viserys because I never want to see you working at cross purposes again.”
The other four adults huddled, trying not to draw attention “Now, because it seems the lot of you can’t work together, here is what is going to happen. Aegon will be betrothed to Baela, Jace will be betrothed to Helaena and Aemond will be betrothed to Rhaena. This isn’t a discussion; it is happening I am the matriarch of this family and it seems I’ve been away too long” Aelyn took a deep breath and then rang a bell which had a servant running into the room “Get the grand maester, we have betrothals to finalize” Alicent thought she would have time to get help from Otto, but it seemed Aelyn wasn’t leaving anything to chance. Before too long the betrothals were written up and everyone was sitting with a beverage. Now, I do believe Viserys you should go to bed because my healer will be here in the morning, she is going to check you out, yes, go” Viserys practically slumped out of the room having much preferred his sister not being there as she was definitely the only one who could tell him what to do. “Daemon, go” Daemon gave a half-hearted smirk and moseyed out of the room to find himself a bed to collapse onto. Aelyn then turned to Alicent and Rhaenyra, “Work it all out now, staying on each side of the table, I don’t care if you yell, I don’t care if you throw things, but the three of us are not leaving until you have sorted out your differences. Do I make myself clear?” Alicent and Rhaenyra exchanged a look, still able to have complete conversations with their eyes can we take her? No. She can beat Daemon, we’d never stand a chance, if we fight her, she’ll just hog tie us and then we’d really be stuck. Great. Yep.
“Get on with it, I’d like to go to bed at some point”