Chapter 24 - Problems

(Mc pov)

My steps were focused, a smile lingering on my face as I remembered the look Alicent had from my words. Thinking of what my brother wanted, I sank into an off cove of the hallway. My eyes looked to the corner of the never finished courtyard that sat atop the many levels of the keep. My body leaning back against the wall as I listened, whispers like wind in my ear, as my eyes once focused, started to shrink.

"What has happened?" My voice was full of calm anger, looking into the shadows as I asked seemingly no one.

"My lord, I can not say, I merely could hear her yells and talks of bleeding.." Soon a voice spoke to me, clear, and respectful yet a hint of uneasiness could be heard.

"What do you mean, is it not your duty to look after your lady?" I could feel annoyance rise in my chest, as I tried to calm myself. "And my fucking child! is it not your concern clover?!" I yelled, but soon calmed as I watched the man drop to one knee, bow deeply.

"My lord, it was the lady's wish to be left alone, her heart was a mess and it was not my place to deny her wishes, I should have stayed closer my lord..: clover said, his head bowed deeply as he understood his mistake. "Now she is among maids and maesters. Trying to confirm the baby is fine my lord." clover continued, yet his head never raised to look at me.

My mind thought on things as silence filled the space between us, the shadows playing in the light while I pictured Rhaenys face. 'I can understand her anger, and why she sent her guard away..' I knew all too well, after I laid with another before, I promised I would not lay with another but her.

"Clover..*Sigh, you have been with me for many years, I trust your words more then any others." I couldn't help but sigh, I had been with the ming for a long time, a trust born through blood, and steel, they were my most trusted men. "I say this Clover, if something befalls lady Rhaenys.." I continued but my eyes relaxed as he finally raised his head to me.

"I would sooner take my own life. My lord, I owe you my life, as do all of us, our lives are yours to do with as you see fit.." Clover said, my heart calmed as I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"Never mind such things for now, can we see from afar?" I knew his heart, he would truly do so if something happened to his lady.

"Yes lord Keth, I will guide you.." clover said, leading me into the dark he had come from, moving down the steps for maids and servants.

The time passed slowly, walking down until we reached an empty servants chamber, clover giving me a gray maesters cloak as I covered my hair, walking out of the chamber as we made our way into the main part of the keep. Mixing into the flow of maids and servants that had started their days of endless work.

'Maids can not seem to get a rest, in their work, or of taking co*k..' I thought, walking passed a corridor where a little lord had a maid girl bent over, fucking like they were nothing more than animals.

The sun moved across the stone at my feet, my fingers reaching out slowly, rubbing my hand across a window seal, watching as clover stopped in his tracks turning to me as he gestured to a door that looked like nothing more a closet. Too worried to be concerned with other matters I pushed the door open, walking into a room slanted, with flower-like holes in one of its four walls, my body squatting as I looked down at the many people moving within the room below.

"ahh.. uhh!!" I could hear moans of pain, my eyes locking onto a figure in a large bed. The covers rolling like a tide, watching as bloody rags and sheets were taken away by the maesters.

"Enough, I said I am only weary from all of you, right now. I grow tired of your incessant worrying." I could see Rhaenys say, raising her voice as she waved her hand not wanting to be bothered.

"My lady Velaryon, Lord Corlys has told us to tend to your every need, at your age.." I could see a young maester try to calm her anger, only to anger her more.

"I have been told many times, I understand, more so then any of you, so go, tell my lord husband what I need, is rest! how do you expect me to do so with your constant checks that tell me nothing." Rhaenys raised her voice, causing maesters and maids alike to stop in whatever task they were fulfilling.

'My aged flower, seems to still have a fire in her..' I thought, looking down at the lost maesters who didn't know what to do, yet they still bowed taking her words with them as they closed the door.

"Here I lay, with a belly full, and angered over a man who plants his seed in a whore.. as if I do not carry his child already. uhh..." Rhaenys words were of anger, groaning in pain as she grabbed her stomach, her back laying on a pile of pillows, while she leaned with one of her slender hands outstretched. Her eyes casting a look out of the window, watching the morning orange of the sun, wash over the keep as the shadows drew back as if afraid.

"It seems I will need to answer for my actions, clover.." I said with a pause, "I'd sooner meet Fortassax on the field of battle, than face my woman's wrath." My words lingered as I looked at clover who smirked but sat in silence. Even with his cloak lowered he could not hide the amusement on the edges of his lips.

"Take her the Papaver, make sure she takes it, but only give her a small amount.." I said, giving him an order as he nodded, his body already moving to complete his task until I gripped his shoulder. "Do not be seen, even by her.. and do not leave her side again." My eyes calm but serious as I looked into his eyes.

"Your will, my hands.." Clover said, I knew he understood my words, he would not make the same mistake twice, my eyes watching his body disappear into the dark of the strange hall.

The blue eyes danced like a calm lake in the morning light, watching as Rhaenys closed her eyes, her beauty unblemished by time, glowed within my eyes, more than the sun ever could. My body was at peace as I leaned back, wishing I could capture this scene just for a moment.

"My brother can wait.. a little while longer.."