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The next time Daemon’s spies sent word was the answer to the question that started all of this. Who sent the assassin? Well didn’t didn’t take very long for the spies to uncover that it was non other than Otto Hightower himself that hired the assassin
Though Daemon had already suspected Otto, he now had the confirmation he need to bring the end of Otto Hightower
As soon as he received the latest update, Daemon called for Rhaenyra, Laena and Viserys to meet with him
“My spies have uncovered the dirty secrets kept in Oldtown. The very secrets that will bring the downfall of Otto and the cit-“
”We know you have a flare for the dramatic but do you care to tell us what they found” Laena asked, once again showing she had no tolerance for Daemon’s dramatics
”Fine, if you want to be boring” he sulked a little, “they found proof that Otto was behind the assassination attempt against Rhaenyra and our sons. They found an associate of the assassin and used whatever ways were necessary to get the information we needed. Through some rather more painful methods of convincing, they found out Rhaenyra and the boys weren’t the only target”
”What” Laena asked, knowing what this meant
”Laena was originally supposed to be in the nursery as well. But instead she took Valaena on a dragon ride”
”But why would I be a target, Rhaenyra is the heir and her sons after her. Besides Rhaenyra is an exception, my daughter won’t inherit after her”
”While that may be true you and Viserys could still have a son and I think Otto is still rather bitter about you being chosen over Alicent”
”Do you think Alicent had anything to do with it” Rhaenyra spoke after only listening to the conversation
“That brings me to my next discovery, the citadel has been conspiring against house Targaryen for years. The variation of moon tea they were using came from a trader who has be supplying it to them for many years… since the time King Jaehaerys instilled their help”
”So what you’re saying is they’ve been poisoning us for decades”
”That’s exactly what I’m saying. The unfortunate mishaps with Targaryen pregnancies first started with queen Alysanne and the sabotage of the Targaryen children started with princess Daenerys” Daemon was now pacing around the room, laying out his theories and findings
”Does that mean they were poisoning Aemma as well” Viserys said quietly, speaking for the first time
”Not just Aemma but mother, aunt Daella, aunt Gael and both of you” he looked between the two women “all of this made me even more sure Alicent has been in on everything and poisoning you through your tea when we stopped using the help of the maesters and turned to Eshara and Nymeria”
Rhaenyra slumped down into a chair. She didn’t want to believe the person who had been her best friend for most of her life would bring her pain like this
Daemon knelt beside her chair and softly said, “They will be pit to answer for their crimes soon enough”
”I know, but how could she do this to me” that’s when the tears finally started flowing
By the next day, summons for Otto and the heads of the citadel