The Dragoness and The Dragonless
Aerion Targaryen X Valyrian!FReader
Summary: You arrive in Westeros, being the last of your Great Valyrian Houses bloodline, with your Dragon.
Word Count: 4.7K
Warnings: no use of y/n, swearing, some descriptions of violence and death, dead parents, misogyny, canon divergence (made up my own thing and baelor lives ofc), Aerion (lol he's kinda ooc I tried to keep him as mean as possible), typical GOT Universe things, Reader is described with Silver hair and purple eyes but nothing else specific, there's sprinkles of angst and fluff in here, there will be smut in future parts!
Author's Note: MINORS DNI!!! Hello my lovelies! this blog is very new but I wanted to start writing for Aerion! bro has sucked me back into writing fanfics... it's been a while. any comments, reblogs and feedback are appreciated! lmk what you guys think, this is gonna be a series <3
PART 1
Nothing spreads faster than wildfire in Westeros, all except whispers. And as soon those whispers reached the Red Keep in King’s Landing, utter chaos ensued.
“What the fuck do you mean?” Maekar demanded, exasperated, as soon as the Master of Whisperers announced his findings at the handcrafted table of the Small Council Chambers.
He didn’t want to be here right now. However, he received an urgent call to the Red Keep from his Hand Of The King, older brother, whilst residing at Summerhall. ‘A family matter of great importance to the future of the Kingdom and House Targaryen.’ He thought that their sick Father, The King, had finally joined the new Gods and that his brother was being ever so dramatic about it. Their King Father had been on his death bed for many moon turns now. The Great Spring sickness had been taking its toll on King Daeron The Good, second of His Name. So for a while, Maekar had been expecting his Father’s time to pass over.
He rolled his eyes at the delivered scroll, prepared for and made the journey to the Red Keep regardless of his own wishes to remain within the walls of Summerhall.
“A winged shadow has been spotted across the realm, My Prince.” The Master of whisperers breathed deeply, addressing Maeker. His eyes drifted between both of the starkly different brothers and the rest of the small council seated at the table within the chambers. The Master of Whisperers continued, eyes filled with worry and locking with Baelor’s own heterochromic mix of light blue and dark brown. “First in Dorne, then The Reach, Riverrun, The Eyrie and even The North. Reports from farming establishments have been coming through frequently in recent weeks. Flocks of cattle left in ashes and embers without explanation. One Fisherman in The Arbor has even stated that he has seen this winged beast swoop down to the waters whilst expelling flames from its mouth. It is said to be a great winged beast of pale, shimmering colouring.”
The room was silent, save for sharp intakes of breath and the thrumming of heartbeats against the council’s ribcages. Baelor’s expression remained steady, ever the most poised and diplomatic but his eyebrows pinched together as he was processing this information.
These whispers carried a vast weight and could change the Kingdoms and House Targaryen as he currently knew it. As everyone knew it. A heaviness began to sit deep within his chest. Never did he think that such times would be possible during his reign of being his, actively dying, King Father’s Hand and Heir to the Iron Throne. Everything was about to change drastically. And for once, Baelor felt slighty at a loss. He was unsure of how to proceed, especially if this creature possesses a rider.
“Brother,” Baelor spared a wary glance towards Maekar. His mixed irises were focused on the shining embroidery of their House’s sigil which was wrapped around his brother’s tunic in a display of fiery colours against black. “If many a people have witnessed such, then it may bear truth.”
The council members tensed at this, knowing what it mayhaps mean for the future of the realm and their own Houses but most importantly… House Targaryen. Maekar remained rigid in his seat, eyes falling shut, as if a burst of aches had quickly begun to pound against his skull.
“I will send a ship to the Arbor to gather more information from this fisherman, Your Grace.” The Master of Ships piped in, face visibly panic-stricken and words swallowing through the air with stress attached.
Baelor leaned forward, shaking his head at the man, elbows resting on the surface of the table whilst his aged hands reached for his face, his fingers rubbing on the sides of his temples. “This information is not to leave these chambers… we will continue to speak and operate on this matter within these four walls alone.” Baelor hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Have there been sightings of a Rider?”
