Chp 25
The tension arised as Luna and a Dorthrakian midwife tried to save the baby. Luna had sent a decoy to fetch Elaine and tried to use her power to save the baby while the midwife had prepared some fresh cloths and hot water just in case the baby was to be born now. Elaine arrived in the nick of time and rushed to Lara's side.
After a while of chanting some spells, Elaine had managed to stop the blood and Lara had fell asleep. "But the baby, shouldn't it be arriving now? Looks like Lara is ready to be given birth already", asked Daenerys. "A Necromancer woman who is pregnant, the pregnancy is slightly slower than a normal one. By the looks of it, she is assumed to be ready to give birth but reality is that she still had another moon before the baby arrives. I've stopped the contraction but she must be bed rest for a few days. A Necromancer who is born under nine moons is often a premature baby even if it looks like a normal one and it may die as soon as it arrives to the world", answered Elaine.
Elaine grabbed Luna and walked out of the tent. "The Targaryen boy is becoming more and more like his mad father. I fear that Lara is not safe here. I will leave to tell Zen that he'll be in charge while you stay here with Lara. If things go south, take her and the child back to Rounin HQ. I'll inform Aaron and hopefully they'll be safe there", said Elaine. Luna nodded and Elaine left.
Luna went to find Viserys and found him, by Drogo's order, in a cage, guarded by Jhogo, Daenerys' blood rider. "I wish to speak with him alone", said Luna. "But my lady, he is dangerous", said Jhogo. "I've dealt with one far more dangerous. He is as nothing as a tiny little bug to me", said Luna. The blood rider nodded and stood slightly far away to give them privacy but near enough to have a watchful eye on Viserys.
Luna sat down and studied Viserys. The Targaryen head was down and Luna could her sniffling from him. "Regret it now?", she said. "How is she?", asked Viserys, probably had sobered up after being thrown in here. "She's safe, for now. You never give up on that endless dream for the Iron Throne, did you? You said you would, but your words were empty and nothing more than lies!", said Luna, angrily. "What are you going to do to me now? Slap me? Punch me? Kill me?", he said.
"No, for that will hurt Lara's heart more than you have done. Once she has given birth, I'll take her back to Necromancer and you will never see her or your daughter ever", said Luna as she stood up. Upon hearing that, Viserys looked up with tears in his eyes and he begged, "No! Please don't take them. Please, I beg you! Please don't take them from me".
"Why should you beg for her to stay? You said it that you can find thousands of womenwho are willing to bear you sons", Luna said, repeating Viserys' words. "Please! I didn't mean it! Please, let me see her", he begged again. "Enjoy your cage. Drogo will only let you out AFTER I leave with her and your child for Necromancer", said Luna and as she walked away, she heard Viserys screamed for Lara.
Luna returned back to Lara's tent and Viserys' scream was probably silenced by Jhogo. "He's screaming for her", said Daenerys as she put a wet cloth on Lara's head. "I threatened to take Lara and the child away. Then, he starts to beg me to let Lara stay. How am I supposed to trust him with Lara and a baby when he's acting like that?", said Luna as she sat at the edge of the bed. "I thought the same. After tonight's event, I beg you my lady. Take Lara and my soon to be niece or nephew away from him. I can't stand to know if he's going to beat her and the child whenever he's angry", said Daenerys.
Luna nodded and took a glance to Lara. She was asleep peacefully and Luna hoped that Lara will have to courage to leave Viserys while she still can. "We will travel tomorrow. If she's supposed to be in bed rest, how is she to travel around? The wagons are only for our tents and supplies", said Daenerys. Luna thought for a while and said, "Do not worry, Khaleesi. I will create a wagon for her to rest in it".
The next morning, the khalasar moved on. Luna strapped a shadow horse to a wagon that she built with her magic. Ser Jorah had helped to put Lara in it and Daenerys rode along inside the wagon. Luna sat on her shadow horse and travelled next to Drogo. Viserys was dragged by Jhogo with ropes tied to his hands.
While travelling, they stopped for supplies at a market. Daenerys, Ser Jorah and her three hand maidens went to look for some food while the rest of the khalasar camped out. Luna decided to leave a decoy to watch over Lara while she went to the market with Daenerys in hope to find some herb as a medicine for Lara. She intructed her decoy to watch out for Viserys.
At the market, while searching for food, they encountered an assassin tried to kill Daenerys to claim Robert Baratheon's claim, unbeknownst that the old king is dead. Luna and Ser Jorah chased the assassin and he was caught by Daenerys body guard. That night, the assassin was executed and Drogo made a promise to avenge for the attempt assassination to invade Westeros. Luna tried to talk him out of that insane idea but to no avail.
By midnight, everyone but Luna was sound asleep. She sat next to the sleeping Lara, meditating in her tent. Then, Jhogo came in and said, "He has started to talk to himself. I think that he has lost it". Luna sighed and said, "Bring him here, but restrain him". Jhogo nodded and left. A few moments later, Viserys who had red eyes due to crying came in hands tied by Jhogo. Viserys ran to Lara's side and knelt next to her. He grabbed her hand and kissed it. "My sweet Lara, wake up. It's me Viserys", he said.
"I've given her a sleeping potion. She'll not hear you", said Luna, but Viserys ignored her. "When I'm released we'll travel back to Pentos and I'll build us a house there with my two arms. I'll be a fish monger if that is what it takes to put food on the table. I'll build a house with a large garden where you and our children can play there. I'll do anything for you. Please don't leave me. I can't bear to think how I will live in this world without you", he said.
Luna felt bad for him. Viserys was just a young man who made mistake and who was madly in love. How is she to separate the two of them?