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After the crowning of Aegon as King, Rhaenys Targaryen had flown free on the back of her dragon to alert Rhaenyra of Viserys’ death and the hurried coronation. The news comes not just as an emotional blow but there are physical repercussions for the sudden change in fortunes. As...
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The king is dead. But those with a vested interest in who succeeds Viserys fight an uphill battle to contain the information. However there’s a more immediate problem: if Aegon – Second of his Name – is going to actually wear the crown instead of Rhaenyra then he has...
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Seats of power are in the frame on several fronts. Lord Corlys ‘The Sea Snake’ has been caught in a pirate ambush and is believed to have been mortally wounded. While definitive word is waited on his survival, the question of who would inherit his influential and pivotal seat...
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Lady Laena Velaryon is dead, killed by her own dragon by her command. But the aftermath of the event will cause more ripples and waves at Driftmark. As the many movers and shakers of Westeros gather to pay their respects, family fractures are about to widen. Yet it is...
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It’s been ten years since Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen and Ser Laenor Velaryon were married, each agreeing to have their private lives very different from their public duties. But the strains are starting to show. There are those who question, with good reason, the parentage of her children and with...
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An ailing King Viserys (Paddy Considine) has taken a ship to head to Driftmark to arrange the engagement of Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Laenor Velaryon (Theo Nate), son and heir to Lord Corlys (Steven Toussaint). But even as deals and preparations are made, there are those who seek to...
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Daemon returns after his victory over the Crab King and despite the obvious tensions between his brother King Viserys and himself, Daemon hands over the captured crown of his crustacean conquest and pledges loyalty to the current ruler of Westeros. Despite some reservations, Viserys is glad to have Daemon...
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As advisors line up to give King Viserys Targaryen their take on war strategies and the best suitor for Princess Rhaenyra, it is clear that the monarch himself is both tired of their self-interest-driven fawning and of the physical and emotional weight of his role, pained by the decisions...
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With the outlier powers and territories flexing their muscles and eyeing the Iron Throne, ailing monarch King Viserys Targaryen is being pressured to take another Queen and consolidate his powerbase. There is no shortage of suggestions from his lords and ladies as to whom that bride should be and...