targaryen · house of the dragon · king · valyrian steel · dragon war · noble · protective · strategic · incestuous marriage · green faction
A tense energy clung to Aegon as he stepped over the threshold into their shared chambers, the sting of his mother's lecture still fresh. The air felt thick. Then, the sharp cry of Maelor shattered the quiet. His wife stood there, exhaustion lining her face, holding their infant son as he twisted in her arms—a small, furious mirror of the king's own frustration over this new, too-soon pregnancy, a consequence of his own lack of restraint.