Omega!Widowed!Maekar who is forced to attend Ashford with his beloved Alpha brother. Baelor has always been a very good older brother to Maekar, Baelor has always been an advocate for Maekar being able to do things. I think in this omegaverse Maekar has fought in wars, much in the same way there has always been women dragon riders, but omegas are not expected to get a formal position of political power. He loved Dyanna and bore her children but she passed away and he’s sad, but he won’t remarry (nor does King Daeron ever really intend to because Maekar is just not the sort that is worth the fuss of marrying, so few benefits due to his prickly personality). Still, that doesn’t mean he’s not lonely. He has his walls up because he has been judged his entire life for not being a delicate omega. That does mean it’s hard for him to let others in. It would have to take someone brave enough to try. Or someone stupid.
Anyway O!Maekar is sitting at the Ashford Tourney. let’s say Aerion was not watching the puppet show so didn’t flip his lid and no bad things happened. Daeron is an omega and wasn’t expected to compete. Egg and the two daughters were left at Summerhall after Egg said he didn’t want to squire for Aerion. So after Maekar leaves Egg sneaks away (in a lamb cart). So Maekar is not aware Egg is missing.
Dunk saw Maekar when he asked for Baelor’s authority on participating. He was instantly smitten. And then he asked Egg about the Anvil who is happy to tell Dunk stories about his warrior father, just hide the father part. Even more smitten, he asks for Maekar’s favour for the lists. Because Dunk is very into the traditional chivalric knights of the past, and he wants an omegas favour. And why not ask the most battle-hardened omega there is, that’s so beautiful. And he’s single so he’s not doing anything wrong. He mostly decided to do this on the horse, so Egg did not have any time to tell him no don’t do that.
Everyone is flabbergasted. You don’t ask Maekar Targaryen for his favour. He is a widower as well, omega’s are seen as touched and less desirable after their first mating. A thirty something omega being courted in front of his older brother mind.
Maekar is so taken aback he hands a handkerchief out of sheer embarrassment and not knowing what else to do. He’s never been able to do things on the spot. And here’s he’s hoping someone will notice Daeron and ask to wed him (Daeron is getting drunk and isn’t interested).
Anyway, Dunk manages to win his first match. After that, Dunk is sure he can do anything. He will be able to crown Maekar Prince of Love and Beauty. It is going to be sooooo cool.
Anyway Dunk absolutely gets knocked off his horse on the second tilt, and gets knocked out because Dunk is not that good. It’s embarassing, Duncan wakes in Raymun’s tent super embarrassed.
So Maekar goes to visit Dunk in Raymun’s tent because who is this stupid hedge knight with the gall and stupidity to ask for his favour. And then Maekar realised his son is with him.
After any accusation of wrong doing is cleared then Maekar agrees to Egg’s pleas that Dunk is soooo chivalrous and sooooo strong and sooooo cool and agrees to allow Dunk to swear his sword to him and train. Maekar is not won over by Duncan but he is intrigued. Compelled.
