“I seem to have passed all the servants.” Viserys replied, thinking back on the day and somehow he managed to miss…”Oh, Oh! Tomas. He said something about the throne room but the boy has such a speech impediment…” Viserys recalled, dawning on him that was what the boy had been trying to inform him about. Viserys noticed how she hadn’t answered his question, only answering with one of her own. Typical poltical behavior, one he could play just as well. “Relena.” Viserys began, his own voice stern as he approached her. “You’re with child aren’t you?” His voice softened as he looked at her form. She was…wasn’t she? The odd nights of her coming and going from the bed and sleeping far from even the middle of the bed.
“Our child. You-” He could hear his voice crack at the idea…the reality of what she was carrying and he felt tears sting his eyes. “I’m-i’m going to be a father…Y-You, a mother…Relena!” He exclaimed her name, as he reached for her, attempting to pick her up in a hug and spin her around happily.
“Why…why didn’t you tell me when you found out? How long have you known-” Viserys sighed a dismissive ‘ahck’ and shook his head. “It matters not. What matters is you. You and our babe.”
“Good that you have heard about it then, would have been quite strange if the king wasn’t at an assembly of the entire court.” Well, apparently she wasn’t as good at hiding her pregnancy as she had believed, if it just took witnessing her sickness once to tip Viserys of. “Has nobody ever told you that it is rude to ask a lady if she is pregnant?”, the queen wondered out loud, slightly raising an eyebrow as she looked at her husband. “Imagine how mad I would have to be if I wasn’t.”, was all Relena said to confirm his assumption.
“No! Stop!”, the dark haired girl almost screamed when she felt him trying to pick her up. Relena already felt sick enough and this certainly wouldn’t make it any better. “We both have to be in the throne room soon, to announce the news to the court and I would prefer to do that without strange stains on our clothes.”, the young stag mumbled, as she turned away from her husband to walk towards her vanity. With child or not, she would certainly not allow the court to see their queen sickly or imperfect, as a child she was hidden away when an illness took its toll on her, but now that she wore the crown that was no option, just because she was carrying the next heir, didn’t mean she would start ignoring her duties.
“A fortnight after our wedding.”, Relena answered Visery’s questioned, even after hearing that it didn’t matter. “But till today chances were rather high that things wouldn’t turn out the way they are ought to be. And since it wasn’t visible until now there was no need to let anyone know.”
He pulled back immediately as she screamed her disapproval and he frowned but understood it may not be the best idea considering she’d just gotten done with her pregnancy symptoms.
“You should have let me know…I-I mean I understand waiting till you knew the babe would stay-” he recalled how his own mother had waited to announce Daenerys growing in her womb.
He straightened his clothing as he watched her go to the vanity and tried to stop grinning. He never thought he could be any happier and he wanted to know how Daenerys felt when she was with child…if she was happy or not. Sje seemed to be as he ate the horses heart, as she threatened him while carrying Khal Drogo’s child. Was Relena happy? Other than just a way to secure her position as Queen? “Are you happy? Truly happy, other than duty and security.” He asked.
“I will be here for you, whatever you need…and Dany, I’m sure she’ll be more than happy to help you out.”
Viserys accompanied Relena to the Throne room, seeing the court keeping a straight face as Relena sat on the Throne and he stood beside her.
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