Hello guys! In honor of HBO Spain releasing Chapter 6 of GOT due to a fluke, here's chapter 6 of my story!
Happy readings
Alex.
Year 283 AC.
The Rebellion had been waging for several moons and Alessandra was genuinely scared of what was to comeJon Connington had been fired as Hand of the King and exiled for his loss of the Battle of the Bells. Lord Qarlton Chelsted name on his stead. Alessandra had written to her father to remain neutral as the wars raged assuring him that she was okay. In the meantime she heard of how Ned, Robert and Jon were winning the wars and how Storm's End was under siege, placing Cersei, her small son, Stannis and Renly Baratheon in danger, Alessandra wrote to Dorne, so Oberyn could smuggle food to the inhabitants of the stormlands, citing that while she and Cersei never saw eye to eye, she didn't want her or the children to die.
Oberyn for his part contacted a band of smugglers led by Davos Seaworth and managed to smuggle bread and fruits and other foods that could be eaten easily. She once again thanked her good-brother Oberyn and promised to foster one of his daughters once the wars ended.
Rhaegar returned home after he had been called by Ser Gerold, who had been sent to look for the missing prince, he had visited Alessandra's rooms and met his son Duncan, for the first and only time in his life.
"Is this worth it?" She asked as she observed him carrying Duncan, he looked ashamed.
"No, I'm sorry for all the times that I failed you" he said placing their son on the bed and walking towards her, grabbing her face in his hands.
"Are you truly sorry? Rhaegar people has died, you once told me that your father's madness would be the end of you, now I am not so sure" she said, he pressed a kiss to her temple.
"Words don't explain how sorry I am Alessandra" he said again, she softly pushed him away.
"And what of Lyanna? She is just a girl that you brought into this madness, Brandon got killed, he was my best friend and I could do nothing" she said angrily as tears threatened to fall.
"Lyanna is the woman of prophecies nothing more, she is the Ice of the Song of Ice and Fire, she will birth Visenya" he said, she slapped him across the face.
"She is a girl you used to fulfill some sort of mummers show, don't you understand? Prophecies don't happen unless you push them, the day you decided to follow that wretched thing was the day that you marked your downfall" she said exasperated, Rhaegar blinked several times understanding her words.
"Oh" he murmured and in that moment she wanted to grab the sword that she kept under her bed and slice his head with it.
"You dishonored a high born lady for an unsure thing" she pressed.
"I married her" he said swiftly "I took her as my second wife, Arthur was our witness even though he tried to talk me out of it"
"That is because Arthur still has some sense, I hope that the gods forgive you, I truly do" she said as she placed a strand of his hair behind his ear, he pressed his forehead to her.
"And you? Will you forgive me?" He asked, and even though she hadn't she knew that he marched to his death so she lied.
"I already have you stupid fool" she said, he pressed his lips to her in what was their last ever kiss.
"If I die, promise me that you will protect her and the child" he said after the kiss, Alessandra nodded.
"I will love the child as I do my own" she said, he smiled and pressed another kiss to her temple, he then turned to his children and kissed them goodbye, while Alessandra stood watching with tears in her eyes.
"I love you" he said before walking out the door, she smiled sadly at him.
"You don't" she answered and as he didn't had the time to prove her otherwise, he left his home with a heavy heart.
Before leaving Rhaegar left Lewyn Martell of the Kingsguard in charge of the safety of Alessandra and the babes, after he left a cloud of despair started forming over the Red Keep and Alessandra soon started devising an escape plan for her babes, if everything failed, Lewyn was to take them to Dorne where they would be kept by Brandon and Oberyn until she could look for them, and if she died, Brandon would take both babes to her father. Lewyn was soon showed the passages that led out of the keep to a Dornish ship that he could use in case it was necessary, and even though it was practically treason the dornish man complied because the Martells and the Lannisters were in good graces, and he was technically her good-uncle.
A few moons after Rhaegar's departure Alessandra noticed that Aerys had begun meeting with the Pyromancers of the Alchemist Guild, thing that set her on edge as she remembered that Jaime was not in the kingsguard so she probably needed to kill Rossart and Aerys herself. She also, along with Lewyn, started developing a coded language in the case that they needed to speak and or plot with Aerys in sight, she had managed to won over completely the dornishman after Lord Chelsted had been killed by Aerys and Rossart with wildfire. She knew that Rhaegar's death approached and so did the sack of king's landing, she had written a letter to her father in which she instructed him, should the silver dragon fall in battle, to get his army to King's Landing to protect her from Aerys and the rebels as she would most likely be held hostage by the king, she explained that she could hold her own for a while, but needed the reinforcements.
When the news of Rhaegar's death at The Trident reached the castle she was with Queen Rhaella in the Queen's solar along with the babes and Viserys. Who were being entertained by Ser Lewyn and Gerion. As soon as the messenger left the room she turned to the Queen who was almost crying, Alessandra moved to hold her good-mother in her arms.
"My Queen, everything will be okay" she whispered as she held the Queen "We have Rhaenys and Duncan here safe, our future is protected, so is Viserys" she said, Rhaella looked at her and nodded.
"Duncan shall be king" the Queen murmured and Alessandra nodded.
That same night Rhaella and Viserys were sent to Dragonstone, while Alessandra busied herself with kidnapping Belis, one of the pyromancers and forced him to leave a letter to his peers explaining why would he be absent in exchange for his continued living, of course once the letter was drafted she killed him with Brandon's sword. With one pyromancer less to worry about, she told Lewyn and Gerion about her letter to her father and devised a plan to get Lewyn and the babes out of the keep when the Lannister army arrived. A week later she managed to find and kill the other pyromancer, Garigus, and while it was true that she was a political hostage in the Red Keep she thanked her lucky stars that she had free reign inside the keep so she could move wherever she wanted.
