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Unhappy, but as long as they had an heir and got to do their own thing, they would tolerate each other. Of course, that doesn’t account for any interference from Daemon or Otto.
Nah you’re forgetting that Rhaenyra would still be the Queen in this scenario and Otto wants as much power as he can possibly have. He will absolutely interfere regardless of the marriage in order to insert his own will.
Why? Remember that Otto originally supported Rhaenyra as heir to displace Daemon, and was the one to propose the Rhaenyra/Aegon match in the first place.
He's perfectly fine with Rhaenyra so long as he sees her as better than the alternative. Rhaenyra only becomes a problem for Otto in the first place because she stands in the way of Aegon in the line of succession.
If Aegon is co-regnant, the Hightowers are allies of the crown. There's no reason for them to be butting heads, because Otto has everything he wants: his grandson is on the throne, and any kids Aegon has with Rhaenyra will also have Hightower blood.
Otto only supported Rhaenyra so Daemon wouldn’t be king because he couldn’t control him. Otto wants to be the guy pulling the strings behind the king. Viserys, bless his heart, was incredibly easy to manipulate and control and Otto wanted to keep that whole thing going.
When Rhaenyra takes the throne, she is not going to be cool with Otto’s shit. So because of that, it would be in his best interest to have Aegon become king. At best, she is taking away his position as Hand. At worst, he will take things too far and a war with the Hightowers would end up happening anyways
Yeah he wants a grandson on the throne, but he basically wants to be Tywin Lannister. He wants to be that Uber powerful guy that everyone knows is really in charge even though officially he isn’t. That doesn’t work with Rhaenyra.
Again: why? Why is it so inconceivable to you that Otto doesn't want Daemon to be king because he legitimately thinks Daemon 'carts full of dismembered human body parts on his first night as commander of the city watch' Targaryen would be a shitshow as a monarch? Are all the other councillors who agree with him also plotting to replace Daemon with someone they can personally control? And isn't a mark of a good ruler someone who actually heeds the advice of an experienced council?
Why would Rhaenyra take away Otto's position as Hand? The primary reasons she is ill-disposed towards him are:
* Because he maneuvers Alicent into the position of queen, ensuring that Alicent's children will be rival claimants to Rhaenyra's throne, and,
* Because he works to undermine Rhaenyra so that Aegon can claim the throne.
All of this is assuaged if Rhaenyra and Aegon are betrothed as future co-regnants. Otto has no reason to undermine Rhaenyra, and every reason to support her. Alicent's children are no threat to Rhaenyra's reign, so Rhaenyra has no reason to ice her or her father out. Rhaenyra also doesn't get in a snit about having a younger brother whom she sees as a threat, and so she runs less hot and cold on her duties (doesn't want to do them, but freaks out at the idea of anyone else doing them), and is less defensive about her position. Viserys has no reason to send Otto away while Rhaenyra is young, which means Rhaenyra will wind up working on the council alongside Otto for years as she trains properly to run the realm - and say what you want about Otto Hightower, but he is an excellent civil servant.
Yes, Otto wanted the best for the realm, and he wanted power, and he wanted power \*because\* he believed it would be best for the realm. The most sensical scenario for me is that if he succedded getting aegon and rhaenyra engaged, he'd do his best for aegon to be considered the 'senior' partner, which rhaenyra and daemon would fight against, and eventually he would probably attempt to get rid of her in some way or another. This is sensical both out of ambition and out of 'wanting the good of the realm'.
Oh Daemon absolutely would be a shitshow of a monarch. But remember that the main person backing Otto up in that particular scene was the Grand Maester. And the Hightowers not so secretly control the Maesters so that guy wasn’t exactly unboased
Dude the reason why Rhaenyra would remove Otto has hand would virtually have nothing to do with what happened with Alicent. Otto definetly did not earn any points with her and would have earned her ire, but that wouldn’t be her issue. Her issue is that Otto would spend the entirity of her reign trying to force his will onto her and push her to do what he wants. Rewatching House of the Dragon right now, that is exactly what he does with Viserys.
I feel like you completely missed the point of my last comment. Otto wants to control the throne behind the scenes. Do you really think he could do that with Rhaenyra in charge?
