"Betrayal hurts so much because it always comes from someone close." Naerys Targaryen, Priestess of Purity.
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Of all the princes and princesses, only Aegon remained silent, observing Naerys with a deep gaze. He couldn't help but think sarcastically that his sister loved their father more than she should.
In his eyes, Naerys loved Aenar as a man, not as a father. She just wanted to satisfy her own lust. Perhaps because he was involved in politics from an early age, he learned that people hide their thoughts and desires to appear more suitable for society.
But behind a clean and benevolent reputation, there was a mind dirtier than the devil himself. Naerys was no different in this aspect, at least for Aegon, that's what his sister was doing.
"Aren't you going to congratulate our sister, Aegon?" Daenys asked with a smile, her eyes gazing at their father's first male child with a calm and gentle look.
"No." Aegon replied coldly. He didn't like Daenys, always feeling that the girl could see his true dirty face.
Daenys's lips curved into a slightly cold and indifferent smile. "You should learn to hide your thoughts better; your disdain and deep disgust are written on your forehead, brother."
Aegon's eyes turned cold hearing his sister's words. He showed a sarcastic smile and whispered to Daenys. "Intelligent women are usually not attractive, sister. Aemon might not like being questioned all the time."
The smile on Daenys's face remained the same, she narrowed her eyes and said in a calm and ironic tone. "Men like you usually don't become kings or emperors." His ambition was nothing new to Daenys.
If the damage from Aegon's words was 10, the damage from Daenys's words was 1000. Aegon's face darkened in an instant. He hated those words. He hated hearing that he would never be emperor.
"Watch your words, Daenys." Aegon threatened Daenys with a terribly cold tone. His anger was like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment. "Accidents happen suddenly."
Daenys narrowed her eyes, hiding her incredulous look. She couldn't believe that Aegon actually threatened her. She even felt a faint murderous intent around him, showing that he really thought about killing her!
Perhaps because his voice was louder, Aemon, who was sitting next to Daenys, heard everything. His smiling face disappeared, genuine anger appeared on his features hearing Aegon's naked and raw threat.
Getting up from his chair, Aemon approached Aegon and, to everyone's surprise, punched Aegon's face hard. Perhaps Aegon himself didn't imagine that Aemon would be bold enough to hit him in front of everyone.
The punch knocked Aegon down and made the chair fall backward, blood ran from the prince's mouth while a tooth fell to the floor.
Aemon stopped after the first punch? The answer was no. He mounted Aegon and began to hit him repeatedly. Anger reflected on his face as he beat his brother, who was still shocked by what was happening.
"How dare you threaten, Daenys." Punch after punch, Aegon's face began to swell and bleed. The sound barrier was broken every time Aemon punched, showing his power.
Jaehaerys was shocked by the scene before him and quickly approached and pulled Aemon away from Aegon. Aemon still tried to escape from his brother's arms. His anger did not diminish at all, it only intensified.
"Calm down, Aemon!" Feeling that Aemon wanted to break free and continue hitting Aegon, Jaehaerys spoke while reinforcing the strength of his arms.
"Enough!" A deep, grave, and powerful tone sounded through the dining hall. Aemon's anger seemed to disappear hearing Aenar's voice.
Aegon, whose face was purple and bloody, looked furiously at Aemon, as if he wanted to kill him right there. He clenched his teeth and took a step forward, ready to retaliate.
"I said enough." This time, Aenar's voice sounded with a touch of suffocating pressure, making the air in the entire hall heavy. Preventing everyone from moving.
Getting up from his chair, Aenar approached Aegon and Aemon, who was still being held by Jaehaerys.
"It seems you two no longer respect me as a father, so I will act as emperor." Aenar said in a deep tone, looking at Aegon and Aemon with deep disappointment.
"I taught you to be human beings, not animals driven by impulses." Aenar spoke in a calm and indifferent tone. His eyes sweeping over Aegon and Aemon.
"Aegon, you are a complete disappointment." As soon as Aenar's words sounded, a deep silence hung in the air.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Aegon, some showed confused expressions and others calm. Only Daenerys showed a cold and indifferent expression, as if Aegon was not her son, but a complete stranger.
