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The next four moons were rather unbearable even with the ravens and mirror calls. The king kept hinting at betrothing Wilhelm to one of his daughters and I simply made it out that I would have to speak with my husband on such a matter before speaking. Wilhelm was now 7 name days old and had celebrated his last nameday here in the red keep. It was a lavish celebration. We of course left briefly for the Sun Festival and enjoyed that thoroughly. The different games and sword tourneys kept thing happy as well as the money everyone made exorbitant amounts of made it quite the success. I was already mentally planning the organization needed to make next years event even better. Along with my sons seventh nameday came the start of his sword and spear training I was both happy and sad to see my little boy so big and strong now. As I thought this I also considered the kings rather pointed statements about how he would be a good match for his daughter Daenerys who was soon to be reaching her ninth nameday and was showing the signs that she would likely flower by the time she reached her 11th nameday. A quick diagnostic charm showed me this was incorrect and she would actually flower here in 10moons right before her 10th nameday. I told no one this but the main reason I even considered letting the girl around my son in such a manner was twofold. One I could tell they had been hanging out since we landed and got on like a house on fire. Two I spied on the kings mind and saw that if we said no he would marry her off to some older looking guy who I couldn't tell who it was but no girl deserves what I could tell he would do. I resolved to have a serious talk with my husband upon his return. I went through all of this in my mind as my servants readied me for the day. Earlier the Queen had approached and begged off another triplet potion as her boys were now almost 1 nameday old and so I gave her it along with the others to ensure her own survival and easy birth. I mused that soon enough I would be able to rid this world of its mad king who spent all his money so frivolously and help the queen train the new king. Luckily enough Viserys was happy with his training to be a knight he seemed to train like a man possessed. When asked he simply stated his obsessive desire to rid the world of bandits. Now all that was really needed was to wait for the pregnancy to be announced and then privately give a dagger to Tywin and telling him to be careful of its deadly poison. I of course will make sure to dose him with a control and loyalty potion before ever handing him such a thing. Especially with his distaste for foreigners. Soon my servants indicated that they were done and left the room.
I walked calmly down to break my fast with the king and his court. I made sure to have the children fed separately as it seemed the king didn't allow the children to break their fast in the same room until they had completed etiquette and deportment training which honestly made sense. I ate at a decent rate before making my excuses to leave as to make my way to the gates as my husband should be arriving soon. Along the way I invited Tywin Lannister to dinner within our manor trunk. He accepted quickly a little too quickly to be honest. I spied into his mind and saw that he was hoping to be able to gain some way to expose us as fakes who weren't truly Valyrian and get us away from the king. I also saw that his granddaughter Cersei was just about to hit her 9th nameday and was at the perfect age to be fostered soon. He was hoping to put her on the Iron throne next to Viserys and had no problems about convincing the king to reconsider his decision to let Viserys get away from his duties. Honestly this probably would have worked if not for me proving his son to not be his son. I walked out knowing that he would find nothing and his plans would only see his granddaughter married to a knighted prince. I exited the red keep and made my way down to what used to be flea bottom. After clearing the smell and spending a lot of time and money the city gleamed like home and the dock area had be renamed to Jade End as when the water cleared the color was pure jade. We had helped change many of the buildings color to match. The city on the way down showed itself to be prosperous and nobody looked hungry or cold. It filled me with happiness and satisfaction of a job well done. Oh I knew there would be a shit ton more to do to prepare for the coming long night but at least I could make sure we had a fighting chance and the best place to start is having a healthy, whole, and hale population. The other part would be having enough dragons and making dragon armor. I calmed my thoughts and began looking for my husband.
