DISCLAIMER: Chapter Prologue
Chapter rating: T
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Rhaenyra woke to see a small body curled in front of her as she grinned softly. It was Rhaenys who had snuggled near her face, the three tiny bodies were warm against her as she felt the other two against her breasts and over one another. "You do realize they will have to sleep somewhere else once they start growing," Robb's groggy voice startled her as she looked to see him behind her still trying to sleep, despite the sun shining through. Rhaenyra, though, spied a container on her desk, she carefully moved the babies and Robb's arm from her as two muffled squeaks came out from the bedding while Robb buried his face more into her pillow. Curiously the woman untied the cloth around it before realizing there was blood dripping from the container. With a note.
"I woke earlier and took Baela for a hunt. It's rabbit, I think they'll like it!" it was from Theon. So that would explain why the meat was fresh.
"What is that?" Robb asked, still half asleep as he came from behind his wife who smiled softly.
"Theon and Baela hunted earlier, caught some rabbits. He wanted to see if they would like it," she claimed as he chuckled.
"Leave it to a Greyjoy to hunt for dragons," he commented before seeing Valaena enter the chambers. "Good morning, Valaena," he greeted as she smiled.
"My Lord, My Lady. Are the little ones inside?" she asked with a smirk, pointing to the bed where a golden tail poked out. Rhaenys must have gotten under the furs when Robb got out.
"Yes, I am sure you can wake them," the younger laughed as her maid paused before shrugging.
"Why not?" she muttered before carefully lifting up the blanket to see Rhaella hiss softly but blinked a few times, no doubt just woke up fully. "I see Baela left her present for the girls. They didn't know what to get this morning as history told us sheep was given to the dragons of Valyria and even our ancestral dragons before they died out. So they chose rabbit, they're in season anyway," Valaena surmised as she gently lifted the blankets for the babies to climb out. Yawning, they stumbled out and down to the floor. Rhaella suddenly lifted her head and sniffed as she walked to her mother. Carefully she climbed up as her sister's started to follow, one-by-one they came up and onto the table beside the container. Rhaenyra gently plucked the piece from the tin and offered it to the red hatchling who sniffed it before chirping, looking at her expectantly. Confused, Rhaenyra offered the same piece to Rhaenys who sniffed it and nudged it.
"Are they not hungry?" Robb asked frowning.
"They did not eat yesterday. They must be hungry," Rhaenyra denied as he sighed softly.
"Perhaps they only eat cooked meat," Valaena spoke up from straightening the bedding. She smiled gently to the blue hatchling who watched her with curiosity.
"Dragons breath fire," Robb reminded with a grin as Rhaenyra's eyes widened a bit.
"Teach them to do it?" she asked as he shrugged.
"Why not? They will do so eventually. Maybe learning from you would teach them restraint. I remember the stories too, about the dragons attacking people and killing randomly, here in the North we rely on each other. I am sure you can teach them not to attack the people of our home," he reassured her as she looked down before to Rhaella who nudged her hand for attention. "Go ahead and give it a try. Mother said for you to rest today," he ordered as Rhaenyra chuckled.
"I'll send Baela back in to keep you company," Valaena suggested as she took the soiled clothing and sheets.
"Guards will also be set into place for protection. Because of both attacks we're having the protection detail put more into place," Robb claimed as they nodded.
"What should I do for their command?" Rhaenyra asked after nodding to her maid.
"Dragonfire?" Robb tried as she hummed softly.
"I like it," the girl smiled.
"What's the Valyrian word?" Valaena asked while she finished gathering Robb's clothing as well. The pair paused at her request as Robb looked to the dragons trying to think.
"I don't think I know," Robb spoke as he frowned.
"Dracarys," Rhaenyra answered knowing the word without thinking as Robb smirked. A puff startled them as Rhaella stared for a moment as Robb moved away. "Dracarys," she repeated as Rhaella repeated her actions before a tiny exhaust of flames escaped which was enough to burn her meat. The tiny creature chattered happily when she did her job and ate the piece before looking to her mother for praising. Rhaenyra beamed and stroked her red hatchling's head.
"She's learning," Robb praised as Rhaella looked to his voice, perking up when he smiled to her.
