Day 2: Royal Family Member QUEEN RHAENYRA TARGARYEN, The Lawful Heir To King Viserys

ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴꜱ ᴡᴇᴇᴋ → Day 2: Royal Family Member → QUEEN RHAENYRA TARGARYEN, the lawful heir to King Viserys

“King Viserys is dead, long live King Aegon.” Hearing the cries, some wept whilst others cheered, but most of the smallfolk stared in silence, confused and wary, and now and again a voice cried out, “Long live our queen.”

Prince Aegon was with a paramour when he was found. At first, the prince refused to be a part of his mother’s plans. “My sister is the heir, not me,” he said. “What sort of brother steals his sister’s birthright?” Only when Ser Criston convinced him that the princess must surely execute him and his brothers should she don the crown did Aegon waver.

Rhaenyra heard these terms in stony silence, then asked Orwyle if he remembered her father, King Viserys. “Of course, Your Grace,” the maester answered. “Perhaps you can tell us who he named as his heir and successor,” the queen said, her crown upon her head. “You, Your Grace,” Orwyle replied. And Rhaenyra nodded and said, “With your own tongue you admit I am your lawful queen. Why then do you serve my half brother, the pretender? Tell my half brother that I will have my throne, or I will have his head,” she said, sending the envoys on their way.

It did not matter. He was the Damphair priest, beloved of the god.

(for @hoodedwayfarer)

HOUSE TYRELL OF HIGHGARDEN is one of the Great Houses of the Seven Kingdoms, being Lords Paramount of the Mander and the liege lords of the Reach. A large, wealthy house, its wealth is only surpassed among the Great Houses by House Lannister, and the Tyrells can field the greatest armies. Additionally, if they call the ships of the Redwyne fleet, the lords of the Shield Islands, and the coastal lords, they can command a navy that equals if not surpasses the royal fleet of King’s Landing.

♛ 𝐻𝒪𝒰𝒮𝐸𝒮 𝒪𝐹 𝒲𝐸𝒮𝒯𝐸𝑅𝒪𝒮

the dance of the dragons week: day 3 →  minor character

It was in the brothels of the city that he found a favorite, a paramour—a very pale Lysene dancer named Mysaria, whose looks and reputation led the prostitutes who knew her to call her Misery, the White Worm. Later, she became Daemon’s mistress of whisperers    

Dyanna Dayne & Maekar Targaryen

(Commissioned by @samwpmarleau )

Daenerys Targaryen in A Dream of Spring

When winter came down upon its winds, Daenerys Stormborn turned away from where she had thought her destiny lay. Traveling across the Narrow Sea along with the rider of Rhaegal, Tyrion Lannister, the dragon queen made her way north to join her forces with Brandon Stark of Winterfell. Night was falling, and the real war was only beginning.