Looking to the skies I saw my husbands dragon as it drew near. I also saw much to giving me a fucking heart attack he was standing and waving at me while flying on the damn thing. I quickly rationalized that he must be using a sticking charm on the saddle and calmed down rather fast. Well I did until the dumb fucker got right over head of me and jumped off at about a good mile or so up. He cast a quick Arresto Momentum and floated down the last hundred feet or so after free-falling and landed next to me laughing his ass off. Oh my gods love you should have seen your face that was so worth practicing that charm to perfection He guffawed before kissing me soundly shutting down whatever argument I could think up. Without a thought I marched us back to our manor trunk and took the triplet son potion before having my husband join me in bed. We spent the next few days in the trunk much to the consternation of the king and his court. I didn't apologize either I simply gave the general of I was simply attending to my husbands needs after such a long time away. Reality we waited until after I had taken all the potions to give me a safe and healthy pregnancy as well as preventing any and all complications from preeclampsia to gestational diabetes before emerging. A few weeks passed and the announcement of the Queens pregnancy was made once more I was called to perform the predictive sorcery as they were calling it. I went of course and to the Kings glee I showed him the Queen to be pregnant with 3 more boys. All of the previous whispering of the Queens inabilities stopped and went full speed reverse. Instead of quietly calling her a disgrace she was now publicly praised as the most fertile woman in westeros. It was no surprise really as with these three boys she would have 10 children all believed to be by the king; not that nine was any easier to do. The simple fact that 8 of the 10 were boys lent her name much credence among the community, She was now a well respected Queen who was seen as giving the Targaryen name new life. She asked me then if I had any elixirs that would allow her a pregnancy right after this one. I wordlessly pulled out what I called the body fixer it was part potion part alchemic ritual of my own making. It had taken quite a bit of study and testing to people who were paid handsomely to do so before I had perfected the formula. I had made sure to give the finished product freely to those I had fucked up unintentionally mind you but shit happens when you make new shit. Take it afterwards and wait three days before taking the fertility set. I told her this all in a calm happy manner.
I want three girls. She said plainly excited. A quick peek in her mind showed that she had noticed I had taken no alcohol only juice for weeks. I could almost laugh until I cried when I saw she simply wanted only the ones who got along well enough to get married and that was it. She liked that we clearly were of Valyrian decent and that was all that mattered to her was a way for her children to not be forced into incest marriages. That last part almost made me puke when I saw she truly feared her husband would do that to her children. That alone made my mind up to stay for my pregnancy and kill him soon after the Queen announces the triplet girls in her womb. Well I wouldn't be doing the killing; over the course of time Tywin Lannister has seemed to warm up to me and accepted me to the outside world. Truthfully I have been giving him slow and steady doses so that his mind would be completely unable to defend against the imperious potion when I gave it to him. He already had the dagger covered in basilisk venom in a case. I had of course warded it to where he could only pull it out if his life was threatened but in a way that made him think he simply didn't want to use it unless he felt his life was threatened. I also added a secondary ward to allow him access if he was under the influence of the imperious potion but only if it was me who gave it to him. It was a tricky bit of warding but well worth it when I presented him a poisoned dagger from my family made of Valyrian *cough goblin cough* Steel and impregnated with the mighty venom of the basilisk. So with that trap all set ready to spring now to wait and randomly compel the king to make sure things go well. Yeah that made this shit pretty bearable when I learned to do that shit without a focus. I handed over the requested potions with no fuss and wandlessly and wordlessly compelled the king to forget the whole thing aside from the whole three new boys thing. A few weeks passed and Robert and I made the announcement of my pregnancy during a lords dinner. We had prepared putting me into the appropriate maternity ware for my station in life. We made sure my hair was up but held in place by pregnancy safe house elf magic instead of headache inducing pins. Not that mine were uncomfortable just that I wasn't sure about all the magic imbued in them being on my person while pregnant; hence the house-elves using charms to keep it in place and charms to look like jewel pins but really were just a light cantrip that was perfectly safe for use with pregnancy. I calmly allowed my husband to help me into my seat before quietly asking the king for permission to make an announcement. He allowed it with little fuss and my husband stood with a glass of wine in hand and a wave of his hand saw a glass being served to everyone present. I have a most joyous announcement to make to this esteemed gathering. My darling wife is pregnant with triplet boys and will likely give birth about a moon before next years sun festival. We have decided to stay here for the pregnancy and the birth as to not expose my wife to the dangers of the sea whilst in such a delicate state I have sent our royal hawk on home with the news. I will be conducting a hunt tonight for those who wish to join so we may feast and celebrate the gods good will to my family. He spoke with clear joy in his face. This was met with much enthusiasm by the attending nobles and a heavy amount of greed in the kings eyes. I cast a quick compulsion charm quelling his emotions and bringing him back under control not even bothering to check what he was thinking I'd probably lose my temper and vomit at the same time. Food was finished and my husband left with the nobles to lead the hunt. Me and the Queen took a nice evening tea in my solar before going our separate ways. I found that I rather liked Rhaella's presence she was calm and quiet. She had genuine care for her family and much hatred for the king. Although most of her hatred was born of the fear of what he might do to their children which I found I could respect greatly. The king however, just the thought of him, made me sick and murderous at the same time. Many hours later I awoke to the sounds of horns, the sky showing it to be barely dawn. I exited the trunk and looked out the window to see my husband and his impromptu hunting party had returned victorious in their pursuits. I had a house-elf dress me quickly and went down to greet him immediately.
