Chapter 257 [Vault]

Title - HOTD: Rhaenyra the Exiled | Chapter 3 | Female

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[3rd POV]

Turns out that Rhaenyra didn’t need to wait long at all. As around a fortnight later after getting the response letter, she had received news that Laena Valeryon was in the city, and was preparing to meet the “Prince of Pentos” unknowing that it was actually her.

She wondered how Laena would react to her being the one who sent the betrothal, and she wondered if Laena would be willing to accept her offer. She really hoped so, it would make her life much much easier, and she was not ashamed to admit that she found Laena to be very attractive, and in all the right ways.

So with the knowledge that Laena was in the city, she had one of her men go and bring the girl here, who had come without guards or anything, and had actually snuck onto one of her fathers trade vessels that goes to Pentos regularly.

Rhaenyra imagined that Corlys and Rhaenys were both furious and terrified at the moment. But she didn’t really care about them right now, instead, she was sitting in her private solar, waiting for Laena to arrive.

And soon, she had, as the door opened, as Laena stepped inside, only to gasp when she saw Rhaenyra sitting there with an amused smile on her face.

“Wha-cousin? I-I didn’t realize you here!” Laena exclaimed, as while it was public knowledge that Rhaenyra had been sent to Pentos, nobody had heard a word about her for two entire moons at this point, and people were beginning to think she was dead, or perhaps under lockdown.

“Yes well, that is the point, Laena. I’d rather not have anyone know where I am, and what I am doing. Not right now at least” Rhaenyra responded as she sipped on one of the new drinks that was going to be sold across the continent.

Bourbon.

It was quite good, and was improving by the day with her helping her various guilds develop and grow the alcohol industry, thanks to how insanely big it was in this world.

“So…what are you doing here cousin? I-I thought I was meeting-“ “The prince of Pentos? Yes well, he is little more than a public figure now. No, you are not here to meet him, but me” Rhaenyra cut her off, as Laena blinked.

“What?”

“It’s quite simple, Laena. I wish to court you. And before you ask how and why, it’s quite simple. I have come across a rather…simple ritual, one that would allow us to procreate, and for you to carry my children. As for why…well, you are easily the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes upon, and your personality is quite appealing” Rhaenyra responded with a smile as Laena looked at her in silent shock.

“I of course don’t expect for you to accept my advances so quickly. So instead I just ask that you give me the chance, to stay in Pentos with me for…lets say a moon, and if I have not managed to worm my way into your heart by then…then you can leave back to Driftmark and I’ll be completely fine with it” Rhaenyra said, inwardly hoping she could do this.

She didn’t want anyone but Laena. The second option she had was a Martell, and she did not trust them at all.

“…I can agree to that” Laena said after a few moments of thought, as Rhaenyra smiled, pleased.

“Well then, I just hope you’ll fall for my charms~”

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As it turns out, Rhaenyra’s charms were a hell of a lot stronger than she was expecting. So much so, that by the end of the moon, the two were firmly in love with one another. Not just Laena with Rhaenyra, but Rhaenyra with Laena as well.

It was the laughs, the smiles, the jokes, the dinners, the traveling and the whispers of dreams and fantasies that made them slowly fall for one another. The dream of a future where the Seven Kingdoms wouldn’t be a piece of shit that was laughed at by all those in Essos.

A dream where Rhaenyra’s fool of a father was no longer in power. Where Laena could ride high upon a dragon and live happily with the one she loves.

Rhaenyra was that love.

And so, the two stood across from one another, the moon passed, as Rhaenyra looked at Laena with a small smirk on her face.

“Told you you’d fall for my charms~” Rhaenyra teased, as Laena scoffed, but the small blush on her cheeks told Rhaenyra everything she needed to know.

“You know that once we get together…it’ll be a difficult battle, right? My mother and father might accept this. Your father even. But the rest of Westeros? They’ll laugh at us, taunt us” Laena said softly, worried that Rhaenyra wouldn’t be able to handle it.

While Rhaenyra just snorted in a very unladylike manner.

“Oh love, do you really think I care what the Lords of Westeros think about us? I could give less than a damn about such things, as long as I can marry my beautiful betrothed, I’ll be happy” Rhaenyra said, as Laena smirked.

“And who said I’d marry you?”

”Oh?~ And here I thought you wanted more of what happened two nights ago~” Rhaenyra teased with a low purr, as Laena shivered, remembering the night of passion they shared after drinking a bit too much. One that had left her throbbing for more the next morning.

”I-well-ugh, fine! I’ll marry you, you persistent woman!” Laena grumbled, but had a smile on her face, one that broke out into a pleased sigh as Rhaenyra leaned down and softly pressed a kiss against her lips.

Laena sighed and leaned into the kiss, her arms wrapping around the taller girl's shoulders, while Rhaenyra’s were wrapped around her waist.

“Ghmmm, when are we going to do the ceremony?” Laena asked, leaning back from the kiss as Rhaenyra looked her in the eye, a hum leaving her.

“I suppose we can do it in the next fortnight. As you do not wish to invite anyone, do you?” Rhaenyra asked, as Laena shook her head.

“No, my parents…they’d never accept this. And while I feel horrible for Laenor…I can’t go back there, not right now. This place…being with you, it’s just so…right. And going back there to be married off like I’m some possession, it's the last thing I could ever want” Laena responded, as Rhaenyra smiled.

“Good, then it’ll be a simple marriage that we’ll make sure is legal under the eyes of the Valyrian Gods and Old Gods. For the two religions we follow” Rhaenyra responded, as she and Laena completely hated the Seven, so they instead preferred to follow the Old Gods, with Rhaenyra even planting several Weirwood trees in Pentos.

Likely the first Weirwood trees there, and if not the first, then the first in thousands of years.

“That’s perfect” Laena said in response, before Rhaenyra smirked.

“And then after that, we’ll have an entire night to ourselves, and we can officially start that ritual~” Rhaenyra seductively hummed in her betrothed’s ears, the girl blushing knowing what it entailed. And the fact that she would soon be carrying Rhaenyra’s babe.

With her teasing finished, Rhaenyra leaned back, and spoke.

“Now…lets start preparing!”

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That’s the end of the chapter!

Should I do a timeskip to when the next part of canon begins, which would normally be Laena’s funeral? If so, then the next chapter will cover everything she accomplished during those years (which will be a LOT) and introduce her children (and again, she will have quite a lot of babies with Laena).

Not sure if I’m doing another vault chapter today, we’ll see.

Anyways, have a good day!