"I think she's starting to like you," Rhaenyra commented as Robb chuckled softly, carefully picking up a piece of meat and allowed Rhaenys to take it before dropping it and looked to the humans. "Dracarys," Rhaenyra tried as Rhaenys paused, looking at her piece as though trying to will it to burn. She made everyone jump when she spat out her small ball of fire. It burned her piece as she dove for it, Rhaenyra breathed softly as she put a piece in front of Alysanne who just looked at her sisters. "Alysanne," she called softly, gaining the creature's attention. "Dracarys," she spoke slowly as the silver-blue froze softly, she looked down before looking back to her mother, chirping at her.
"Try again," Robb frowned.
"Dracarys." Same thing, nothing. "What's wrong?" Rhaenyra asked worried as Valaena joined looking concerned.
"I don't know," the elder Valyrian claimed before watching the other two look to their sister and the piece, Robb quickly occupied them by throwing pieces to the pair. Quickly they burned them before devouring their pieces as Grey Wind joined sniffing the fresh meat, Robb offered him a piece as he ate it. Alysanne watched her sisters and looked to her own. "Try once more," Valaena urged.
"Dracarys," Rhaenyra repeated slower, firmer. Alysanne turned her head once before looking up at her mothering shrieking. "I give up," she muttered shaking her head as Rhaenys burned her sister's piece allowing her to eat.
"At least they make sure each other eat," Robb commented noticing as he threw a few more before closing the still full tin. Rhaella lit the spare for Alysanne as she ate happily.
"Give them a few more, I want to make sure they're well fed," Rhaenyra smiled as he chuckled, throwing a few more for them as they happily ate, he snuck a piece to Grey Wind who happily ate it.
"Right, isn't that what Uncle Benjen once said, 'a well fed beast is controllable beast,'" Valaena howled at that, Robb smirked.
"I am quite sure he was talking about the direwolves mostly, but that would go to the dragons to I would assume. When they're hungry they only think of one thing," she agreed. "Try again later Rhae, I'm sure she'll get it," Valaena encouraged as the other sighed.
"Right," the girl nodded.
V
Rhaenyra sighed as she continued to read a book while sitting in her bed, Baela was working on a stitch, unlike her and Arya, Baela actually enjoyed it and was good at it. The three dragons walking around the room, they seemed to enjoy checking everything out.
"They're cute," Baela spoke up as the other looked up before smiling when she saw the babies going underneath the bed.
"Yes they are. I'm worried about Alysanne though," Rhaenyra said with concern as Baela smirked.
"I'm sure she's fine," the maid spoke as she felt a slight tug on her dress before looking down. "Oh hello," she smiled as she saw Rhaenys chitter softly before climbing up her dress and onto the bed to her mother.
"Good girl," Rhaenyra stroked the female's head as she allowed the hatchling to curl up against her side.
"150 years there's never been a dragon," Baela smirked while Rhaenyra pet the gold hatchling.
"Now there's three. The last one possibly a bit bigger than them," Rhaenyra claimed. "After our ancestors started to lock them up like the idiots they were," she added as Baela smirked.
"Treated them like horses and dogs. Not realizing it was killing them and deforming them," the bastard spoke allowing the other two to climb up her lap.
"I will never lock them up," Rhaenyra stated as she greeted her other two while Rhaella climbed into her lap, purring and trilling happily.
"Never?" Baela asked shocked. It actually worried her.
"No, our ancestors in Valyria never did, they roamed free. Why did they now? The pit might have thought to have been a good idea but it was stupid," Rhaenyra growled while her friend chuckled.
"Well maybe by the time they're too big, no one will go against you," Baela grinned as Rhaenyra chuckled while she continued to read her book. It was about Valyria and their history, the few to survive the Doom.
"I just want them safe. Nothing more," Rhaenyra hopes as her friend smiled softer.
"I hope so too. They're so innocent, beautiful," Baela beamed at watching them sleep.
"Innocent until they get bigger," Rhaenyra chuckled before pausing. "I only worry about what will happen to the Starks," she added as Baela nodded.
"Three of them are in the South," the girl added as she stood when Rhaenyra shifted to lay down.
"Stop, I'll be fine," Rhaenyra growled softly when the girl tried to help fix her bedding. The dragons didn't move much except Rhaella who had been curled up on her stomach, but that was barely.
"You know I always help," Baela smiles as Rhaenys hissed softly at being covered, it ignited giggles from the girls while the gold hatchling tried to get free.
"What's so funny?" Lynara asked as Rhaenyra cheered happily. The northern woman had been in the town and among the people to get info on who's seen the dragons.
"Nothing we're just playing with the girls," Baela grinned happily as Lynara glided around the room to tidy up as Alysanne watched curiously.
