It was a little while before Landry saw the Princess again, she was in her quarters when another one of Rhaenyra's handmaidens summoned her to meet her at the bottom of the Red Keep stairs. Landry was confused but she obeyed because Landry couldn't deny the Lady of the Seven Kingdoms anything. So she picked up the bottom of her skirt and followed the handmaiden to the top of the steps, she could see the bright white of Rhaenyra's hair from the top of the stairs and it made Landry's stomach do a flip, and placed a hand on her stomach and took some calming breaths before she took her hand off of her stomach and grabbed the railing to walk down the stairs.

"You wanted to see me, Princess?" Landry's voice was light and calm, a difference then what she felt a few minutes ago at the top of the stairs. "I told you Landry to stop calling me that." Rhaenyra chuckles lightly before linking her arms with Landry's, Landry noticed that Ser Harrold Westerling was in front of Rhaenyra seemingly leading her somewhere. "Yes, I did want to see you. Apparently, Uncle Daemon showed up. I didn't want to see him alone and Alicent doesn't like him so I thought I would you along. If that's alright?" Rhaenyra suddenly looks worried that she brought Landry this far without asking her beforehand.

Despite her racing heart, she nods her head, before her Father's voice pop's into her head telling her that she needs to give a verbal answer. "Of course, I would be honored." Landry smiled at the Princess. Her stomach made another flip flop when Rhaenyra locked eyes with her and smiled before knocking their shoulders together, and then they reached the door. Rhaenyra separated and looked at Ser Harrold as he reached to open the door to the Great Hall of the Red's Keep. "Does my father know he's here?" Ser Harrold grips the handle before answering. "No." Rhaenyra takes a deep breath. "Good." Ser Harrold opens the door and Rhaenyra walks through it, Landry quickly follows through, she's seen the Iron Throne as well but never this empty.

"Gods be good." Ser Harrold muttered as they notice Daemon sitting on the Iron Throne. "It's alright Ser Harrold." Rhaenyra's voice was coated with amusement as she walks down the stairs, Landry twiddles her fingers nervously as she follows Rhaenyra toward the Iron Throne. Landry stands to the side awkwardly as she watches Daemon and Rhaenyra converse in High Valyrian when suddenly Daemon's eyes flicker to hers, he says something in High Valyrian, and Rhaenyra smiles slightly before replying in High Valyrian.

Daemon lets out a sigh before getting up from the throne and walking toward the two girls, stopping in front of Rhaenyra. "I brought you something." Daemon held out the necklace to show Rhaenyra. "Do you know what it is?" He asked as she admired it. "It's Valyrian steel," Rhaenyra says with amusement coating her voice, Landry peeks over her shoulder to peek at the necklace, she could see that Daemon was staring at her out of the corner of his eye which made her shrink back behind Rhaenyra, an action that made Daemon smirk and Rhaenyra was too enchanted with the necklace to notice. "Like dark sister."

Landry watched as Rhaenyra was about to close her fist around the necklace when Daemon yanked it back. "Turn around," Daemon commanded. Rhaenyra was silent for a second before she obeyed, she turned around and locked her eyes with Landry who licked her chapped lips. Landry watched as Rhaenyra grabbed her hair and held it up as she used her other hand to unclasp the necklace she was wearing, Landry's heart pounded as she stepped up and gently grabbed the necklace that Rhaenyra took off and held it for safekeeping. "Now, you and I both own a small piece of our ancestry." Daemon placed the necklace around her neck, Landry watched as she shivered when the Valyrian Steel touched her skin.

Rhaenyra took a deep breath before dropping her hair and turning around to face Daemon, the two of them spoke High Valyrian before Rhaeyra turned around and gestured for Landry to follow her, which she did quickly but not before stealing a quick glance at Daemon who was smirking at her in the middle of the Great Hall, it made her shiver as she followed Rhaenyra out of the Great Hall when Ser Harrold opened the door. "What did you think of my Uncle?" Rhaenyra's voice came out soft as the door shut behind them. Landry gulped as she watched Rhaenyra twiddle the necklace that was around her neck.

"He was nice." Landry lied easily, Landry didn't like him. It wasn't her Father's beliefs bleeding onto her, for once she had her own thoughts about someone's, she thought it was weird the way Daemon looked at Rhaenyra like he wanted to bend her over the table right in the middle of dinner, it wasn't normal behavior not that Landry had seen. "Oh!" Rhaenyra suddenly stopped walking, she turned to face Landry before holding up the gold necklace that she took off before. "Turn around," Rhaenyra commanded gently, Landry raised her brow slightly but did as commanded, she was confused but felt Rhaenyra's arms come around her neck and clasp the necklace against her hair before gently pulling her long brown hair out. "Rhaenyra, I can't. This is worth more than anything I've owned." Landry said honestly as she looked down at the gold necklace.

"Then you deserve it more than me." Rhaenyra leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on Landry's cheek before walking away towards where Landry knew her Alicent was waiting in the courtyard, Landry just stood frozen. She raised a shaky hand to her cheek where Rhaenyra kissed her before a giddy smile came across her face, she reached down to start twiddling her necklace when a member of the castle staff started to call her name. "Yes?" Landry answered politely dropping her hand quickly.

"The hand would like to see you." The handmaiden said bowing leaving Landry alone again, Landry's smile dropped as she reached back up to feel the necklace. Suddenly she could feel how cold it was against her skin, she knew that her father would ask about it but surely he would allow her to keep it right?

NOTES:

I'm making Daemon the rightful dick and groomer that he should've been portrayed as :)
also, next chapter is gonna be angst soz