"Girls, your time will come. Don't be a sorry lass." Rhaenys cheered them. In the time she came to have their company with the girls, she had taken a liking to them, even more in her boring days in the castle.
Those words cheered them even more, as Evelyn looked with love at Rhaegon after they separated from their kiss.
"But be prepared, you lot will not be the only ones. The lass from the Durrandon will be married with him at the same time." Aerion said at this time, making them pause for a second.
"Dad." Visenya said softly but like saying shut up.
"Even then, it would be a good day." Valaena said after giving her husband a look.
"Yes, it will." Rhaegon said. Then he changed the subject. "Talking about her, shouldn't she have arrived already to the island?"
"They should be arriving soon."
"I heard she is bringing a group of handmaidens, companions of hers." Cassandra said, rolling her eyes.
"And they are all of noble birth, it seems," Lyanna added.
Seraphina, a little irked, said, "We should send a letter to dad to send us our handmaid."
"You are right, sister. Maybe we should." Evelyn said as she looked at Rhaegon's eyes mischievously. "Maybe ask for our cousins."
Visenya and Rhaenys could feel the jealousy in the girls.
"Girls, you have handmaids to your service already. Why do you need more?" Rhaegon wrily smiled.
"Mhmp." Evelyn made a sound and didn't pay attention to him.
"Fine. Do as you lot please," he said as he took a sip from the wine.
"Argilac Durrandon sailed half a year ago to provide help to Myr. Obviously, first he sent us the letter and waited to see if you would marry her daughter after promising a bunch of nonsense that he doesn't have. After your counteroffer, offering me instead as the potential suitor and requesting land that he could give, he accepted, but not first without seeing me." Rhaegon recalled.
He flew to Storm's End on Deathwing and met briefly for a day the Storm King Argilac and her daughter, the princess Argella Durrandon. He feared Deathwing, but during the feast for his reception, he still asked him to fight in a sparring with him and a few others of his knights, winning them. After that, his attitude changed to one of being satisfied to a point for the future husband of her daughter, yet still wanting to push her daughter for more rights, which she would not have as his sisters were first, and then the rest of his wives, her included. Still, he knew what he wanted to have. He promised to give him a buffer zone in case Harren the Black were to cross with an army into the Stormlands. He would fend it off with his dragon. He liked the raven-haired beauty with blue eyes that he knew then, but of course, when he comes back from the voyage, the deal would change into something else that he never expected.
"When would the Iron Bank honor the deal?" Rhaegon asked his father.
"In three months, by next year, we should have the ships here at our disposal with the merchandise to sail." Aegon thought for a moment. "After that, they would start sending in batches the other things."
"You are leaving after the festivities to Essos?" he asked.
"Yes, it is the plan." Aegon nodded.
"Get as many people as you can. We will pick them up on the way."
Yes, people of Valyrian heritage. It was one of the things he pushed into the table and that was the deal they agreed with the Free Cities so they would intervene against Volantis. The Martells are the ones known as the Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken? He would make Dorne bleed till they know that if they don't bend the knee, they would die where they stand. Dorne would kill them.
After a while, a guard entered and came beside the table.
"My lords, my ladies. Three ships flying a flag of a crowned stag black on a golden field have appeared."
"Your other fiancée has come, nephew." Orys said with a little smile.
"Well, it is my time to be a gentleman and a good host. I would leave to receive her, it seems." Rhaegon said dramatically as he stood up. "Girls, are you coming?" he asked as he looked at Evelyn, Cassandra, Seraphina, and Lyanna.
"I go." Evelyn said quickly as soon as he asked. Her sisters also echoed.
"It is a party then." Rhaegon said as he smiled to his mother.
"A party to where?" Vaenya and Rhaenya asked as they appeared.
"To welcome your brother's new fiancée." Rhaenys said to her nieces.
"Oh." Rhaenya said, not caring anymore.
"What? Do you want to come too?" Rhaegon asked them both as they had a sleepy look.
"No, go by yourself," Vaenya said, yawning. "What is there to eat?" she then asked her mom as she sat with Rhaenya.
"There is nothing anymore. That's what you get for sleeping so much." Visenya said to her daughter.
"Mom!!" Vaenya pouted.
"Bring breakfast for my nieces." Rhaenys instructed a servant.
"I love you, aunt." Rhaenya said as she sent kisses to her.
Visenya looked at her sister.
"What?" Rhaenys said innocently to her.
Visenya rolled her eyes.
"Let's go." Rhaegon said to Seraphina and Evelyn as he was grabbed by the arms by Lyanna and Cassandra.
.........
In the outer court, a long while later, after the girls made themselves more cute to fend off their new rival, who would also have a piece of the love of their beloved.
"My lord, the carriages are ready for the ladies," Godfrey said as he stopped beside Rhaegon, who was yawning while waiting.
"Good." He said, feeling bored as he waited.
It didn't take too long as the four Hightowers appeared sporting beautiful dresses.
Rhaegon whistled to them as they approached.
"How is it?" Seraphina said as she turned around, showing him off.
"Beautiful. The four of you."
Seraphina smiled as she kissed his lips for a while before he was taken by the rest of her sisters.
"Get inside the carriage, we depart." Rhaegon said as he spanked softly the butt of Lyanna.
"Ah!" the little girl made a cute sound as she batted her eyelashes to him before moving inside the carriage.
"What? Do you want a spank too, my love?" He asked as he saw Cassandra standing as her sisters entered the carriage.
"Maybe," she said, blushing at him.
Rhaegon smirked as he moved and embraced her body in his arms. He kissed her lips and she eagerly returned the kiss, becoming soft in him. "Aren't we naughty today, love?" he said softly as he moved her dress upwards and grabbed her ass into his hands.
"Mhmm," Cassandra moaned as she leaned against his neck.
"Do you want to be spanked later?"
Cassandra didn't answer but looked at him with eyes that had desire, eagerness but also shame.
"Say it, baby. I know you want it." Rhaegon smiled.
"I..." Cassandra blushed as she looked at his eyes, very shy, whispering, she said. "I do, husband."
"Well said, baby," he smirked at her as he spanked her ass strongly.
"Aahh," Cassandra moaned between pain and pleasure as she rested against his chest.
"We'll continue later, Cassandra," Rhaegon told her as he kissed her lips again. "Now get inside the carriage."
As she entered, he moved to a horse that a stable boy had in his hands.
"My lord, your horse," he said as he brought the reins to his hands.
"Good work, Samwell." Rhaegon praised him. He was maybe three years older than him, he believed. He didn't know, and he didn't care either. He quickly straddled the horse.
"Let's go." He ordered the guards in front and the one riding the carriage with the girls, and the other for Argella and her handmaids.
A line of guards followed after them as escorts.