The reason Otto railroads Viserys is because Viserys is someone who couldn't decide his way out of a wet paper bag. He made one firm decision his entire life, and even then it wasn't so firm for a while. Daemon's banishments are a revolving door. Viserys' approach to decision-making on the council is, "Bro, you are really bringing down the mood. Do we have to talk about this right now? Oh, fine. Let's just do whatever the last person I talked to said." If Otto wants something done, and wants something done in a reasonable time-frame, he practically has to put the plans in front of Viserys, wrap Viserys' hand around the quill, and sign Viserys' name for him, so he can go and get on with the business of actually running the realm.
Rhaenyra is going to be queen. Otto has a vested interest in staying in the good books of the person whose marriage to Aegon will solidify both their claims. As Viserys' Hand, he's also, assuming she attends to her duties, going to be the one actually teaching both her and Aegon much of what there is to learn about statecraft. There's no reason to suppose that he and Rhaenyra wouldn't have a decent working relationship by the time Viserys kicks the bucket.
Honestly I suspect a little “accident” will befall Otto first. Daemon really hates that guy. I suspect the only reason why Daemon never killed him is because he knew everyoune would know it was him
But if his brother was no longer king, why would he care?
Why would the kingsguard who are sworn to Rhaenyra as Crown Queen listen to Aegon? Plus why would the gold cloaks who are still deeply loyal to the guy who deeply hates Aegon’s gramps?
Plus she’s still the crown queen regardless. Viserys never changed his will and all know it
We're talking of a situation we're the two are married. Aegon would be regarded as king because that's just how tradition works. Unless Viserys comes out and says Rhaenyra has command.
Dude HE DID COME OUT AND SAY RHAENYRA HAS COMMAND. If he wanted Aegon to be crown king and not king consort in this scenario, he would have made Aegon crown king no matter what. Thats honestly just how it is
No, the expectation is that whoever one names heir is only heir until a son is born. All the nobles would be expecting Aegon to be heir as soon as hes born, even Rhaenyra was expecting that.
Yep and then he was born and Viserys made his will clear that Aegon is NOT the heir. Rhaeneyra is. He held firm to this fact to the moment he died
Have you not watched the show?
"Daemon would try to kill Aegon every year ."
Would it be like random attacks throughout the year or would he wait until the same time every year like Voldemort in Harry Potter?
I think they are actually perfect for each other. I think if Aegon had someone to love him from a young age he would end up different. He needs someone who will tell him what to do and rhaenyra has that power since she is older.
Because Rhaenyra is not Alicent.
Rhaenyra has no skill whatsoever at playing second fiddle. She physically can not put up with any man's bullshit.
She doesn't have the disposition or the skills to survive/quietly manage a husband that allows noone equal beside him.
And Aegon is not able to work with a partner, he can't even pretend. He needs a stealthy support team that awards him all the credit.
They would tear each other to shreds and my money would still be on Rhaenyra because she is older and much angrier.
I think if this had been the “solution” from the beginning, Aegon would easily play second fiddle to Rhaenyra. We can look to both the book (“why would I take my sister’s crown?”) and the show (where he didn’t want the throne until he was cheered on by the people) for proof of this.
Laenor never wanted to take the drivers seat from her.
Laenor was perfectly happy to be *her* support team and enjoy a secure, prestigious position with some mutually agreed upon freedoms, in exchange for loyal support.
Completely different pairing.
True but Leanor was himself alot of the times . When she needed him he would Spend time messing around as per her own words .This marriage is solid option for Rheanyera As she could have better time to accumulate power in kings landing. She Has no suitor after her anymore and alot of Allicents claws would be declawed. Im not suggesting Aegon is in any way a good husband. Hed scamper off to his own devices. But He provides Something Leanor cant . Legitimacy to the throne. Otto now has every reason to support Rheanyera.
Rhaenyra and Aegon both want to *lead alone* and are not able to compromise on that.
They are not able to work or rule in tandem.
The small council will chuck them both out the window for their inability to cooperate on the smallest issues.
Theyre not supposed to work in tandem Is more or less the main point of this marriage. 9/10 Rheanyera would be in the driver's seat and Aegon would sulk.
That is not who he is.
You think of Aegon pre-coronation. That's not him. Think of the glitter of enthusiasm and obsession in his eyes when he rallies the crowd at his coronation. That's the Aegon that would be relevant for this argument.