As I approached I noted that they were carrying three deer on drays, a sled like object made of simple wood that was often used to transport game of various sorts, and my husband was carrying a large string of rabbits in his hands. A few other nobles were carrying what appeared to be squirrels, fish and a few wild birds. All in all it looked to be a mighty haul for such a short time and all the men were in good spirits. This was surprising as I know my husband refuses to use anything other than snare charms, lure charms, and other basics which just made hunting materials not actually hunted for you when hunting. God's favor indeed I thought as I know we would probably sacrifice a few of the rabbits and one of the deer to them. The men went and gave the animals to the cooks and my husband walked me back to our chambers where he enjoyed a luxurious soak after being scrubbed clean of dirt and grime from hunting. Upon exiting the bath and getting dressed he summoned his pants from the floor and pulled a shrunken deer and rabbit from one of the pockets. He undid the shrinking charm bringing both to full size and levitated them next to the ritual fire. We let Wilhelm sacrifice the rabbit while we did the deer thanking the gods for the successful hunt and asking for the continued health wealth and wellness of our family. I simply nodded at him grateful he remembered to kill a few out of sight and hide them for our own sacrifices. We would feast among the rest of the men of the hunt but our sacrifices were our own. We went down to dinner dressed elegantly and I was happy to look upon the table and see it was laden with two whole deer the third visible in the fire with a few rabbits as well in the large fire pit. We were out in the newly built outdoor feasting area that we had made a few moons ago with the kings permission of course and everyone seemed happy with the various birds rabbits and the massive dear and at the head was a massive boar that I wasn't quite sure how I missed being carried in. In explanation my husband said that it was brought through the side gate to avoid any attempts at theft.
Everything was delicious and the ring on my hand never warmed up once. The ring of course was enchanted to detect all manner of poison or anything that could potentially affect me negatively. It would give me a colder than normal feeling if it would simply upset my stomach but it would warm if it was worse than that. I avoided things that triggered either sensation within my finger. I still had a royal taster for appearances sake but at least I knew I wouldn't be poisoning mine anytime soon. Nobody should have to die for something preventable by other means. Whether they be outright loyalty through oath like back home in Essos or simply wearing a detection ring and not being an idiot here in Westeros. If the method is known best to use it is all. The feast carried on into the night and much merriment was had by all.
Over the next four moons as mine and the Queens pregnancies progressed we became rather good friends. I found myself being genuine with the woman and finding genuine pleasure in her company. She invited me to call her by her name in private and I did the same. It brought us closer and she eventually confessed her fear of the king. I cast a privacy charm wanting to tell her everything but first I needed to check something. I cast the spell that registered a persons power level. Rhaella measured up as a barely average witch with no training. She could have been much better and with certain rituals still could be. I told her what that spell meant and she simply nodded. I peaked into her mind and saw little things secret times of levitating small stones and lighting candles but not much else. I offered to teach her more she accepted delightedly. I gave her first a book on magical oaths so she would understand when I swore her to secrecy what it would mean if she spoke about it, It was a thin book a mere slip of 32 pages that she read through rather quickly. I take it you wish for me to take a secrecy oath. Rhaella, as I had come to know her as, sighed. It was a statement as if she understood fully why I would ask such a thing and had already agreed.
