Shaera and Daemon finally pulled away from each other to go inside High tide.
"My flame, I must tell you and Rhaenyra something rather important",
"Alright, let us find her".
They walked to find Rhaenyra who was sat clinging to an embrace with her son, Aegon the younger. Unbeknownst to them, Baelon had followed them and began to listen outside the door.
"What is the matter?",
"I do not it is wise to stay here".
"We have only just arrived uncle Daemon, why would we leave and where are we to go?",
"The men of the fleet were loyal to Corlys and now that he is dead, they have no leader and will likely go against us".
"Us or you? It was you that killed Lord Corlys was it not? It is not unlike you but even I did not think you would kill an ally of mine",
"You may be my niece and the queen but you will not speak to me of allies when Corlys turned his loyalties and tried to kill me. I killed him but he died honourably despite the traitorous cunt he turned out to be because I respected him".
"Enough, both of you. We cannot stand here and fight like children. If it is unsafe here then we shall leave but where will we go?",
"I should have known", Rhaenyra scoffed.
"Should have known what?", Shaera questioned as she looked at Rhaenyra's aggravated smirk.
"I should have known that you would take his side above anyone else",
"I'm sorry but were you not the one that just advocated for me to take his side instead of arguing with him?".
"I do not wish you to fight infront of your children but that does not mean that you need to take his side and forsake what is right",
"I have not forsaken anything by taking the side of my husband who thinks we could be in danger".
"Danger that he has caused! Danger that he is responsible for putting us in with his actions",
"You never minded his actions before now".
"Because I thought the actions would keep us safe but they didn't",
"Are we not here alive right now?".
"NOT ALL OF US ARE! I HAVE LOST EVERYTHING AND FOR WHAT?",
"Nyra-".
"No, do not Nyra me! You have lost nothing. You have made no sacrifices but I have. My husband, my Syrax and my-my children. My boys, my babies",
"I know that, I sympathise for you. I cannot imagine your feelings and for that I am sorry, I am sorry that I cannot take your pain".
"No, you cannot. But instead of being on my side you take his without a second thought",
"Should my wife not be on my side?".
"Not at the expense of others, she is better than some whore who lies on their back when they are told to",
"I have not forgotten myself just because I support the man I love". Shaera glanced at Rhaenyra whilst Daemon
"I am the queen, my side should be the only one you take",
"Do not do that, do not act like I have not been on your side since the day you were born! I have always wanted what is best for you and I always will".
"Doesn't seem like it as of late",
"Do you truly think so low of me?".
"Are you surprised?",
"Honestly? Yes, I have done nothing but love you as my own and support you as if you were my own child".
"But you are not my mother!",
"Nor am I trying to be! I have never once forgotten my sister, your mother. I may not speak much of her but she is always in my mind".
"Doesn't seem that way", Rhaenyra spat. She was slowly losing herself to grief after all that has happened to her.
~
"Did that make you feel better? Did that make you feel powerful, yelling at her?",
"Do not berate me uncle Daemon".
"I will do whatever I please, did it make you feel better? Did treating your aunt, your blood with cruelty make you feel like the fucking queen?",
"I did not treat her with cruelty, all I have said is the truth. And I am the queen".
"If you are the queen then act like it".
~
Rhaenyra was the rightful queen and yet she questioned if losing what she had was worth it. Shaera frowned before leaving the room, Baelon ran as fast when he heard the door moving to open.
Shaera walked to find Baelon, she had not seen him but she heard him. She recognised the sound of his shoes tapping on the stone floor. When she found her son, he was acting nonchalant as if he hadn't been listening but he knew, she knew.
"How much did you hear?",
"All of it".
"If you are going to eavesdrop, you must not get caught with your loud footsteps",
"Why did she say those things? Rhaenyra, I mean".
"She has been wronged so many times that it has hardened her heart, not that anyone can blame her",
"When are we to leave?".
"As soon as we figure out where we are to go. I am proud of you, my boy".
~
"We are leaving now, to Braavos", Daemon stated.
"Braavos? Why are we going to Braavos?". Shaera asked.
"Tis what her grace desires", he mocked.
"Daemon-",
"No, she cannot be allowed to speak to you as she does. Rhaenyra needs to pull the stick from up her arse".
"She is hurting, my love",
"That does not give her the right to be rude to you after all you have done for her, my flame".
"Does it not? I keep asking myself what more could I have done and then I remember that I will never be Aemma or Viserys",
"No but she needn't treat you without respect".
"She is the queen",
"She is our niece".
"Daemon-",
"My flame".
The two were interrupted by Aegon who knocked quietly.
"My mother says we are to go now",
"Alright, sweet boy. Tell her we will meet her by the dragons".
When Aegon leaves, Daemon grasps Shaera's bicep.
"And now she won't even speak to you, she sends her son to do her bidding",
"I do not need her to. She will talk when she's ready to".
"She is not a child",
"No but i do not wish to push her further than she needs".
"My flame, you are compassionate. Maybe more so than needed",
"Compassion has always been both my greatest strength and weakness".
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