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Chapter 324 - The Resurrected Lady III

(Drakken's POV)

"What makes you think we were lovers?" I asked Jocelyn as I sat at my desk, "Hm?" 

She stood across from the desk, her hands in front of her, "You...." she said, "You never denied it....." 

I raised an eyebrow, "I am pretty sure that I have." I said, "You and I....we were not much, really. Hardly knew you." 

"Then why did you say that you were responsible for a night of passion?" She asked with a frown, "I don't understand. You've brought me back from the dead and have held me here for a really long time with no answers, Lord Drakken. I need to know." 

"I told you, didn't I?" I said, "I am examining your mind. Any symptoms that would signal the return of your memories would be a great help to my research."

"Does it matter that much to you?" She asked

"Yes and no." I said with a shrug, "If you specifically regain your memory or not, it doesn't matter much to me, honestly. But I would like to know if it does, in general." 

"Because of her." She said softly

"Her?" I asked

"Lady Daranne Drakkengard." She looked down

My face hardened, "What about her?" 

"You want to know if my memory could come back." She said as she looked at me, "If it does, then perhaps resurrecting her would be ideal for you. You don't want to bring her back and have her forget about you....about her son." 

"Don't worry about that." I said, "Daranne is the least of my worries." 

"You can lie to yourself all you want, My Lord." She said, "But the portrait, the way you look at it....I know you care deeply for her." 

"I suggest you stop talking." I said, "I do not wish to discuss this any further." 

"Then please tell me the truth." She said, "Was I your lover or not?" 

"No." I said, "I have three wives currently, Jocelyn, why would I have you as a lover?" 

"You are no man." She said softly, "You are a God. You not only resurrected me, but the Princess Daenerys. And.....the infamous tyrant...." 

"And?" I tilted my head

"You could have lovers." She said, "It is not beneath you." 

"Hm, that is true." I said as I stood up, "But why would I have you? That is the question." 

"You did not?" She asked

"No." I said, "I just said that I didn't." 

"Then what did it mean?" She asked, "What you said before...." 

"The person you were passionate with. I was responsible for you giving yourself to him." I told her as I walked over to her, "I slipped an aphrodisiac into your drink and you got really heated...like very heated....." 

"Oh." She said with a look of surprise, "And who was this man?" 

"It's not important." I told her

"It is to me." She said

I leaned towards her, "Your desires aren't important to me." I said, "I hate to break it to you, darling." 

"H-How passionate was it?" She asked

"How should I fucking know?" I asked with a frown, "I wasn't there." 

"Then...." She said as she looked down, "How.....wait...." 

"What?" I asked

She reached for my chest gently, "Why do I feel...?" She asked softly, "Strange....?"

"Hm." I said, "That is something that would require examination. You should not have any sort of attraction towards me." 

"I don't know if this could be a problem." 

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(Third Person POV)

"What happened?!" Aemon said as he walked up to Viserra who stood in front of Daella's door, "Viserra, answer me!!!" 

He grabbed her shoulders and shook her as the Princess was looking down, tears in her eyes. 

"Aemon." Jaehaerys said seriously as he approached them

"I am sorry." Viserra said softly, "I am so sorry, I didn't mean for any of this to happen?" 

Aemon glared at her, "Oh really, Dragon Maiden?" He said with pure anger in his voice, "You didn't want to take my wife who was with child out into the city?! Exposed?!" 

"We had Kingsguards...." She said softly, "I thought we were-" 

"THIS IS YOUR FUCKING FAULT!!!" Aemon bellowed

"Aemon!!!" Jaehaerys pulled him off her as Viserra stepped back, "Ser Clement informed me of what happened. The Mob was unforeseen, and the riot was not something we could have predicted. They did their best in keeping them safe, they didn't know Daella would slip.....Aemon, it is not Viserra's fault. You know that." 

Aemon shook him off, "If they didn't go down there...." He said with an enraged look, "This would not have happened...if she didn't take her...." 

The door opened and the Grand Maester walked out, a grim look on his face. 

The King looked at him, "Grand Maester...." He said, "Is Daella...." 

"The Princess...." She said, "A couple of stitches and she should be fine....only a scar on her elbow and leg, nothing too drastic....but...she suffered a blow on the belly....." 

Aemon widened his eyes, "No...." He said softly, "No, please....." 

"I am sorry." He said, "The child....was lost...." 

Viserra gasped as tears formed in her eyes, "No..." She said softly, "No, that cannot be...." 

As this happened, Alysanne was rushing over to them, "Jaehaerys!" She exclaimed, "I just heard what happened, is everything okay?"

Aemon began to tremble as he covered his mouth, "No...." He said as he collapsed to his knees, "No, no, no..." 

Jaehaerys closed his eyes, "Gods....." 

As he said that, he felt a great discomfort from the Mark of the Trinity, causing a throbbing sensation on his chest. 

"What happened?" Alysanne reached the door, "Is Daella okay?"

She opened the door and walked in, seeing that Daella was sitting on the bed, her hair covering her face as she was shaking. 

The Queen stopped, seeing that there was blood on the sheets, "No." She said softly, "No, please.....not this...." 

Daella was weeping, "Why....?" She said softly, "Why did this happen?" 

Alysanne walked over to the bed, tears in her eyes, "Daella...my sweet girl...." She reached over for a hug, "I am so sorry, my love..." 

"My child...." She sobbed, "My baby....." 

"Shh...." Alysanne said softly, "Oh, my darling girl...." 

Jaehaerys walked in, "How could this have happened?" He said under his breath, "This....this is not something I wanted...." 

"Why must we suffer?" 

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