Six years passed since Viserys left, and Draco and Daenerys grew unaware of his existence; the only other brother who existed for them was the one who would be born in just over a month.
Since they hadn't been able to celebrate Draco's birthday together the day before, Cersei and Rhaegar decided to take him and Daenerys swimming; and have a picnic on the beach the next sunny day.
"Mom, dad; look how good I am! "
Draco said as he swam freestyle.
"You are very good!"
Cersei and Rhaegar said in chorus while they were arranging the food, ready to be eaten, along with the help of Daenerys.
"But now come here honey, it's time to eat."
"All right …"
Even though he still wanted to stay in the water, Draco had to admit that all that swimming had made him a little hungry.
“For all the Seven Gods, I forgot to bring drinks! You stay here I'll be right back. "
"I'm going with you big brother, so at least you don't risk spreading everything."
Rhaegar and Daenerys left, leaving Draco and Cersei alone to listen to the sound of nature around them.
The waves of the sea, the birds, the trees, and… Pages of a book.
Cersei turned and saw Draco holding a wooden stick in one hand, while with the other he was leafing through the pages of a large book that seemed to be quite old.
"Where did you get it?"
"I put it in one of the baskets that dad brought."
"I meant, who gave it to you?."
“I don't know who it was, I mean, I don't know his name but he was an elderly man and he said he came from faraway lands. He gave it to me yesterday, at my birthday party. "
“Weird… I don't think I've invited someone you don't know. However, what is that book about and why are you holding that piece of wood in your hand?
"First of all, this is not a simple piece of wood but a wand that was contained within the book. And as you can deduce, there are magic formulas written in these pages. "
“Oh sorry, I didn't know. Can I try?"
"Only wizards can cast spells, but try if you want."
"Are you telling me that you can?"
"Yes. I tried a few yesterday and they all succeeded."
"Then let me see, and then in case I'll try too."
Cersei hadn't taken Draco seriously, magic didn't exist for her.
Dragons, White Walkers, Dothraki, were all inventions to her; imagine if she believed that magicians existed, and her son was one of them…
But she had to change his mind when after reciting a magic formula and waving the wand, fire appeared in the water at the point where the wand was pointing.
"How did you ..."
"I told you I had succeeded."
"Put everything in the basket and never do such a thing again, did I explain myself clearly?"
"But mom I ..."
"Draco, do you know what people will think if they know what you are?"
"That it is a wonderful thing?"

“I wish it were, but it’s not what will happen. If they catch you they will think that all Targaryens and Lannisters have these powers, and they will try to kill us. "
"But that's not the truth!"
"I know my baby boy, I know."
Cersei said as she held Draco, who had started crying, in her arms.
After spending a wonderful day together, no longer using magic, darkness began to fall and Rhaegar, Daenerys, Draco and Cersei had to return to the interior of the Red Keep where soft beds awaited them.
In the middle of the night the creaking of the door woke Cersei and Rhaegar who were sleeping peacefully.
The light of the few candles still lit showed only two figures, and from the shapes they could only be Draco and Daenerys.
"Mum … "
The smaller figure slowly approached the bed, followed by the other.
"Honey, what is it?"
"Daenerys had a nightmare."
"That's not true, he was the one who had one and screamed like a fool!"
Daenerys said annoyed by the statement Draco made.
"Whether it was you or Draco I think Cersei and I know what you want."
"And what do you think we want big brother?"
"Sleeping here with us, of course."
"Can we?"
They both asked.
Cersei and Rhaegar nodded at the request of the two, who immediately got warm in their midst.
The space in the bed was not that big, also due to the fact that with the progress of the pregnancy Cersei's belly had become more spacious but they didn't care; they had never spent a night all together before and that was the strange thing.
The night was calm and quiet, and there was no sound in the Red Keep.
No movement.
Or at least no movement that it was possible to notice, except for Cersei who felt the baby move inside her belly.
Another movement was that of the liquid she felt running down her legs.
'The waters have broken,' she thought happily, but also frightened given the anticipation of the baby’s arrival.
"Rhaegar ..."
Cersei shook him lightly, trying to be as quiet as possible so as not to alarm him and not to wake the children; or at least as quiet as possible given the situation.
Rhaegar woke up shortly, which was a miracle given his sleepy nature, but Cersei was grateful.
"My love, what's happening?"
"The baby ... is coming."
"How? Now?"
“No look, I just got a raven with a message where the baby told me it would arrive in two weeks. Yes idiot, the baby is coming now. "
Rhaegar looked at Draco and Daenerys who were still sleeping.
"I take them to their room and then I arrive with all the people you need."
"You’re not agitated this time."
“I am, I just don't show it. A good King can control his emotions. "
When Rhaegar began to pick up the two children, they began to wake up and started asking questions after questions.