The Master of Whisperers gingerly took his seat at the table again and struggled to express the correct words next. “W-well, Your Grace, i-it seems t-that…”
Maeker grunted, eyes flicking open again, interjecting with no patience for the stammering man.. “So spit it out then. Yes, or, no.”
“A-a woman of silver hair has been seen riding this beast, My Prince. Your Grace.” The Master of Whisperers addressed both of the brothers.
The rest of the Small Council’s expressions perked up at this description. Eyes drifting to each other’s sides, monitoring their peers' reactions. One Lord shifted in his seat uncomfortably. Another struggled to tame a biting smirk. And one other Lord even laughed. The thought of a random Valyrian woman bringing back a Dragon after decades of extinction, was entirely laughable to most of the Small Council.
The Grand Maester shook his head and inhaled deeply. “A bastard girl, perhaps?”
Balor hummed at the Grand Maester, it could be true. Targaryen King’s and Prince’s were not exactly known for their virtuous behavior. Seven Hells, The Dance of The Dragons revolved around Targaryen bastards with those bastards claiming their own Dragons. But then, where would a lowborn bastard even acquire a Dragon when there were no more living beings known?
Maekar scoffed in disbelief. “After fifty-six years of extinction? All this time passed and suddenly a Dragon is seen flying over the Realm. With a woman for its rider?” His rough hands slammed onto the table as a laugh escaped him. “It’s not fucking possible!”
However, it was very much possible.
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Your long silver hair whipped behind you as the harsh, fast winds blew around you. After years of dying your silver hair to blacks and browns, it was liberating to finally be released of that constriction. The blood of Old Valyria still ran strong through your veins.
The heat beneath you was warming against the cool air. A loud laugh blessed your lips as you took in the freeing relief of riding your great creature. Shimmering, pearlescent, white horns and pale pink scales were fluttering with you through the skies. She was magnificent.
“Rȳzys (fast), naejot (foward) my Rhaefyre!”
The She-Dragon roared beneath you, the sound reverberating, making your body vibrate, radiating up from your legs where they laid either side across her back. Your skirts flipped and flapped against the wind along with the satchels homing your goods, which were strapped securely around your body.
Large grey clouds began to filter through your vision. Your hands clutched tighter around her white spikes as she made haste and you suddenly felt raindrops scatter around you, rolling off your skin, dampening your hair and clothing. A storm.
For centuries since the Doom of Old Valyria, your family, House Alaerys, had been in hiding. For centuries, your family has masked their distinct dragonlord traits with hair-dyes and blood magic. The Histories had known House Alaerys to die with the rest of the mighty dragonlord houses in the Doom of Old Valyria. But those histories were mere assumptions.
Initially your family’s House had fled west of Westeros and beyond, a great ancestor of yours had prophesied the Doom of Valyria and the extinction of your beloved dragons. The ancient dreamer of your family also happened to see a great resurrection of your bonded beasts, centuries in the future. And therefore, when House Alaerys had fled as the Doom began, six Dragon’s clutches were taken. Nineteen Dragon Eggs, totalled, were taken with your family as they escaped.
House Alaerys was one of the largest and most powerful in Old Valyria, with 43 members of your family fleeing before the Doom. Some members of your House chose to disregard what was prophesied however and perished in the molten rock, lava, flames, smoke and ashes that consumed Valyria. Since seeking refuge from the destruction, siblings, cousins and relatives alike consistently married each other, in tradition, over the centuries to ensure the bloodlines remained pure for the prophecy told.
Eventually, House Alaerys slowly relocated over the years, moving back to the East of Westeros until only 2 members of House Alaerys remained. When you were born with your parents in The Shadow Lands of Asshai only 4 of those, now stone-turned, eggs remained. Over the many years, your ancestors became desperate to bring back your beloved Dragons, having lost your living creatures in the Doom. The eggs were taken with blood magic practiced to revive the stone-turned eggs eventually and ensure hatchlings, although nothing ever succeeded. Until you.