"Such little creatures," Lynara spoke out. The dragons have been a true interest to her and Maester Luwin. A knock alerted the three as Rhaella tensed hissed softly when a guard called out.
"Maester Luwin is here m'lady," Lynara opened it before Baela could get up. The elder man smiled and walked in as the guard bowed his head before leaving. Alysanne made a squeal, non threatening as she stumbled to the edge making her mother and Baela grab her.
"Gods be good!" Lynara cursed having seen it when Maester Luwin chucked a slight warning tone in his voice.
"Energetic is she?" He asked coming to Rhaenyra's other side that wasn't occupied by dragons and Baela, who had just deposited the hatchling in her mother's arms.
"Yes, she is," Rhaenyra said firmly as her daughter shrieked to her. She sat up a little straighter for Maester Luwin who placed a hand against her back. Rhaella hiss, giving off a snarl that didn't bother the older man who quirked an eye at her.
"Feisty," he spoke as she giggled. Baela joined Lynara in cleaning and organizing the room for her. Rhaella was still puffed up like a cat and growled softly before being smacked by Rhaenyra when Maester Luwin helped her straighten.
"Stop that," the Targaryen woman snarled making the hatchling squeal at her. Rhaenys and Alysanne had just been watching with small trills or squeals of their own. "Rhaella seems to have the most attitude so far," Rhaenyra claimed as the women laughed with the Maester who placed a hand against the white haired girl's forehead as she looked to him.
"Your healthy," he shrugged. She smirked before adjusting her body for better comfort. Rhaella chirped softly as she crawled up her mother's body and nudged her mouth.
"I think someone's hungry," Baela sang as she produced the tin of meat. The three perked up and squealed when they saw it.
"They know," Maester Luwin spoke, watching the girls as Lynara gave over a flat piece of board. They watched as Rhaenyra took a piece from the tin and placed it in front of Rhaella who growled happily and breathed fire quickly, surprising the three who haven't seen it. Rhaenys did the same when she was given hers, but Alysanne just looked. Before chirping to her mother who frowned.
"Alysanne," she called, gaining the baby's attention. "Dracarys," she spoke as the baby looked to the piece of meat, then back as Rhaenyra sighed softly.
"Nothing?" Maester Luwin asked concerned.
"So far, no. But I will keep trying," Rhaenyra admitted as Rhaenys lit her sister's piece for her as Rhaella waited for more pieces, watching Baela. At her lady's nod Baela tossed a few more as the red hatchling dove for her pieces, even hoarding a few while Rhaenys stole them. The moment a small fight broke out Rhaenyra effortlessly snatched all the pieces except the charred ones Alysanne was eating, Baela watched after closing the tin. She would have to get more soon. Maester Luwin watched as the two squalled at their mother for the remaining pieces but backed down from her firm glare. Calmly she dropped a handful to each while Alysanne crawled into her hand, full from her fill. Purring she curled on her mother's shoulder watching her sisters.
"That's amazing," Maester Luwin spoke out in awe. He was quite surprised to see this. "My Lady, if I may, could I possibly study them? I would love to record their progress," he requested. While one might've thought ill of the elder man Rhaenyra knew better, he was the closest thing to a grandfather and mentor she had. Even when she was young Maester Luwin was quite curious about Valyria and and the dragons, he had sketched her eggs, each. Recording all the markings, making sure the right marks were shaded.
"Of course," Rhaenyra smiled as the elder grinned and laughed when Rhaenys sniffed his hand, lightly bumping her head against his hand. "Give them a few days and you can look at them," she required as he nodded.
"Of course My Lady, thank you," he smiled and ordered her to sleep while the others left. Leaving Rhaenyra with her children, two guards posted outside, to sleep as Rhaella yawned and curled up on her mother's chest while the other two slept around her shoulders, trilling and growling softly.
Looking down metal stairs to a marble floor Rhaenyra saw Sansa! On the floor crying with her dress torn. Just as she was running down the stairs the young girl screamed 'No!' Before pain hit the woman's back, her lower back. Slowly she turned and saw blonde before blacking out.
She was standing in a hallway and saw Ned walking with a group of guards?
"Lord Stark," a voice called out, it caused them all to turn with swords about to be pulled. What's going on? Her vision quickly changed once again as she looked around.
This time she saw a young child in breeches and a tunic, hair tied like a northerner. But when she turned the woman froze. Arya?! Dirty and dressed like a boy with Needle at her side. But just as she tried to focus her vision changed once again.