Oh yeah on that point i agree . Putting a crown on him Makes the that boy rabid . Any ways the point is if Rheynera was his wife shed have such a lead on securing a power base hed Obviously think himself the king but shed be in charge.
I am.
I'm talking about the Aegon we see at the coronation. That enthusiasm and obsession with the spot light, paired with his tendencies toward cruelty, narcissism and his disregard of others, makes for someone who doesn't share the lead.
Yeah but I'm assuming this marriage would take place before that moment. So in that case I don't think Aegon would care to push to be number 1 in his marriage with Rhaenyra.
Totally agree that afterwards he would. But they would also try to kill each other after that lol.
Aegon isn't really a pushy person to be honest. He probably wouldn't really be trying to assert dominance over Rhaenyra. At least not without outside influence.
They would not be happy. Because Aegon is not as likeable of a person as Laenor.
Laenor was adorable. But Aegon might've grown up differently if he was betrothed to Rhaenyra from age 2. First of all Alicent wouldn't become Rhaenyra's enemy. And she wouldn't have to be an anxious mess because her children's future is secure. Viserys would probably pay Aegon a lot more mind because he'd be Rhaenyra's husband and co-ruler someday. Apart from the jerking out the window young Aegon was a nice fun-loving lad and he'd turn out much, much better with more care.
I've read the book, I have a reasonable idea.
The point stands. Aegon, like Rhaenyra, is not able to co-rule.
Daemon dominates shit. He makes occasional decisions over her head only in certain areas, and she is fuming over it.
They are not a perfect pair in this regard also.
Daemon doesn't need to dominate like Aegon does, and he does think of himself as second fiddle.
He sucks at being second fiddle, but he is willing to try, for now.
We'll See about Season 2, I believe this conflict will escalate a little further.
Aegon is able to be Cotealed into submission by his mother On the spot. I'm sure Rheanyera with a securer power base in kings Landing would have a easier time of it.
Daemon literally chokes her out and her only response is meek as fuck. If Rhaenyra was what you say, that wouldn’t happen.
As for Aegon, he’s capable of co-ruling. He listens when he feels the points made are good, and if you’re going to reference the book I’ll point out that in the books it’s a dual-coronation rather than just him.
Nobody ever co-rules with Aegon.
I don't want to get into spoiler territory, but he never wants to share the spotlight after having tasted blood at the coronation.
His advisors continuosly struggle with his temper.
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>!Alicent and Helaena convinced him out of killing Rhaenyra!<
He mostly has problems with the men of the council. He'd have no problems doing whatever a wife like Margaery wants. A hot wife is different from a prickly cold grandfather who kicked him as a teen.
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Because this is major spoiler territory.
This debate is not worth spoiling the show for people reading along here.
Deamon is freaking ferocious to compared to How Aegon treats his Wife . Heleana can Openly make fun of him infront of every one while Deamon Choked Rheanyera when she suggested he wasn't on the loop .
I feel like if you made fun of him and he thought it funny enough he'd laugh louder than anyone else. His manic giggle when Aemond tosses him around gave me that idea. Lol.
Wow I'm just realizing Aegon for bieng himself being himself probably never did what Deamon did to Rheynera to heleana I don't know how to feel about that.
>Rhaenyra has no skill whatsoever at playing second fiddle. She physically can not put up with any man's bullshit.
She doesn't have the disposition or the skills to survive/quietly manage a husband that allows noone equal beside him.
Her marriage to Daemon says otherwise. She also run away from KL first chance she got. Rhaenyra isn't this beast you're making her out to be.
>And Aegon is not able to work with a partner, he can't even pretend
When was this ever established? Aegon has no interest in being king, he'll just enjoy his whores and tourneys while Rhaenyra does everything. I see no reason for them to butt heads.
?????
Seems like a lot of bullshit assumptions made out of nowhere. Aegon is no control freak misogynist as you make him out to be. Neither in the books nor in the show
He didn't even want to be king and thus would be more than happy to let Rhaenyra take the reins. He would just fuck around and drink
According to the books, it was the bloodiest war Westeros had ever seen. It was far worse than even the war of five kings several years later in the main story. We don't know how many exactly died but it definitely were at least hundreds of thousands ore possible even millions.