You and your parents were the only remaining members of the great House Alaerys when you came into this world. Your mother died very quickly after childbirth and your grieving father did everything he could with the dark magic sorcerers in Asshai to assure your success in this world. Your birth was one of Fire and Blood. Your mother bleeding out, an egg placed on a burning hearth in the centre of a dark room surrounded by flames, healers and sorcerers.
Your father cried out as he held your newborn form in his arms and heard the egg cracking between the flames, with your mother’s body laying lifeless amongst the chanting sorcery.
For the next fifteen years, you and your Father, both remained hidden with your dragon hatchling. Now a large She-Dragon, beginning to rival half the size of the Dragons of Ancient Valyria, it was increasingly difficult. Fifteen years of safety finally came at a price, it was not easy to hide such a grand creature in privy. The sorcerer’s demanded more blood to secure the secrecy of your Dragon and your Father sacrificed himself despite your screaming pleas and endless begging. The memory of your Father being split open and bleeding out on a large engraved, stone table surrounded by dark sorcerers to ensure your and Rhaefyre’s protection still haunts you and makes your heart ache deeply.
Five years later, without your Father to guide you any longer, and here you were. After two decades of living in secret with Rhaefyre in The Shadow Lands. Coursing through the sky’s above The Golden Empire of Yi Ti, The Red Waste, flying over the Summer Sea and eventually, it led you to the land of Westeros. It has been a few weeks now since you decided to stand your ground in Westeros, seeking shelter in the wide landscapes with Rhaefyre.
“Quba (Low)! Tegon (Ground)!” Your voice commanded your gorgeous She-Dragon to land over an expanse of fields surrounded by forests, after your gaze reassured there were no households within a short distance.
As far as you knew, you were now alone in this new world. Despite the knowledge of a Dragonlord House claiming this realm, you had been informed that they no longer possessed any dragons within their grasp.
You were well aware of the histories of Valyria and the other Dragonlord houses of that time. House Targaryen was said to be the only surviving house of the Doom but, of course, you knew that wasn’t true. Although, now you were the only member left from House Alaerys. In the fifteen years you lived with your father, up until five years ago, he had taught you everything you needed to know about this world. He had well-paid spies across each region feeding information back to him in order to remain updated about current times, which he always shared with you.
The bond you shared with Rhaefyre as her rider was protected with Fire and Blood in Asshai, and it was a reassuring protection if the Targaryen’s dared to approach you with violence whilst you ventured in their Kingdoms. Rhaefyre was extremely protective of you. Your bond with her was unbreakable.
Coming here was not a whimsical decision to you. You wanted to ensure that your family name lived on, and what better way to do that than to incite the power of your Dragon onto a lesser Dragonlord House of Old Valyria with no current living Dragons for themselves.
The Alaerys prophecy was ringing around in your mind like sparks flicking from a fireplace.
A small chuckle left your throat as you wiped at some of the rain coating your soft cheeks. Rhaefyre landed swiftly and perched onto the damp fields. How shameful it must feel to have your own Dragonlord House be the very reason which you no longer process a single Dragon.
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Daeron was deep in his cups trying to decipher and mostly ignore last night’s dream. Fire, Blood, Dragon Eggs, a silver haired woman with striking expanses of purple in her eyes. And so much more which he wishes to long forget. The images flashed through his mind no matter how much he wished, drank and attempted to ignore them.
“What is it today, brother?” Aerion stalked into the room, as if a Dragon roaming the wild, with a glare present as he eyed his older brother.
Daeron took a large gulp of the bittersweet red wine before slamming the now empty cup onto the small table beside him. The fire next to him crackled as he sprawled out on the cushioned chaise lounge. He didn’t want to tell anybody what he saw, let alone Aerion. It would complicate matters much more.
“Nothing that concerns you.” Daeron huffed, letting his eyes close softly as he settled into the plush lounge chair. Hoping that his demeanor would ward his troublesome younger brother off, he exhaled and leaned further into the plush velvets of the pillows beneath him.