Aegon's face showed deep disbelief, hearing Aenar's words. "He hits me and I'm a disappointment?" He asked aloud, his voice tinged with anger, resentment, and disbelief at the situation he was in.
"Daenys, what did Aegon say to you." Aenar did not answer Aegon and looked at Daenys, who came to Aemon's side, calming her beloved.
Daenys kissed Aemon's cheek, calming him and replied while her gaze still remained on her twin brother. "He threatened to hurt me and Aemon heard."
"Tell the truth." Aenar was not satisfied with Daenys's answer, he wanted the truth, not a half-truth.
Daenys hesitated for a moment. The moment she said that Aegon really threatened her life, things would become much more complicated.
However, looking at her father's cold face, she didn't dare to hide and said: "He told me to be careful with my words and that accidents happen suddenly."
An even more suffocating silence hung in the air. Arianne, Margaery, and Myrcella, along with their children, dared not breathe too loudly. They preferred not to be present seeing such a controversial scene.
Daenerys showed a cold expression and a dark look. She never imagined that Aegon would be bold enough to threaten his sister in front of everyone, especially in front of Aenar.
Rhaenys, who was Aemon and Daenys's mother, looked deeply at Aegon. She clenched her fists and felt a huge feeling of betrayal bubbling in her chest. For someone who saw her own family being killed before her, Aegon's behavior was simply disgusting and a betrayal of the highest degree.
Visenya sighed and also showed a disappointed expression.
Aegon, who was the focus of everyone, showed a naturally calm expression. "So? I just spoke in a moment of anger, father."
"I would never hurt my sister." He said with a genuine, yet calm tone. He knew that if he admitted that he really wanted to kill Daenys, things would become infinitely more complicated.
"Titus." Aenar did not answer Aegon and spoke in a calm tone.
Titus quickly opened the hall doors and approached Aenar. "My Emperor."
"Aegon will immediately depart for Braavos and act as Vulkan's cupbearer." Aenar spoke in a cold and calm tone. "He will not return to King's Landing until further notice. If he disobeys my orders, all Primarchs have the right to detain the prince in their quarters until my next orders arrive."
Aegon's face changed drastically hearing his father's words. Although it seemed like a good thing, he was practically exiled from the center of power of the Imperium.
"He hits me and I'm punished!?" Aegon asked with a tone full of anger. It was just a threat, he would never be foolish enough to actually put something so insane into practice. Especially with a father capable of seeing the past and the future.
"Do you really think I'm punishing you because of that?" Aenar seemed completely disappointed with Aegon. The threat was not something terrible, but the murderous intent in his eyes was completely unacceptable.
Brothers and sisters fighting was perfectly normal, who has never fought with a brother or sister? The problem was when this fight evolved into something more serious, especially because of negative feelings. This always ended in tragedy.
"Father, are you going to exile me?" Aegon asked in a calm tone, his head slightly bowed, hiding the dark look on his face.
"I'm not exiling you." Aenar replied, perfectly seeing the negative emotions growing uncontrollably in his son's mind. "I will give you responsibility for you to become a real man while in Braavos."
"And if I wanted to exile you, I would throw you on the continent of Sothoryos." He said in a calm tone, looking at Aegon with a look of anger.
Aegon's expression lightened with Aenar's words, showing that Aenar truly loved him, even after he knew his intentions.
"I will go to Braavos, father." Aegon accepted Aenar's punishment. In his eyes, his father was just angry, when his anger disappeared, he would be called back.
Aenar did not answer and returned to sit in his chair, paying no more attention to his son. Although he knew that being a father was not easy, he still underestimated the difficulty, especially having such a rebellious son.
Titus gestured for the prince to follow him, something Aegon did without looking at anyone and left the dining hall.
"Aemon, this is the last time you let your feelings take over you, I'm not raising angry animals that bite the enemy like a madman." Aenar looked at his other son and spoke in a strong tone.
Aemon lowered his head and dared not answer Aenar, he sat down with Daenys's help and remained silent. Only with his sister comforting him softly.
The party atmosphere was completely destroyed by the previous scene, but no one actually left the dining hall.
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