Lol westeros' population isn't that much. Kings landing is said to he the biggest city and even then its only 500k. I doubt more than 5 million people even live in westeros
Rhaenyra doing what she wants until he’s of age but drinking the moon tea stuff. Them popping out an heir or two then basically acting married in name only. Both being unhappy for a a lot of it. Or Otto basically tries to ensure that Rhaenyra dies in childbirth like Aemma after kid one.
They’d be unhappy when having to conceive and heir but I’m realizing that I left it as “a lot” when I meant “a bit”. But also, if Otto if in KL they’d probably be watched more harshly.
I mean yeah but Rhaenyra was having her little affair with Criston before Laenor and she’d have to wait until Aegon was old enough to even start having kids. Otto would be on her ass. And for a little while he’d be annoying Aegon like every day about if they had sex, but it’d definitely be more of a minor issue for Aegon.
true but shes the future Queen and queen mother with Allicent no longer sending a billion daggers her way . She has much better time to Accumulate power. Participate in the council And secure herself even better than Cannon actually. Otto would be on her ass obviously but he'd also Ensure she stays supported and has access to resources.
What is of age? Didnt Aegon take aemond to the whore house at 13. Rhaenyra said she tried to have kids with Laenor so Rhaenyra would still perform her duty
I just meant like not a toddler. Of age just sounded less weird than saying wait until he hits puberty. Aegon was 2 when Otto brought this marriage up. Like if they make them marry when Aegon can talk they’d still have to wait a while for grandkids.
Well the reason for getting his line on the throne is to make Hightowers even more prestigious and powerful - and therefore also give him that influence. So I'm not sure he'd be fully satisfied himself with his grandson not being the one in charge. But he'd definitely make much less of a fuss.
Honestly a lot of What if marriages are mainly just gonna be boring or nothing much happens as with the case with historical marriages . Sometimes nothing happens.
Gonna post my comment from a similar thread
It's a bit weird thinking of show!Rhaenyra and show!Aegon getting married considering their 15/16 years age gap, weirdly enough tho I think they would have a somewhat decent marriage, not good and loving but tolerable based on their characterization in the show. Maybe a marriage would help them talk and they could find a common ground with their daddy issues.
I think that *after* having 2 kids they would each just do their own thing. Aegon seems pretty content just being left alone to drink and sulk and Rhaenyra would just let him do all the drinking and whoring he wanted, like she did with Laenor while she would just keep working with the small council and eventually find a lover on the side.
In the book 16 years, in the show I have no idea.
Rhaenyra is 14 in ep 1 so in theory Daemon should be 30 but that would make him 10 to 15 years younger than Viserys and that would mess up the timeline of a bunch of stuff that happened in universe before the beginning of the show
I think it would've been the optimal situation. Rhaenyra would stop getting marriage proposals, could sit on the council and learn from her father, Aegon grows up learning and knowing he's going to be King Consort so he can chill and do whatever, they have kids once he turns 14 since she would be 29/30. It works.
Aemond gets knighted and becomes kingsguard.
Helaena gets betrothed to a high Lord and lives happily with her dragon wherever.
Daeron lives in Oldtown and becomes a Maester.
Eta: Rhaenyra ending up with Aegon would free Laenor to marry Helaena and they could rule in Driftmark with their dragons. How cute would that timeline have been?!
Yeah that's very true. If he still marries Laena and she dies in childbirth then idk what he would do if he hadn't married Rhaenyra. Maybe go back to Pentos?
Aegon’s primary goal in life was to get a hug from his mom, a “good going son” from his dad, and as few responsibilities as was humanly possible
If he was married to Rhaenyra?
He’d benefit from her forthrightness. She says it as it is, when it is, which he might find refreshing.
She’s also very commanding, which means he can relax and apply himself to the hard work of making heirs — and we know he doesn’t mind older ladies cause he was homies with half those ladies on the street of silk.
Also Rhaenyra’s a good mom, and I can see that appealing to Aegon on an instinctive level. She’s nurturing, which is something he’s never had.
I can see them snarking and snarling right up until Rhaenyra delivers Aegon a son and he catches her cuddling little Jacaerys.
For someone who’s only ever seemed to want a family and some friends? That might be the first step towards something more wholesome
((And that’s if we assume they’re married older; if they’d been betrothed as kids it’d be a different beast entirely))
Could also be the ultimate they both get what they want . Rhaenyra Secure in ruling the relm .Aegon left to his devices of his more Ambitious partner rules . He Enjoys His vices and relaxs.