But Aerion’s heavy steps only echoed through the tiled flooring in the room, amongst the crackling flames until he loomed over Daeron with a peculiar glint in his harsh lavender eyes. He wanted to know what Daeron saw. He had always dismissed his older brother’s dreams. Disregarding them for nothing but a drunken fool’s fancy. But that didn’t stop him from always wanting to find out. It was intriguing after all.
One of the older brother’s eyes peaked open as the air grew heavy with the looming presence and he scrunched his nose up, hand motioning to his now-empty chalice. “Pour me another would you, Brother?”
Aerion scoffed, arms folding over in agitation, a slight snarl leaving him as he retorted. “I’m not your wench. I am the Blood of The Dragon. It would do you well to remember that, Daeron. Now, fetch that red-haired serving girl instead.”
Daeron sighed tiredly, “I told her to leave me be this evening.” He wasndesperately wanted to be alone. To be able to find his own distractions to ward off the festering visions that bloomed whilst he vulnerably slept. Closing his eyes he attempted to relax yet again, the alcohol making his head spin as he lay still, only to be met with the sight of the silver haired woman in his dreams standing with his cruel brother at her side.
But, this time it was closer. Last night, Daeron saw this silver-haired woman in what appeared to be an argument with Aerion. And now, well, Aerion’s hands were wrapped possessively around her waist with a burning predatorial look seeping through his lavender eyes. Aerion’s sharp jawline slots into the crook of her neck, lavished by her warmth and scent. He inhales hungrily, muscles flexing beneath the expensive fabrics which adorned his body, and holds her tighter as if she will disappear at any given moment.
Daeron choked out a sudden gasp, eyes snapping wide open. Quickly sitting upright and reaching for the crystal flagon of wine next to his chalice, he swipes the flagon up to his lips and drinks straight from it in large gulps.
Aerion rolled his eyes, crouching to level his brother and meet his wine-hazed gaze. “You’re a mad, pathetic, drunkard.” The words spit at Daeron as Aerion mocked him.
“And you brother,” Daeron began, wiping some spilled red wine on the corner of his mouth with his dark velvet sleeve, “will be far more pathetic than you ever intended to be in the next weeks to come.”
Daeron was struggling to decipher his visions. Does this mean Aerion will find love? It never seemed likely to him. He had always seen his brother as more of a possessive, deceitful, demanding and cruel type. The type to fuck his way through life with blood, riches and entitlement. Certainly not gentle, understanding and loyal, as love should be. Daeron thinks that Aerion would run from love or feverishly grapple in obsession, if it approached him.
Aerion scoffed at these words, shaking his head and standing from his crouched position. Making way towards the large oak doors of the room, he turned to face his brother before taking his leave. “Forever speaking the most profound shit within our family, Dear Brother.”
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Loud, rumbling chirps awoke you. Your light lilac eyes were adjusting to the brightness of the clear sky as Rhaefyre stretched her sheltering wing above you. She always released sweet, heavy chirps when she was content or trying to communicate with you. You suppose she was hungry now. By the positioning of the sun, it appeared to be midday. You slept in. The grass beneath you was slightly dampened from the rain but Rahefyre’s wing provided shelter for you over the night. The grey stormclouds have fled the sky now and passed over to the sun shining like you had witnessed often as of late. Weather in Westeros was always unpredictable it seemed. Unless you’re in The North, then there was only cold and snow. Rhaefyre didn’t like it there.
“Alright, my friend. Apologies for keeping you waiting,” a small smile appeared on you as Rhaefyre hummed back. You rose from the ground, stretching your stiff limbs before shifting the wool blanket from your warm body and into the large leather satchel beside where you were resting. You peered into the bag, wrapping the blanket around the three shining dragon eggs, safely.
Warmth flushed your cheeks. Would your dragon ever have the opportunity to ever have her own clutch? Would you ever know what it is like to ride with a lover? All these silly thoughts were just that at the moment. You were here to bring House Alaerys back to its former honour and glory. You were here to revive your ancestor’s beloved Dragon’s with Rhaefyre by your side. ‘Come now,’ you thought to yourself, ‘I am here to keep my House alive. Not to indulge in childish fantasies.’