Rhaenyra was now seen in Winterfell or just outside the walls as she saw a giant figure in the sky, snow covered the ground as she looked. As she looked up to see the figure coming closer, arms wrapped around her as lips pressed to her temple while hers and his hands rested on the large bump. Shrieks joined as she looked to see quite a few little bodies in the sky, a laugh left her as he joined. A thud made her looked back to see a black dragon staring down at her.
"Rhae-"
"-hae, Rhae," Robb's voice made her shoot up alarming the babies who hissed and shrieked in anger. Rhaenys surged forward almost latching onto Robb's hand as Grey Wind pawed Rhaella down from her own launch upward. "Yikes, serves me right to sneak up on them asleep," Robb spoke as she scoffed, plucking the dangling hatchling from his cloak.
"Would you three stop that," she spoke exhausted. Alysanne trilled curiously before walking to Robb who held out his large hand to her. Compared to their mother the babies were practically dwarfed in Robb's hands, Alysanne and Rhaenys seemed to not mind him picking them up but Rhaella still stuck to her mother, though she has taken a piece of meat from Robb a few times.
"Are you well enough to go to the Godswood with me? Mother found something," Robb asked as she nodded.
"I'm fine Robb, honestly," Rhaenyra frowned making him chuckle.
"Maester Luwin said you needed to sleep," he commented as she sighed.
"He will always say that," she urged before getting up as Robb moved Alysanne and Rhaenys away while Rhaella clung to her mother's shoulder.
V
Rhaenyra stood with Robb, Theon, Ser Rodrik, Maester Luwin and Catelyn, her hatchlings were walking around as they had been going in and out of the little basket, it was fur-lined and made for their comfort. Robb had seen no wrong with the dragons coming out into the woods as they needed to see outside and be out. Rhaella loved it, shrieking in happiness as she went through the grass.
"What I'm about to tell you must stay between only us," Catelyn urged as everyone refocused on her. "I don't think Bran fell, I think he was pushed."
"He was always sure-footed," Maester Luwin agreed with Rhaenyra nodding, feeling a soft yank from Rhaenys who felt her mother's mood shift.
"How do you know, My Lady?" Ser Rodrik asked worried but wanting to agree with the woman.
"He's been attacked twice Ser Rodrik," Rhaenyra claimed, kneeling down to allow the baby to climb into her hand. The gold dragon trilled at her mother who rubbed her thumb against the cat-sized baby, she curled her tail around her wrist while looking at everyone.
"But why murder an innocent child?" Catelyn asked. "Unless he saw something he wasn't meant to?" she finished as they started to think, starting to piece it together.
"Saw what My Lady?" Theon asked as they all looked to each other before to Catelyn who frowned.
"I don't know but I think the Lannisters are behind it. We already have to suspect their loyalty," she surmised as the others tried to think.
"Did you see the blade? It's too fine a blade with Valyrian steel. Dragon-bone handle. A simple thief was given this weapon," Ser Rodrik announced showing the weapon. Rhaenyra, out of a new instinct pulled Rhaenys closer, the hatchling squealed softly, feeling the distress.
"They come in here and try to murder my brother," Robb growled, Rhaella hissed, hearing the tone. "If it's war they want-"
"Robb-"
"You know I'll follow you anywhere," Theon overvoiced Rhaenyra and stopping Robb as the Lord wife's glared at both pinching their arms as Maester Luwin approached.
"What? Is there to be a war in the Godswood?" he asked irritated. "Too easily have words of war become acts," he claimed as everyone listened. "Lord Stark must be told," he warned Catelyn who nodded.
"A raven can't carry this," Rhaenyra tried when Rhaenys glided down to the ground.
"Should Lord Stark also know about them?" Theon asked as he motioned to the hatchlings that curled up in a pile, sleeping.
"I will personally go King's Landing," Robb claimed as his wife gave an immediate no with his mother.
"There must always be a Stark in Winterfell," Catelyn claimed before sighing. "I must. And no, I do not know who I will be listening or who I will encounter."
"You can't!" the three teens cried out, as the hatchlings perked up, hearing the distress the their voices. Chittering as they got up, they stumbled to Catelyn who smiled and knelt down to stroke their noses, Alysanne climbed into her hand as the other two walked to Maester Luwin, climbing up his robes.