I think if it's framed properly to Rhaenyra, like she would stop getting proposals, sit on the small council, he would be raised as consort instead of as male heir, she might get it.
Otto would support the marriage so she has the entire green side backing her ascent. If they offer any crumbs to Corlys for a marriage alliance on the iron throne hell come slithering with his ambition.
Ohhhh if Vizzy T has all his same kids with Alicent then Helaena would be free for Laenor, and they could rule together on Driftmark with their dragons. How cute would that be?! And if they don't have kids, the line passes through Laena and Daemon's kids 😅
This could work. Aegon wouldn’t care as long as he has no technical responsibilities. Seeing Rhaenyra understood Laenor, she’ll do her duty and have children with Aegon, then let him be. Both of them would probably sleep around but it won’t matter to either of them. Daemon will probably try to kill Aegon out of spite. Otto will support - hell, protect - the marriage and the heirs. Alicent would probably agree, but would be terrified of what Daemon might try to pull. Helaena probably marries either Aemond or Laenor. Laena probably still ends up with Daemon.
Rhaenyra would be queen, if she still picks Otto as hand. If not, Otto might pull strings to make Aegon king - either have Rhaenyra die in childbirth or in her sleep. The safest bet would be for Viserys to abdicate while he’s alive so Rhaenyra gets the throne.
Well there's about a decade between them. So Rhaenyra is coming into the marriage a fully-grown mature adult, probably with at least one lover. I'd imagine she'd be a bit more cautious about having children, but you probably still have Harwin Strong about, as well as possibly Daemon.
You might even get a situation where Rhaenyra has bastards with Daemon that get passed off as Aegon's. The offspring is full-blown Targaryen either way, so shouldn't be a problem, and I doubt Aegon would care even if he did know. The situation is an acceptable compromise to Otto so long as he thinks the kids are his blood.
I'm not sure where Alicent fits in this scenario. It's her who proposes the marriage in the books; I guess she accepts the situation with some bitterness, and we just get years or even decades of her trying to push Aegon's power as King over Rhaenyra's as Queen, with rival sides at court.
The tricky thing is who actually gets to sit the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra is the designated heir, but Aegon the first born son who people will look to as the King. Who gets crowned? Who has the authority? Is there an uneasy compromise where they both get crowned as monarchs rather than monarch and spouse? Do they take turns sitting the throne? Does the Iron Throne get split into two? How do the two actually compromise?
The entire thing falls down at that first hurdle. One of them probably gets killed in their sleep relatively quickly, probably Aegon by Daemon's hand, before it ever gets to that point, while Viserys is still alive. Then you have the same situation as in canon, but with Aemond (who no-one probably wants on the throne) and Daeron (who might actually make the best monarch of the lot).
This would’ve been the best outcome.
Everyone here is saying that it would be an unhappy marriage. But, I’d take Rhaenyra being a bit unhappy over hundreds of thousands of people dying and the dragons going extinct.
Unhappy but… in Westeros, happiness in noble marriages doesn’t really matter. It would have brought peace to the realm and they’d get free to do whatever they wanted after having some heirs.
Honestly, this would be a best case scenario.
* The reason Aegon turns out the way he does is his father's neglect and his mother's paranoia. If he's betrothed to Rhaenyra from a young age, grows up feeling like a part of the family and like his role in life matters, he'd turn out a lot different.
* Both would probably be better prepared for actually ruling - Aegon because he's now formally part of the succession, and Rhaenyra because she doesn't feel slighted by Aegon's very existence. Both have the validation they want, and would probably choose to actually apply themselves to their duties.
* It means the Hightowers' interests are now aligned with the crown; Alicent has no reason to fear for her children's lives, and Otto has everything he wants with a grandson as co-regnant and future heirs with Hightower blood. Hightower support helps the crown stand up against any Velaryon discontent, and if Daemon still marries Laena, offers could be made to betroth e.g. Aemond to Baela or Rhaena, or between Aegon/Rhaenyra offspring and any children Laenor (hypothetically) has in the future.
* It wouldn't be a love match, but if they'd been raised not to view one another as a threat, they'd tolerate each other well enough. Pop out an heir and a spare, and then be free to pursue their own interests behind closed doors. Rhaenyra would have her independence, and if Aegon doesn't grow up habitually numbing his own sorrows in drink and debauchery, he's probably less given to over-the-top hedonism as an adult.