"Big brother where are you taking us?"
"Exactly, why can't we be with you?"
"Come on Rhaegar put us down."
“Yes, put us down, dad. We make ourselves smaller if that's the problem. "
"Cersei is giving birth to the baby, and I am taking you to your room."
“Put us down! Put us down! "
The two screamed in unison; and shortly after starting to punch Rhaegar's back, Draco and Daenerys managed to break free and run towards Cersei.
They would not have left her alone at that moment, they had waited too long to see their new little sibiling and it would have been sad for them not to have the opportunity to be there when he or she was born.
“Dany… Draco… What are you doing here? It's not a nice thing to watch. "
“Sooner or later I will have to become a mother too. I want to understand how it is and be ready for anything. "
“I already know that if I say no you will stay anyway, so I don't insist. But you Draco are not a girl, you can go to your room and not see all this. "
"I'm a man. Nothing can make me disgusted or terrified. Besides, I won't leave you alone mom. "
“Awww, you are my sweet baby. But don't keep saying that men are not afraid, and they are not disgusted by anything ... Your father was really agitated and afraid when you were born, and when he saw all the blood he almost passed out.
"It's not true! I was just sleepy. "
"As you say, but now please go and call the midwives because the contractions are starting to get closer and closer."
A few hours passed when the first lights of the day appeared inside the room.
“It’s time, Your Grace. Just one last push. "
"I can't ... I can't do it."
Even though she had already given birth to Draco, the labor had not been easy to deal with and also Cersei felt like something was wrong.
“My love, you will make it; I'm sure. Hold my hand tight, and push. "
"You say it as if it were so ..."
She couldn't finish the sentence that she had to take Rhaegar's hand in hers, and push.
" It's a girl!"
One of the midwives said in a cheerful tone, but her face took on another expression after a short time.
Cersei was right, there was something wrong.
"What happen? Why isn't she crying? "
"I'm sorry my Queen ... The child is not breathing."
Silence fell in the room and the candles went out due to a gust of wind.
She was dead.
The future princess had died even before she could get to know the world and meet her family.
Ever since she found out she was pregnant again, Cersei had done nothing but be careful of everything she did to avoid losing the baby.
Viserys had pushed her when she was pregnant for the first time, and she hadn’t had an abortion. Maybe what was supposed to happen then happened now.
She couldn't say or do anything, even the tears were hard to shed; but they still came out without her checking them.
Rhaegar hugged her when she started screaming in despair.
“Our little girl… I was supposed to die, not her. I was supposed to die Rhaegar ... Why, why her and not me? Why Rhaegar? Why?!"
Rhaegar didn't know what to say, he too was too shocked by all this.
They are two different reactions, of two different people but which have the same meaning: pain.
When Cersei had calmed down, Draco and Daenerys also joined in the embrace and then the midwife with the clean and dressed baby in her arms approached.
"Do you want to see her?"
"Yes."
Cersei promptly answered, but it was Rhaegar who picked up the little creature.
She too had Targaryens features, but there was something of the Lannisters too.
She looked like Daenerys as a child, but she also looked like Joanna, Cersei's deceased mother.
After Rhaegar and Cersei had admired her pretty face one last time, the midwife took the baby back and left with the maids who had tried in vain to get Draco and Daenerys back to their room.
"Children it's better if you go."
Rhaegar said.
"No."
"Please, go."
“No, we don't want to leave you alone. We want to console you. "
Cersei turned to them.
She couldn't be more grateful to have them.
Without them it wouldn't have been the same, and knowing they were by her side was the best thing in that moment.
“It is enough for me to know that you exist to console me. But now I'd like to rest for a while, and you should too ... In your room. "
"All right."
They were about to get up but Cersei stopped them.
"Before you go ... I'm sorry Daenerys if you had to see this, I want you to know that it's not always like this."
"I know, don't worry ... And in fact it's okay, at least I won't delude myself that it's an easy thing to do."
"Come here, I want to give you something."
Cersei took two necklaces from under the pillow, and put one around Daenerys' neck and one around hers.
They were made of gold, and both featured a lion but the one on Daenerys' necklace was smaller.
"It's gorgeous. Thank you."
"I would have given it to my little girl, but you know ... And anyway you have always been my little girl."
The two embraced, and then it was Draco's turn who threw himself into his mother's arms.
"Don't cry anymore Mom, she's fine."
"I know my little boy, I know ... But isn't there anything you can do? A spell ... "
She asked whispering.
"No, I'm sorry. And even if there were, I wouldn't know how to do it, I haven't learned them all yet, besides, you told me that I can't do magic anymore. "
“I take back everything I said. Learn. Get your book and wand and learn. Learn without being seen, but do it. Learn magic. Do it for me. Please Draco ... Be the real you. "