Yes but I want it to cover anything and everything we may discuss with the code phrase talk for womenfolk being spoke in a sentence before the conversation. I also want it to cover any and all actions that we may take that we wish to remain quiet. I want it to go both ways but with the out that if you aren't up for a conversation at that time you can simply state as such when we reach privacy and we shall simply have tea and gossip time. I spoke this carefully but confidently.
I agree hmm how to word it then... she mused thoughtfully. I handed her a slip of paper with a premade oath on it she considered it for a moment and I handed her a quill. She then fixed a few lines and handed it back I nodded and gave it to her after looking it over.
I Rhaella Targaryen swear to keep the secrets of Rayna Sunbringer provided they are spoken with the willing acknowledgement that the conversation is of secrets to be kept after a conversation containing the words talk for womenfolk has been had in a more public setting. I swear this on my magic so mote it be. She intoned seriously whilst looking me in the eyes.
I Rayna Sunbringer swear to keep the secrets of Rhaella Targaryen provided they are spoken with the willing acknowledgement that the conversation is of secrets to be kept after a conversation containing the words talk for womenfolk has been had in a more public setting. I swear this on my magic so mote it be. I intoned just as seriously looking straight back at her a small smile on my face. We then had enough of the seriousness and took advantage of my privacy bubble to gossip and munch all afternoon. I enjoyed it thoroughly. The next day in front of the maids I used our code phrase she led me to her private garden it was quite beautiful this time of year. She accepted the terms of the secret conversation and so did I. I sat at the table in the chair opposite her both our bellies showing quite visibly at roughly 6 moons along. I cast a quick muffliato and then began telling her all of what I could do. I told her of my ability to read minds and reassured her that I had only done so once and that was only a surface scan to see what her intentions with my family were. She nodded understanding as she would do the same given such an ability to know that someone was a threat without their knowledge was wondrous and only given by the gods to those they knew could be trusted with it. I told her truthfully I was not born with it I was given it when I hatched my first dragon on my 27th nameday. She was a lot more trustful after that as she nodded noting I clearly had earned it as I was grown and had still been gifted it. I told her what I had observed last night in the kings mind. ~~~~~~~~~~~Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I finally got my mind together enough to do this, I had the Queens oath and I could tell her what I would find in the kings mind tomorrow. I let loose on my ability and read him fully. What I found took all of my self control not to vomit. Oh I still looked green but I quickly associated it with my pregnancy and not liking the smell of something. One modified bubble head charm later I pretended to look relieved. I cast a quick illusion spell on just my upper half to make it look like I was still eating to those in the hall. I dove back into his mind again careful not to show any sign or cause any damage. His mind was terrifying. It was fractured he saw enemies everywhere and was planning to have a few of his kids marry mine and the rest would apparently be forced into incestuous marriages. He also regularly visited a private brothel and when I went and looked at the memories there I almost puked my guts onto the table. I held myself stern though now even more certain of his need to die, The brothel was private and claimed exotic tastes in reality it had two sides. One for those who they thought would tell all what they really were which was full of exotic pleasure women and the other which was exotic girls of various lands all with one thing in common. They all had yet to flower and hadn't had their first blood. All were above their 7th nameday and most below their 14th. He enjoyed forcing himself on them little girls. I knew in a second the second he was dead I was going to this place rescuing the poor lasses and killing the sob in charge and putting his head on a pike in the city streets. I memorized the way to the place and withdrew from his mind needing no more to want him dead in my mind anyways.
