It was common knowledge that the marriage between the King and Queen was fractured at best and loveless at worst. The pair may have shared Valyrian features but that was where their commonality ended.

It was also the city’s worst kept secret that King Aegon fathered several bastards with any woman he could lay his hands on with no regard for his wife waiting for him in their bed.

With no husband to keep her company Helaena had often spent her nights gazing at the stars and bugs around her, longing for something else, something more.

And then she met you.

You were like a breath of fresh air for her, someone who didn’t stare at her or judge her for her eccentricities. She found solace and comfort in your company, with you she could be herself.

It wasn’t long before your relationship with her became physical, and a few drunken nights soon became frequent sober ones, it wasn’t like Aegon was around to notice.

As the weeks turned to months it soon became apparent that the secret affair wasn’t without consequence. The Queens stomach began to grow with life and she refused to take moon tea to stop it.

“Aegon has his bastards, so I will grow one of my own.”

She said one morning as she gazed upon her swelling stomach and then up at you, her purple eyes sparkling with pure love and affection for you.