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House of The Dragon-A God Amongst Men: Chapter 475: Blessing of Death III
🕑 Added 2025-08-04 22:25:35 +0000 UTC(Third Person POV)
Astorias opened her eyes, "Ughh...." She groaned as she laid there on the bed, motionless, "W-what.....?"
She turned to see Vaella slumped over the bed, asleep. She was sitting down on a stool and she fell asleep. She was holding her sister's hand firmly as Astorias simply lay there, her throat was completely dry and her lips were cracked.
"S-Sister...." she managed, her voice hoarse, "Ah..."
Drakken walked in and saw this, "Hm." He said as he reached Vaella, "You're awake, Astorias."
"P-Papa....." Astorias managed
Drakken reached down for Vaella and gently picked her up, laying her on the bed next to Astorias. He leaned in and kissed his daughter's cheek as he covered her in a blanket, the girl did not react to this, she was deep in her slumber.
He straightened up, running his hand through Vaella's hair as he looked at Astorias, "How are you feeling?"
"....Water....." Astorias managed
Drakken turned to the nightstand next to the bed which had a jug of water with a cup next to it. He poured the water on the cup and then walked around the other side of the bed. He gently sat Astorias up and slowly poured water in her mouth as she weakly reached for the cup.
He had his hand on her back as Astorias closed her eyes, taking in the water in her throat, which gave her a massive sense of relief.
After she finished the water, Drakken laid her back down and took the wet cloth off her forehead. He placed the cloth and the cup on another nightstand next to him. He then turned to face Astorias who was looking at him with a worried look. It was as if she as concerned that he would scold or berate her.
"Papa...." She said softly as she gulped
Drakken sat on the bed and reached for her forehead, feeling her temperature, "Hm....." He said, "Does it still hurt?"
She nodded slowly, "A bit....."
Drakken's eyes were stoic; he didn't show any emotion. He looked at Astorias while he ran his hand to her cheek as she closed her eyes, cherishing her father's touch. A single tear rolled down her cheek and Drakken immediately wiped it away.
"Do not cry." He said, "You made a choice."
"I..." She said, "I should not have gone to the cave....I.....I should have....."
"What's done is done." Drakken told her as he patted her shoulder, "There's nothing I can do to undo it. Ripping that Blessing out will put you in a worse state than you are and I will not do that to you. But....when you fully recover, I will have no choice but to seal it."
"What?" Astorias asked softly
Drakken leaned down towards her face, "Thanatos gave you a power that is more dangerous than Riktor's and Sylas's." He said in a low tone, "It was stupid, it was reckless. As your Father, it is my responsibility to make sure nothing drastic comes from this decision. I won't let anything happen to you nor your family."
"I....." She said
He patted her head, "Rest, my child." He said, "Rest. When you recover, you can resume your training. Your Egg will hatch, you will receive your weapon, and you will get what you always wanted. You will become a warrior worthy of fighting for me, my daughter. That will not change."
"I love you....Papa....." She said softly, "I do this for you."
"You don't have to." Drakken told her, "I already told you."
"I love you so much." She reached for his coat, "I want you to love me too...."
"You're just like your mother." Drakken straightened up, "And nobody said that I didn't."
"I want to hear you say it...." Astorias said as tears formed in her eyes
"Go back to sleep." Drakken said as he began to walk away
"Papa...." Astorias called out for him, "W-What power did Thanatos give me?"
Drakken stopped near the door and looked back at her, "Death." He said seriously,
"He gave you the power of Death."
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(Third Person POV)
Daella was sobbing uncontrollably, hugging Aemon's corpse as it was covered in linen, "No....." her voice was shaky as she sobbed, "No......Aemon......please.....no.....this cannot be..."
Alysanne was next to her, "Daella...." She said as tears rolled down her cheeks, "Daella, w-we have to carry on with the cremation...."
Rhaenys and Rhaella stood on the other side of Aemon, tears flowing down their cheeks as they stared at the figure of their father. Rhaenys tried her best to compose herself, but she could not; her body simply trembled uncontrollably as she sobbed.
Behind them, the rest of the Family were standing there; Jaehaerys stood in front of Baelon and Alyssa, who had tears in their eyes. Baelon had his fists balled up as he looked down, trying his best to calm down.
Their children were behind them, grim looks on their faces. Viserys looked directly at Rhaenys, a look of sympathy and sadness on his face. Daemon had a grim look on his face, looking right at the floor, not wanting to look at his dead uncle.
Vaegon, Gael, and Daenerys stood to the side. His sisters were crying as he had a serious yet grim look on his face.
After the incident, it was reported that Lord Sylas Drakkengard burned all of the Myrish Pirates, those on the land and on the sea. The Tarth soldiers stated that Caraxes attacked the golden mount of the young Drakkengard. After a quick skirmish, the Blood Wyrm was thrown off the side of a cliff, with minor injuries as Sylas flew away.
Everyone knew that it was a new crossbow that killed Aemon, and after further investigating, they found out it was one that Sylas Drakkengard designed.
After learning of Aemon's death, Alyssa checked the blood-crystal effigy Drakken left them, but there was no reaction from it.
This told her that Drakken had nothing to do with Aemon's death.
This was simply the work of Fate.
Jaehaerys cleared his throat and took a step forward, "Daughter." He told Daella, "It is time."
Daella looked at him, "No, father....." She said softly, "Please......don't take him away from me...."
"I am sorry." Jaehaerys had a serious look on his face, "I am very sorry, Daella."
"We must carry on."