Rhaefyre chirped again, then let a loose low growl escape her giant jaws.
“Lykirī umbās (wait calmly), Rhaefyre.” You were also hungry, stomach now aching and rumbling.
Striding into the nearby wood, with wet leaves and twigs crunching under your boots, you approached a blackberry bush and plucked a handful of the bittersweet berries. Along with the berries, you also plucked some edible mushrooms by some of the tree roots, which you placed in a small pouch attached to your waist by a piece of thick twisted silk. It was then that you spotted a nest upon a low branch and you decided to pinch two bird eggs from that nearby tree.
Unfortunately, on your way from descending the tree, your skirts got caught and a large scrape broke the soft skin of your knee. A loud yelp bounced around the bark in the woods as you quickly cursed yourself for being too loud, wincing from the pain. “Shit!” You stumbled slightly from the damage to your knee after rising but tried your best to shrug it off and continue persisting on. Hoping there were no living souls around to hear, you promptly set off back to the direction you came from.
Once you reached Rhaefyre with your forest foods, she shifted loudly, the ground shaking slightly, as she smelt the blood from your leg.
“It is okay. I am okay.” You tried to reassure her, reaching up and gently rubbing your hand on her large pale, scaly snout before placing the small white eggs on the ground in front of where her head rested on the grass.
“Perzītsos (little flame), Rhaefyre. Kostilus (please)!”
Rhaefyre raised, perching off the ground as you rushed to the side to shield yourself behind one of her wings. A deep guttural noise ripped through the air as small flames flew from her mouth and onto the patch of grass where the eggs lay. The green shards of grass now presented crisp, black and smoking. But at least, you could have two freshly cooked, soft eggs along with your blackberries and mushrooms.
This had been routine for you now, since remaining in Westeros. Every day on the morrow, but midday today, you would forage to break your fast and then ride Rhaefyre until deeming a low populated area for her to feast on the cattle in farming fields.
You had remained in this stagnant routine for a moon’s turn now and you had begun to ponder on why no royal soldiers were sent to deter or even capture, question and potentially torture you. After everything your Father had warned you about this land, maybe there was far more cowardice than expected. Mayhaps they simply did not know what to do or even feared approaching you with your dragon. It has been decades since The Last Dragon was alive and seen here.
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Aerion was growing increasingly bored within the stone walls and stained glass windows of Summerhall. His Father had left Daeron in charge of his leave and yet, that drunken fool did nothing but steep further into his cups and attempt to isolate himself. Aemon was long gone in the Citadel and Aerion was happy to be rid of him. Why would a Dragon stoop to such a lower level? Egg was far off at some lower-Lord’s Tourney with that bumbling giant of a Hedge Knight, so he couldn't even torment them for his own amusement.
And then there was Daella and little Rhae. Ever so floundering and wrapped up with their expensive jewels, playing pretend tea parties, potion-making and wreaking havoc in the kitchens by stealing an endless amount of sweet cakes instead of attending their embroidery lessons. Aerion couldn’t fault his sisters for the latter, he supposes.
Most of the time, Aerion felt as if he was the only worthy and honourable Dragon in his family. He was born for greatness in Fire and Blood. Destined to be a mighty Dragonlord but instead, he was riding off far into the woodlands on his Destrier with a set of sharp pointed arrows and a large bow slung over his back.
He gave a hard kick to his horses behind, commanding, “Faster!” The light brown horse rose on its hind legs before galloping off with a loud ‘neigh’ ripping through the humid air.
As he was riding further into the woodlands, Aerion suddenly halted the reins, forcing his Destrier to stop. A loud, higher pitched shriek bounced through the trees and moments later the trees shifted with a rumble. Water droplets fell from the leaves, birds quickly vacated into the skies desperate to exit the woods and his Destrier spooked, began to take off in the opposite direction of the commotion. Aerion huffed angrily, jaw clenching and attempting to control the animal beneath him, was knocked off in a rush. Luckily, he was quick, shifting his black lathered boots from the stirrups and pushing his legs off to one side of his horse. He hit the wet, jagged ground and groaned in pain as the solid quiver containing his arrows broke beneath his back from the fall.