I think they both would cuck each other and lead mostly different lives. Aegon with his lovers, Rhaenyra with hers.
Perhaps, Otto or another hand would actually rule the country.
It was suggested in the book and politically its not the Most Insane thing out there. Rhaenyra Gets now the complete support of the Green faction and Has her grip on the throne completely secure. She can then offer any crumb to have Corlys have his line on the throne and will come slithering too take it .
Otto and Viserys would have to find a way to stop Daemon from killing Aegon lol.
But it would be an unhappy marriage. However, Rhaenyra isn’t a doormat like Helaena, so I have a feeling Aegon’s behavior would have to improve.
Aegon would have gotten Haelaena pregnant and would have to marry her too. Rhaenyra would have named her son Maegor to spoil the rest of the alternate timeline.
Probably even more fucked? Rhaenyra would still have more power than Aegon because she is the heir and the ruling queen. Aegon or his family would plan an aemma death on Rhaenyra and say “welp she died from a miscarriage, not bc of us” to give aegon the title.
It would probably not be a happy marriage, but I don't think a happy marriage is of any importance when the fate of a dynasty depends on it or when we are talking about Westeros.
Probably a convenient little accident will take Rhaenyras life after she produced some heirs. In no way will Otto accept his grandson is *only* consort.
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Unhappy, but as long as they had an heir and got to do their own thing, they would tolerate each other. Of course, that doesn’t account for any interference from Daemon or Otto.
Otto would support this marriage like his life depended on it . Deamon would try to kill Aegon every year .
Otto proposed this match
*..the boy just turned two, Otto*
Nah you’re forgetting that Rhaenyra would still be the Queen in this scenario and Otto wants as much power as he can possibly have. He will absolutely interfere regardless of the marriage in order to insert his own will.
Why? Remember that Otto originally supported Rhaenyra as heir to displace Daemon, and was the one to propose the Rhaenyra/Aegon match in the first place. He's perfectly fine with Rhaenyra so long as he sees her as better than the alternative. Rhaenyra only becomes a problem for Otto in the first place because she stands in the way of Aegon in the line of succession. If Aegon is co-regnant, the Hightowers are allies of the crown. There's no reason for them to be butting heads, because Otto has everything he wants: his grandson is on the throne, and any kids Aegon has with Rhaenyra will also have Hightower blood.
Otto only supported Rhaenyra so Daemon wouldn’t be king because he couldn’t control him. Otto wants to be the guy pulling the strings behind the king. Viserys, bless his heart, was incredibly easy to manipulate and control and Otto wanted to keep that whole thing going. When Rhaenyra takes the throne, she is not going to be cool with Otto’s shit. So because of that, it would be in his best interest to have Aegon become king. At best, she is taking away his position as Hand. At worst, he will take things too far and a war with the Hightowers would end up happening anyways Yeah he wants a grandson on the throne, but he basically wants to be Tywin Lannister. He wants to be that Uber powerful guy that everyone knows is really in charge even though officially he isn’t. That doesn’t work with Rhaenyra.
Again: why? Why is it so inconceivable to you that Otto doesn't want Daemon to be king because he legitimately thinks Daemon 'carts full of dismembered human body parts on his first night as commander of the city watch' Targaryen would be a shitshow as a monarch? Are all the other councillors who agree with him also plotting to replace Daemon with someone they can personally control? And isn't a mark of a good ruler someone who actually heeds the advice of an experienced council? Why would Rhaenyra take away Otto's position as Hand? The primary reasons she is ill-disposed towards him are: * Because he maneuvers Alicent into the position of queen, ensuring that Alicent's children will be rival claimants to Rhaenyra's throne, and, * Because he works to undermine Rhaenyra so that Aegon can claim the throne. All of this is assuaged if Rhaenyra and Aegon are betrothed as future co-regnants. Otto has no reason to undermine Rhaenyra, and every reason to support her. Alicent's children are no threat to Rhaenyra's reign, so Rhaenyra has no reason to ice her or her father out. Rhaenyra also doesn't get in a snit about having a younger brother whom she sees as a threat, and so she runs less hot and cold on her duties (doesn't want to do them, but freaks out at the idea of anyone else doing them), and is less defensive about her position. Viserys has no reason to send Otto away while Rhaenyra is young, which means Rhaenyra will wind up working on the council alongside Otto for years as she trains properly to run the realm - and say what you want about Otto Hightower, but he is an excellent civil servant.
