152 A.L. King's Landing
Prince Aemon Targaryen
Two years after the fall of the Slaver Alliance, and ten years after he had actually left for war, Prince Aemon Targaryen, eldest born son of King Aemon III Targaryen and heir to the Iron Throne was finally home. Though the slaver alliance had fallen and surrendered some two years previously there had been some unfinished business with the Dothraki that had taken some time to sort out, and given the fact that his father the King was so tired and deep in grief over the loss of Queen Saera, Aemon had suggested that his father return to King's Landing and that he and Maegon deal with the Dothraki. Dealing with them had taken far longer than either of them had thought, mainly because whenever they would engage in battle whenever it looked as if they might lose, the Dothraki would retreat to the mountains and to areas where they could not be found. As always it had been Maegon who had suggested they go for the more aggressive route and despite Aemon not wishing to do so, they had used the dragons and various other means mainly wildfire to burn the Dothraki out of their hiding places. Once they had done that it had been a simple case of having the dothraki, Khal and Khalasar alike massacred on the spot. Aemon had never seen so much bloodshed nor did he ever want to see so much ever again, unlike his father and brother he was not bloodthirsty and did not hunger for battle preferring books to swords, though he knew that the state his father was in, he needed to be more attentive to the martial matters of the realm.
Once the Dothraki were broken, Aemon and Maegon went about ensuring that the cities that had fallen under their command during this campaign, mainly Lorath and Braavos remained loyal and knew where their safety came from. Aemon who had been named Prince of Braavos by his father made doubly sure the Bravosi knew exactly what was what, and he had established very good trade links with them and the rest of Westeros for future use. As for the other cities that were now protectorates Qohor, Norvos, and the Slaver cities, Aemon used Maegon to ensure that they were reminded of what would happen should they consider rebelling, his brother though Aemon despised him was very useful when it came to intimidating people. The other places that had long since been under the throne's control were visited and reassured that their needs were not forgotten and so once that was done Aemon and his brother Maegon who had been named Prince of Dragonstone following their return returned home. Following his return home, Aemon had been wed to Lady Jonella Arryn the daughter of Lord Jonos Arryn, she was a beautiful lady and Aemon was finding himself falling deeply in love with her. Maegon had wed their elder half sister Rhaenys and though there had been worries over a lash back from the faith, the faith had allowed it go on uncontested.
Now that he was back at court, though Aemon knew from what both his mother and aunt Baela had told him he would need to work hard to secure his place as heir to the throne, so volatile was his father. And so he had called a meeting with the prominent lords of his faction, Lord Gaemon Velaryon the Lord of the Driftmark, Lady Sharra Tully whose husband had died during the war and whose family was nearing extinction due to their devotion to the Targaryen cause for little reward, and finally his own grandfather Prince Daemon Targaryen an old man now who still had much power and influence. Aemon spoke first. "My lords and ladies, I thank you all for coming. As you all know I have been away from court for ten years and as such I do not know what the situation with regards to the court and the game is, and as such would like to be informed on what has changed since last I knew."
Lord Gaemon spoke then. "Well my prince, as you are well aware, the king has withdrawn from court and from council and spends most of his days grieving over the loss of Queen Saera that has meant that both Queen Daenaerys and Lord Aenys have begun making more and more moves in the court and have been working very hard to make sure Prince Maegon's interests are met. Therefore to this end they are looking towards perhaps bringing Asshai into the fold or perhaps even trying to cut you off from your rightful throne. They have been whispering in the king's ear and I do fear that the King in his current state might very well listen to them."
"And what things have they been whispering in my father's ear?" Aemon asked.
It was his aunt Baela who spoke then her voice sharp and laced with anger. "That you are unfit to be King, bookish as you are. They argue that no bookish king can sit the Iron Throne and expect to keep a hold over all the new dominions that this conquest brought. It's almost as if Daenaerys has forgotten that the only reason that the king was able to make these conquests was because of his own grandfather and great grandfather both of whom were more bookish than warriors in truth. And that the greatest of the kings to sit the throne was a bookish king. They whisper that should you sit the throne another Aenys will be crowned and there will be rebellions that will cost them everything. The king has begun listening more and more to them than he did before, and it seems that he is grooming Maegon for the throne, if his naming of you as Prince of Braavos is any indication."
His grandfather speaks then. "Aye, naming you Prince of Braavos whilst an honour it is also an insult. It means you have all the riches in the known world but also means you are kept far away from court that you cannot make any moves to preserve your rights."
His aunt Baela speaks then. "Which is what Daenaerys wants. She wants her own blood on the throne more than she wants what is right to be done. And I fear King Aemon might just give her that. In memory of his beloved Saera. He will bring ruination to us all."
"Do we know for a fact that Maegon will become the heir though unless we make more moves against him?" Lady Sharra asks.
Aemon looks at the woman a moment before saying softly. "Aye, Maegon wants the throne and he has the backing of some of the most powerful lords in the realm. Should father give him any signals that it is he, he wants as his heir he will do all he can to remove the obstacles in his way. And that does mean my wife and my unborn child will be in harms way so long as Daenaerys keeps whispering in father's ear."
His grandfather speaks then and says. "Well then there is only one thing we can do. We must have Daenaerys removed from the picture, and we must pull the king from his arse and make him see reason. Maegon as king will bring nothing but more war and destruction to us and to what King Aemon the unifier worked so hard for."
"And how do you suggest we do that grandfather?" Aemon asks feeling a sense of hopelessness engulf him.
His grandfather smiles slyly then. "Why with the oldest method in the book. Rumours my King."