(Third Person POV)
[Dream Sequence Start]
Alyssa was standing next to her son, Daemon, as they looked over to the Blackwater.
"So Viserys is a Father." Daemon said, his arms crossed as he had a serious look on his face, "Do you feel old?"
Alyssa chuckled and gently smacked his head, "Oh shut up." She said, "I am not that old."
Daemon sighed, "Ti does fly by." He said, "Soon, I will be married and will have children of my own."
Alyssa looked at him, "Yes." She said, "That is true."
"What do you think will happen now?" Daemon asked her, "With the dealings over in Essos and tension in The North."
"I don’t know." She said, "Riktor is not soone who willing tells others his next move. Sylas is planning sothing with reen and Not only that, the others are stirring."
Daemon looked down, "I should have joined the Duskguard when Drakken offered it." He said, "I think it would have been best."
"No. It wouldn’t have." Alyssa said, "We may have this peace with House Drakkengard now.....but it doesn’t an that it cos without its price. Being part of the Duskguard ans being completely subservient to them."
"Just how you are now?" Daemon asked
Alyssa frowned, "Daemon."
"Every ti Sylas or Riktor calls, you go on running straight to them." He said, "There is never a mont where you stand back and tell them no."
"You don’t understand." She said, "Daemon, I have to."
"So you say." Daemon looked at her, "But you can always say no."
"That’s not possible." Alyssa told him, "I made a choice. To keep you safe. To keep your father safe. To keep your brothers and sisters safe. Do not hold it against because if it were not for the choice I made, I would not be here with you."
Daemon looked away, "Hm."
Alyssa grabbed him by the shoulders, "I love you, Daemon." She said softly, "More than you can comprehend. Is it so wrong to act on that love? The love I have for my family?"
"No." Daemon said, "But I rather be dead than be soone’s slave."
"Joining The Duskguard is just that." Alyssa told him, "You enslave yourself for the sake of House Drakkengard. At the very least, being subservient to them this way can give you free will."
"I don’t agree with it." Daemon said, "Everyone sees the way Riktor Drakkengard looks at you. People talk, Mother."
"What are you speaking about?" Alyssa asked, "Daemon, it is not like that. Riktor isn’t that type of man, he isn’t like Drakken. You have to understand that."
"Yea well, tell that to the others." Daemon said, "Father doesn’t say anything but he thinks it. Its the sa with Uncle Aemon, Mother. You know that, we all do."
"Drakken is gone" Alyssa said, "What happened with him and Aemon, that’s between them and far behind us now. As of this mont, we have to think about what’s best for the Realm. This...."
"This is Peace."
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"She left." King Jaehaerys said as he was sitting down on the throne, "You just missed her."
Alyssa sighed, "I actually wanted to see her." She said, "It is as if she is avoiding . What did I do to her?"
"It is no fault of yours." The King said, "She is in a foul mood. We are fortunate she did not co in her wretched beast, that would not have been good at all."
Alyssa nodded, "Right."
"There is a problem. One among many at the mont." Jaehaerys said, "And I will address one regarding yourself right now."
"A problem?l" Alyssa frowned, "What is it?"
"You are too close to House Drakkengard." He said seriously, "I understand that you made a deal but every move you make with them is quite convenient for the rest of the Realm to speak. I need to understand that there is nothing else going on, no other sche at play by those two."
"No, Father." Alyssa said, "Riktor and Sylas.....their only care is to follow in their father’s footsteps. And they have turned their gaze to Essos at the mont. Their use of is simply due to the deal we had made."
"There will be a ti when Drakken returns." Jaehaerys said, "And when he does, he will abuse any deal he has made." He said, "It is who he is, it is who he has always been."
"But even so...." Alyssa frowned, "Is it wrong of to want to spend ti with my sisters? With my nieces? I can’t keep myself at a distance from them! I care about them more than I let on!"
"I understand." Jaehaerys said, "But you need to be careful."
She sighed, "Fine."
"This brings to our other problem. Our biggest one." The King said, "With Sylas across the sea, Maegelle wrote to and ntioned that her boy has declared a challenge."
"What???" Alyssa exclaid, "Riktor didn’t say anything to !"
Jaehaerys nodded, "He was never going to." He said, "But it is about to begin, it is ti after all."
"The War Gas."
[Dream Sequence End]
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Alyssa was sitting on the table, leaning her head ont it as she was trying to keep her eyes open.
"Ugh....." she groaned, "These dreams...."
Baelon walked up to her, "You still have them?" He asked as he set a cup of tea down, "I figured you would stop by now."
"How can I stop?" She asked, "I have no control over them."
"Do you think Drakken is doing this to ss with your mind?" He asked her as he rubbed her back, "It reeks of him."
"I’ve sent a letter to Harrenhal, asking about it." She said softly, "He responded by telling to leave him alone about this or he would co and stab you in the eye."
Baelon scowled, "Fucking prick."
"He is either doing this and getting a good laugh about it...." Alyssa said, "Or he has no control over it and doesn’t care much to do sothing about it."
"Yea....." Baelon said, "You said we were grandparents in that dream ?"
"Yes." Alyssa said softly, "We had a granddaughter. Rhaenyra."
"A fine na." Baelon said with a smile
"Baelon...." Alyssa looked at him
"What is it?" Baelon raised an eyebrow
"I...." Alyssa started,
"I want another child."
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