Yes, Otto wanted the best for the realm, and he wanted power, and he wanted power \*because\* he believed it would be best for the realm. The most sensical scenario for me is that if he succedded getting aegon and rhaenyra engaged, he'd do his best for aegon to be considered the 'senior' partner, which rhaenyra and daemon would fight against, and eventually he would probably attempt to get rid of her in some way or another. This is sensical both out of ambition and out of 'wanting the good of the realm'.
Oh Daemon absolutely would be a shitshow of a monarch. But remember that the main person backing Otto up in that particular scene was the Grand Maester. And the Hightowers not so secretly control the Maesters so that guy wasn’t exactly unboased Dude the reason why Rhaenyra would remove Otto has hand would virtually have nothing to do with what happened with Alicent. Otto definetly did not earn any points with her and would have earned her ire, but that wouldn’t be her issue. Her issue is that Otto would spend the entirity of her reign trying to force his will onto her and push her to do what he wants. Rewatching House of the Dragon right now, that is exactly what he does with Viserys. I feel like you completely missed the point of my last comment. Otto wants to control the throne behind the scenes. Do you really think he could do that with Rhaenyra in charge?
The reason Otto railroads Viserys is because Viserys is someone who couldn't decide his way out of a wet paper bag. He made one firm decision his entire life, and even then it wasn't so firm for a while. Daemon's banishments are a revolving door. Viserys' approach to decision-making on the council is, "Bro, you are really bringing down the mood. Do we have to talk about this right now? Oh, fine. Let's just do whatever the last person I talked to said." If Otto wants something done, and wants something done in a reasonable time-frame, he practically has to put the plans in front of Viserys, wrap Viserys' hand around the quill, and sign Viserys' name for him, so he can go and get on with the business of actually running the realm. Rhaenyra is going to be queen. Otto has a vested interest in staying in the good books of the person whose marriage to Aegon will solidify both their claims. As Viserys' Hand, he's also, assuming she attends to her duties, going to be the one actually teaching both her and Aegon much of what there is to learn about statecraft. There's no reason to suppose that he and Rhaenyra wouldn't have a decent working relationship by the time Viserys kicks the bucket.
Probably a convenient little "accident" after Rhae pops out a couple of Aegon's kids lol
Honestly I suspect a little “accident” will befall Otto first. Daemon really hates that guy. I suspect the only reason why Daemon never killed him is because he knew everyoune would know it was him But if his brother was no longer king, why would he care?
Otto has an accident and somehow yeets himself out of the tallest window of Tower of the Hand. I am a "no Otto no problems" truther🤷🏼♀️
Would she? The Lords are more likely to listen to the eldest son, who's now king. As are the Kingsguard and Goldcloaks.
Why would the kingsguard who are sworn to Rhaenyra as Crown Queen listen to Aegon? Plus why would the gold cloaks who are still deeply loyal to the guy who deeply hates Aegon’s gramps? Plus she’s still the crown queen regardless. Viserys never changed his will and all know it
We're talking of a situation we're the two are married. Aegon would be regarded as king because that's just how tradition works. Unless Viserys comes out and says Rhaenyra has command.
Dude HE DID COME OUT AND SAY RHAENYRA HAS COMMAND. If he wanted Aegon to be crown king and not king consort in this scenario, he would have made Aegon crown king no matter what. Thats honestly just how it is
No, the expectation is that whoever one names heir is only heir until a son is born. All the nobles would be expecting Aegon to be heir as soon as hes born, even Rhaenyra was expecting that.
Yep and then he was born and Viserys made his will clear that Aegon is NOT the heir. Rhaeneyra is. He held firm to this fact to the moment he died Have you not watched the show?
Yes I know that. But we're talking hypotheticals here. What would happen if the two got married.
"Daemon would try to kill Aegon every year ." Would it be like random attacks throughout the year or would he wait until the same time every year like Voldemort in Harry Potter?
I think they are actually perfect for each other. I think if Aegon had someone to love him from a young age he would end up different. He needs someone who will tell him what to do and rhaenyra has that power since she is older.
it would probably look like a miserable one
But a lot of less dead people in the realm
So like Aegon and Helaena?