He laid there for a few moments, twisting and grunting in pain. “Fuck!” he screamed out, pushing himself up from the woodland floor. “Stupid horse,” he murmured, “I deserve better. I deserve a bloody Dragon.”
With his eyes squinting, his head felt slightly dizzy as his gaze drifted upward and spotted smoke rising in the distance. It would maybe be a short walk before he could pinpoint the source, he was too far from Summerhall now and would not return ‘til darkness fell.
Who would deny a Prince of the realm a steed? He set out, limping slightly, in aims of seeking people to give him means of return to Summerhall whether they liked it or not.
As he drew closer to the source, the smoke simmered out and guttural noises began to fill the air with a soft spoken voice. Aerion’s brows furrowed as he treaded lightly behind the large bark of the trees, his legs still limping slightly. A sense of fear from the unknowing filtered through his veins. He could see a giant pale, scaled creature shifting between the treeline gaps. Was he imagining things now? Perhaps his head hit the ground harder than he remembered.
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Uneven footsteps crunched through the treeline, making your ears perk up. You quickly dropped the second egg that you were picking the shell off, the cooked egg white bouncing on the ground as if it were rubber, and Rhaefyre’s neck snapped around facing the woodlands. She was huffing heavily out of her nostrils and took a protective stance before you. Smoke was filtering out of her nostrils as she began to groan, as if readying herself for an oncoming onslaught.
Heartbeat pounding in your ribcage, you whispered lightly to your dragon. “Lykirī (be steady/calm down), My Rhaefyre.”
Despite your nerves, you did not want to instantly meet whatever was awaiting and watching with instant death by dragonfire. If you wanted a place to call home with Rhaefyre and to resurrect House Alaerys along with your three dragon eggs, then you could not damn well start by conquering Westeros with Fire and Blood, not knowing the full extent of other motives.
“It can not be.” A deep, well enunciated voice rang out as the damp crunch of footsteps drew closer. A slender man with Valyrian features and a sharply attractive bone structure stepped out into view. Mouth slightly agape and lavender eyes wide, as he took in the sight before him. His gaze simmered over Rhaefyre before drifting towards your figure, floating up your body until he reached your own lilac eyes. He appeared to be around the same age as you, around two decades into life. His skin glowed against the skylight, beyond the small blood and mud splatters scattered around his face and body.
He appeared to have been rolling in the mud and mayhaps injured in some way. But his Valyrian features and the expensive silks, leathers and velvets adorning him were a clear indicator that he was no ordinary man. Then you noticed it, the embroidered red dragons on the black arms of his doublet.
An awestruck look passed over his slightly dishevelled features before he abruptly raised a strong hand to settle his spikey silver hair and narrowed his gaze. “What type of witchcraft is this, wench?”
Holding back a small laugh at his words, you raised your chin to him and kept your gaze steady.
You expected hostility. “You must be a Targaryen.”
The slender, silver haired man clenched his jaw. “You will address me as ‘My Prince’, Witch.”
“I will address you as such when you earn it.” You responded, stepping forward with a smirk gracing your lips. Rhaefyre glowered at him and he stumbled back in shock which spurred on the upwards curl of your lips. “She will burn you alive, if I command it, you know?”
The Targaryen man’s eyes opened in slight and he swallowed thickly.
“But of course, my Prince, you would not know. Where is your Dragon?” Smugness was starting to overcome you as you mocked him.
He was still in a dishevelled and startled state, like he was having a mental battle with himself as if contemplating whether this was real or not. He was dumbfounded by the sight before him. A Dragon. It looked as if his blood was beginning to boil within.
“How dare you meet The Blood of The Dragon with such tricks and mockery. You must be a filthy Witch. Who are you?” He commanded your response, anger flowing through his vocals. He took a step forward, intending to close the distance between you both, but abruptly recoiled back again upon the movement and glare of Rhaefyre.
You responded with a smile, still sickeningly sweet and calm. “I am no witch, boy. You can call me, Lady Alaerys.”