"I can send Hal with a squad of guards-" the matriarch shook her head as she stroked the blue dragon who perched herself on the gloved hand.
"Too big a party will attract unwanted attention," Catelyn shook her head. "I will go alone so the Lannisters will not know I'm coming," she claimed, rubbing her thumb against the wing. Robb though was frowning deeply as Rhaenyra tried to lay a hand against his arm.
"Let me go then at least," Ser Rodrik requested as she nodded.
"What about Bran?" Robb asked his voice tense as Rhaella turned her head to him.
"I've prayed to the Seven for more than a month. It's up to them now," Catelyn decided as she held the hatchling a bit closer. She came closer and offered the dragon to its mother.
"May the Old and New Gods look upon you Mother," Robb urged as he embraced her. Catelyn would be leaving on the morrow so she would leave early. He left quickly after as Rhaenyra took the baby dragons from Maester Luwin with a defeated look.
"He'll come around," Maester Luwin smiled as the three went into her basket.
"I hope it's soon. I don't know how to help two depressed boys, three when Bran awakes," she hoped as he nodded and walked with her as Theon went after Robb and Catelyn and Rodrik walked together to talk about their route and supplies.
"We will be there to help, My Lady," Maester Luwin smiled, taking her arm as they walked together, talking about the plans they need for the winter to come.
V
Rhaenyra and her dragons sat in Bran's room as Catelyn came in with her prayer wheel, having finished. As the young woman brushed the boy's hair her good mother hung it up, caressing the boy's face and held the girl's hand while her dragons trilled, coming to the woman's side, nudging her hand.
"Be safe, we will meet again Cat," Rhaenyra refused to say goodbye, she didn't want to say those words anymore. Her dream of Sansa, Ned and Arya terrified her.
"Yes we will," Catelyn spoke as they stayed silent for a moment before she left. Rhaenyra lowered her head to hid her tears before Rhaella crawled into her lap, trilling as she sniffed her mother's face, licking her tears, lightly butting her head against the woman's cheek. The young direwolf joined as Rhaenys and Alysanne laid on his back, nestled in his fur. Rhaenyra leaned back as she sat with Bran, picking her book back up to read as she decided to spend time with her good brother and be there for when he woke. Her dragons didn't mind as they slept; one in her lap, the other two snuggled in the wolf's fur.
Rhaenyra sighed softly as she sniffed and wiped her eye, petting Rhaella while she read, unaware of a presence in the room before Rhaella tensed and started to growl, it was very tiny and sounded cute rather than intimidating.
"Now my wife has gone to sitting beside my brother," Robb's voice. His voice soft and gentle as Rhaella settled, still eyeing the male. "I have a wonder if she will ever get used to me," he mused as she looked at him with Rhaenyra watching.
"She will. The other two have," she smiled sadly as he came in to kneel right in front of her.
"Please come to bed," he begged as he cupped her face. Rhaenyra leaned into his hand with a chuckle as Rhaella watched him, she sensed he was a good human, mate to her mother. Grey Wind came in and came around to Bran's open side, placing his front paws on to look at the boy a moment before licking his hand. His wolf brother moved a bit with the hatchlings chirping softly, trying to go back to sleep.
"I will Robb. I just wish to sit with Bran a moment longer," Rhaenyra wished as he smiled and nodded. "How are you?" she asked worried making him chuckle.
"I'm fine. Consoling Rickon was harder than I thought," he frowned as she did the same.
"She will come back Robb, I can only hope she will," the girl requested as he nodded. Pressing a kiss to her lips before getting up to leave, Rhaella perked up softly and leapt over to the bed as her mother stood. Giving her husband a hug he left with Grey Wind as she moved a piece of hair out of his young face. "Please wake soon, Wolf Pup. We need you," she whispered before sitting back down to read as the wolf perked up suddenly along with her other two dragons. Their chittering and excited actions gained their mother's attention who looked up in confusion. "What?" she asked before the wolf got up to look at Bran. Rhaenyra did the same thing and watched her dragons look at the boy as well before his eyes opened alarming her.
He slowly looked over to see her startled expression before he smiled. "Rhae," he whispered as she yelled for the maester as Robb ran in, wide-eyed before calling for aide.
"Wolf Pup, you woke," she smiled, tears falling as he closed his eyes again, seeing the dragons shriek out loud.
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End of chapter hope it's good! The final season is coming! Can't wait! Tell me what you guys think about the chapter. Does anyone know who fathered Baela? I'll give you a hint he was a guard.
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