It had been Gerion who told her of the approach of Tywin's army, she had jumped into action outfitting her babes for travel, Prince Lewyn joined her shortly along with his paramour, one of her handmaids.
"It's time" she told the dornish knight as she handed Duncan to the handmaid, she then looked at Rhaenys, who was barely three, and crouched to her height.
"Baby, mamma needs you to go with uncle Lewyn silently, yes?" She asked, her daughter nodded her head, golden curls bouncing. Alessandra held her in her arms and pressed a kiss to her daughter's hair before handing her to Lewyn.
"I will keep them safe, my princess" Lewyn said, Alessandra wiped away a tear and nodded.
"May Rhoyne watch over you" she said as they walked into the small passage that she had found on her room. When she was sure that they were really gone, she turned to her clothes chest and pulled out a pair of black breeches, she quickly outfitted herself to battle, her long hair had already been braided by her maid in the morning, she grabbed Brandon's sword and walked down to the Throne Room.
She easily saw Rossart dressed as a common knight exiting the Throne Room and easily engaged him in battle and killed him, she wiped the blood of her sword and walked into the Throne Room where Aerys was talking to Gerion, at the sight of her bloody and with a sword, Aerys tried to flee but was stopped by Gerion who ultimately helped her kill the Mad King. While they killed the King, Lord Crakehall and Ser Elys Westerling walked into the Throne Room, as they were her father's bannermen they helped her arrange a scene to make it as if Rossart had killed the King.
Soon enough both lords proclaimed her Queen regent to King Duncan Targaryen. She soon ordered both lords to regroup the remaining Lannister guards, and felt extremely amused when she was presented with Amory Lorch and Gregor Clegane, who had been found in her rooms looking for her and her babes, she took vindictive pleasure in separating their heads from their bodies before her father arrived along with Jaime. Her father embraced her as did Jaime and commended her quick thinking, Tywin soon enough also proclaimed her as Queen at the same time that Ned rode in with his army.
"Ned!" She greeted he took one look at recognizing Brandon's sword, she ran to him and hugged him as soon as he got off his horse.
"My Queen" he said respectfully kneeling, his army kneeled with him recognizing her as Queen.
"None of that Ned, where is your father?" She asked as he stood.
"He remained behind aiding Robert and Jon Arryn, he should arrive tonight" Ned said dutifully, she nodded and smiled at him, then ordered the corpses to be moved to they could all wait the Throne Room for the arrival of the missing Lords.
Rickard, Robert and Jon stormed the Red Keep at night only to find themselves in the middle of a celebratory dinner, Robert began raging when he saw the two Targaryens babes at the table and was soon held at swordpoint by Alessandra.
"Say one more thing about my children and you will regret ever breathing in this world" she said at the same time that her guards stood unsheathing their swords, she noticed Ser Barristan along with Robert's men and addressed him "Ser Barristan, I had thought that we had lost you once the King sent you to war" she said, said knight moved and kneeled in front of her.
"Forgive me, my queen" he said, keeping his sight on the floor.
"Raise Ser Barristan and join your brother Lewyn, we have lost many already, I do not wish to begin this reign with blood" she said with a smile, the knight stood and smiled at her.
"You are merciful, my Queen" he said softly, she nodded.
"I believe then Ser Darry is not with us any longer" she said softly, remembering the earnest knight with an easy smile, Ser Barristan nodded "Tonight we drink for the fallen on both sides of the war, may the Stranger guided them into the afterlife peacefully" she said raising a goblet that Jaime had handed her, she took a sip and returned the goblet to Jaime before turning to Robert again.
"You are no Queen" spat Robert, "You birthed dragonspawn, you are as bad as the Targaryens"
"I am a daughter of House Lannister, Robert Baratheon, you would do well to remember that it was my sister you married, you would also do well knowing that without me your son, wife and brothers would have died or who do you think has been suplying Storm's End with food despite the Siege?" She said pointedly, Robert blushed and looked down "That's what I thought, now take a seat and enjoy dinner, tomorrow we ride to the Stormlands to lift the Siege"
"Thank you, my Queen" he said finally, she smiled at him and moved to hug Lord Rickard Stark, who murmured a discreet thank you. She then looked at Jon Arryn who was looking at her with distrust.
"Welcome to King's Landing Lord Arryn" she said, a smile playing on her lips.
"Thank you, my Queen" he said stiffly, her smile grew as he looked at the Vale lords.
"I have an admission to make tonight, may you all receive it in good spirits, the young men Ethan Glover, Kyle Royce, Elbert Arryn and Jeffory Mallister who traveled with Lord Brandon Stark to the Red keep almost a year ago all are safe and hale hiding in Dorne" she said and the room went silent.
"You lie, Aerys burnt them" said a man, she recognized the emblem on his armor, House Royce.
"I do not Lord Royce, you will be able to see your son once they return from Dorne, they have been guests of my good-brother Prince Oberyn, who writes that they have been a hard group to keep in the Water Gardens, last time I knew of them Prince Oberyn was thinking about tying them to their bedposts" she said, a smile playing on her lips, Lord Arryn smiled at her for the first time.
"That sounds like Elbert alright" he said with a smile "Thank you, my Queen"
"It was no problem my lord, Brandon is a dear friend of mine, I was not going to allow him and his friends to die" she said and Lord Rickard and the northmen raised their goblets for her.