2. Ice & Fire

                                    

                                          

The king was under a lot of stress and rightfully so his wife and queen had murdered his eldest daughter. His grandsons had attacked his son.  His queen was currently locked in the cell. He didn't know what to do with her. He knew that did her punishment should be death. But did the kids really need to lose their mother? 
" your Grace we need to talk about your heir."
Of course, the council wanted to talk about the future of the realms. The world was in a bit of a limbo purgatory even. It seems like the world was at a standstill, while they waited for the king to make his move.
But Viserys didn't know what he wanted to do. Didn't know what move he had to make. 
Everyone thought he would get remarried so all the noble ladies came flocking to the capital.
" he's old." That was what Nymeria Stark had to say. "Rieka cant marry him. Hes soooooo old!"
" I mean she's not wrong." Arya agreed. "plus, isn't he dying?"
"Wow Arya always so compassionate." Rieka mused. 
"Hes not dying." Cregan corrected. 
"I heard he lost a finger." Arya corrected. 
"I heard that too," rieka agreed. 
"And that is grandson's are psychotic killers!" Nymeria declared. 
"I heard that as well." Rieka agreed. 
"Stop encouraging them." Cregan begged. 
"And I heard one eyed Aemond is a pirate now!" Arya declared. 
"Okay thats far fetched," rieka countered. "you don't have to have one eye to be a pirate. Plenty of two eyed pirates." Nymeria laughed out. Cregan rolled his eyes. Arya and rieka each put a hand up to cover an eye. 
"Argh! Thats my pirate noises." Rieka remarked with a laugh. 
"This will be fun. An adventure." Cregan assured his siblings. It was Riekas turn to roll her eyes. "Maybe you fall in love." Cregan remarked wrapping an arm around his twin sister. Rieka groaned. 
"I have gone this long without marriage I can go another decade." Rieka countered. 
"This will be fun." Cregan assured. 
"We still have another fortnight's journey." Rieka countered. "Another day with these two-" she jabbed a finger in their little sister's direction. "You are going to wish we were back home."
"Too far gone to turn back now." Cregan countered. 
"We need to discuss the heir," otto declared. 
"Aegon-"
"His mother killed the heir only so we make him heir in her stead? That isn't right!"
"But rhaenyras children are not suited to the role." Tyland offered gently. 
"Why not?" Viserys questioned. 
"After everything with your son aemond. .." otto reminded him. 
"Bastards." Viserys wasnt sure who uttered the word. 
"My grandsons-" viserys demanded. 
"Your grace. Please. Its just us." Beesbury urged. He had known viserys the longest and hoped the king would see reason. "We need to choose."
"And if I choose not to choose?" Viserys pondered. 
"Will you remarry?"
"The realms seem to want a new queen." Otto admitted.  He was furious with his daughter. How could she act so foolishly. So recklessly! Killing the princess in front of all those witnesses! Otto was surprised the king still wanted him as hand after alicent was locked up. Her children were confused and worried. They didnt understand what was going on. No one would tell them what was to come of their mother. 
"What will you do my king?"
Viserys thought on that long and hard. He was 15 when he wed aemma. Was married 14 years. Rhaenyra was their first and only child. 
Viserys was 29 when he married Alicent. Another 12 years had passed. He was 41. He never expected to be married twice let alone another time. He looked to his hand. Years ago they had cut off a finger. He didnt want to risk the disease spreading and it hadnt. He was as fit as could be. Why shouldnt find a wife? One he loved. Not just one the council deemed he needed. 
"Send a raven to the starks of winterfell. I want to meet their eldest... Rieka." Viserys decided. 
"Your grace?"
"A song of ice and fire." Was viserys only reply as he got up and left them to ponder.