~~~~~~~~~~END FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ She looked appropriately horrified. I asked her what she wanted done about this. She sat for a long while clearly not having expected such a question. I had a house-elf bring tea and snacks for us. She and I nibbled in silence while she thought. She finished her tea and put her cup and saucer down on the table with a slight shake to her hands. When she looked into my eyes it was with a stunning amount of rage. I remembered this conversation was secret on a very high level and realized that was why she showed me her emotions unrestrained. I want him dead before he is a threat and I want my children warded from his attentions. She spoke with venom and acid lacing her tone. I did the second last night before bed couldn't sleep until I had warded every kid in the palace male and female alike. And as for killing him if your serious I do have a plan that could easily be put into play. When and how? was all she said and I dove right in and explained to her how Tywin was basically a puppet waiting for me to guide his strings and would be our scapegoat. I also told her that it would be best to wait until she was pregnant with the female triplets and have Tywin do it during the announcement. I'll make it look like he is going for you next and hit him with a petrification curse before he has a chance I told her gleefully as I saw her lighting up more and more with every word. We left that evening with gleeful smiles that were a little too bloodthirsty but were somehow mistaken as joyful. We had everything planned and now we just had to wait. The next few moons passed slowly. Me and the Queen chatted daily often using our code phrase to reassure each other of our plans in her private gardens. We grew rounder as the moons passed and one day both our stomachs appeared to begin drooping. This was met with much gossip and preparations by the midwives and maesters. Funnily enough we went into labor within minutes of each other and birthed all six babies side by side. My sons ended up named James, Kenton, and Sigurd. The first two had the eyes of the LightningBears but the last Sigurd had the eyes of a Sunbringer and was given the last name accordingly. Rhaella named her sons Maekar, Aethan, and Vaemond Targaryen and we both smiled as the maids left us to rest with the cradled babies. We quickly took our potions and then I administered potions to all the children to completely eliminate the chance of something unseen harming the child in this world and its lack of modern medicine, well at least I had magic I thought with a shudder of if I didn't have my magic. Afterwards we fed each of our babies for the first time with me loaning Rhaella the use of one of my nursing elves to help her feed the third baby with the use of the milk bottling charm. I offered her the elf for use whenever she needed and cast the spell to allow a secondary bond to the elf. Similar to how the elves responded to my children this one would respond to her. We then fell into an exhausted sleep.
The night was spent with house-elves draining our boobs and feeding the babies so we could properly rest. As the dawn broke it was feeding the children and bathing them and putting them down for an early morning nap. A week passed in similar fashion of feeding bathing and cuddling our newborns. I watched all six with the help of some elves and Rhaella went and got impregnated with triplet girls. She came back hoping that he would be dead soon at least that was what I garnered from her thoughts. I found myself liking the woman and the strength she had to do what she was doing in her life. A moon and a few weeks passed and it announced that the Queen was yet again pregnant, this time with triplet girls. The whole affair was going well and was truly lavish in the whole of it overall was nice. Well that was until one, potion addled not that he or anyone knew it, Tywin Lannister used his well known blade and cut the kings throat he went for the Queen and I immediately froze him in place. I walked over and plucked the dagger carefully from his hands and gestured the Queen to get behind her guards. I had one of my guards bring me a dagger box and I placed it carefully inside before having the dagger taken away. The guards seized Tywin Lannister before he could even try to come to his senses. I compelled one of the guards to knock him out and then claim what we all saw what he did no need to question him just yet, They then dragged him off to a cell. The next day the king was cremated in dragon fire per his will and dying request. His ashes were contained in an egg shaped jar as he hoped to become a dragon in the next life. Tywin Lannister was executed after confessing that he had wanted to put his granddaughter on the iron throne and the king found the girl to be displeasing in temperament and refused to even foster her so he killed him. He was going to kill the Queen to just to do end the Targaryen rule if even temporarily. This would become known as an assassination of a king but a failure to even come close to ending his line. The Queen gave a speech about loving her husband and never wanting to remarry and pointing out her many children as a good enough reason to not remarry. We helped out for another moon before returning home as a family. We promised the Queen an invitation to the next Sun festival and to aid her transport to such a festival. I showed her how portkeys work much to her amazement and laughed as I provided her with one for use after she was done feeding and birthing babies. I gave her all the theory of magic books that she would need for various subject to allow her to learn to use her magic and to teach her children as well. We sailed out of the dock dragons flying around the ship and headed for open water with a quick ventus to boost the sails.
A/N Next time the sun festival and the chapter after that will be devoted to a visit of the Queen to Essos.