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The time for diplomacy was over. The Dance of the Dragons had begun.

But her sons were eager. Lucerys, the younger, volunteered to fly as a messenger to Storm’s End to secure the loyalty of Lord Borros Baratheon. It was supposed to be a simple mission of diplomacy—a short flight on his young dragon, Arrax. House.of.the.Dragon.S01E10.2160p.10bit.HDR.DV.W...

The air at Dragonstone was thick with the scent of salt and impending ash. Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen stood over the Painted Table, the candles casting long, flickering shadows across the carved map of Westeros. The news from King’s Landing had arrived like a physical blow: her father, King Viserys, was dead, and the "Greens" had crowned her half-brother, Aegon, in her place. The time for diplomacy was over

She felt the world shifting beneath her feet. The crown of her father—retrieved from the capital at great risk—now sat upon her brow, but it felt heavier than she ever imagined. Lucerys, the younger, volunteered to fly as a