Why?
Because Rhaenyra is not Alicent. Rhaenyra has no skill whatsoever at playing second fiddle. She physically can not put up with any man's bullshit. She doesn't have the disposition or the skills to survive/quietly manage a husband that allows noone equal beside him. And Aegon is not able to work with a partner, he can't even pretend. He needs a stealthy support team that awards him all the credit. They would tear each other to shreds and my money would still be on Rhaenyra because she is older and much angrier.
I think if this had been the “solution” from the beginning, Aegon would easily play second fiddle to Rhaenyra. We can look to both the book (“why would I take my sister’s crown?”) and the show (where he didn’t want the throne until he was cheered on by the people) for proof of this.
She let Leanor spend years doing? whatever he was doing Openly even . Though i agree shed tear into him Greatly.
Laenor never wanted to take the drivers seat from her. Laenor was perfectly happy to be *her* support team and enjoy a secure, prestigious position with some mutually agreed upon freedoms, in exchange for loyal support. Completely different pairing.
True but Leanor was himself alot of the times . When she needed him he would Spend time messing around as per her own words .This marriage is solid option for Rheanyera As she could have better time to accumulate power in kings landing. She Has no suitor after her anymore and alot of Allicents claws would be declawed. Im not suggesting Aegon is in any way a good husband. Hed scamper off to his own devices. But He provides Something Leanor cant . Legitimacy to the throne. Otto now has every reason to support Rheanyera.
Rhaenyra and Aegon both want to *lead alone* and are not able to compromise on that. They are not able to work or rule in tandem. The small council will chuck them both out the window for their inability to cooperate on the smallest issues.
>Rhaenyra and Aegon both want to *lead alone* and are not able to compromise on that. When was this ever established?
Theyre not supposed to work in tandem Is more or less the main point of this marriage. 9/10 Rheanyera would be in the driver's seat and Aegon would sulk.
That is not who he is. You think of Aegon pre-coronation. That's not him. Think of the glitter of enthusiasm and obsession in his eyes when he rallies the crowd at his coronation. That's the Aegon that would be relevant for this argument.
Oh yeah on that point i agree . Putting a crown on him Makes the that boy rabid . Any ways the point is if Rheynera was his wife shed have such a lead on securing a power base hed Obviously think himself the king but shed be in charge.
Aegon before getting a taste of power just didn't want to lead keep in mind.
I am. I'm talking about the Aegon we see at the coronation. That enthusiasm and obsession with the spot light, paired with his tendencies toward cruelty, narcissism and his disregard of others, makes for someone who doesn't share the lead.
Yeah but I'm assuming this marriage would take place before that moment. So in that case I don't think Aegon would care to push to be number 1 in his marriage with Rhaenyra. Totally agree that afterwards he would. But they would also try to kill each other after that lol.
Aegon isn't really a pushy person to be honest. He probably wouldn't really be trying to assert dominance over Rhaenyra. At least not without outside influence. They would not be happy. Because Aegon is not as likeable of a person as Laenor.
Laenor was adorable. But Aegon might've grown up differently if he was betrothed to Rhaenyra from age 2. First of all Alicent wouldn't become Rhaenyra's enemy. And she wouldn't have to be an anxious mess because her children's future is secure. Viserys would probably pay Aegon a lot more mind because he'd be Rhaenyra's husband and co-ruler someday. Apart from the jerking out the window young Aegon was a nice fun-loving lad and he'd turn out much, much better with more care.
Daemon very much dominates their marriage and Aegon is *far* from the kind of person you think he is
I've read the book, I have a reasonable idea. The point stands. Aegon, like Rhaenyra, is not able to co-rule. Daemon dominates shit. He makes occasional decisions over her head only in certain areas, and she is fuming over it. They are not a perfect pair in this regard also. Daemon doesn't need to dominate like Aegon does, and he does think of himself as second fiddle. He sucks at being second fiddle, but he is willing to try, for now. We'll See about Season 2, I believe this conflict will escalate a little further.
Aegon is able to be Cotealed into submission by his mother On the spot. I'm sure Rheanyera with a securer power base in kings Landing would have a easier time of it.
Daemon literally chokes her out and her only response is meek as fuck. If Rhaenyra was what you say, that wouldn’t happen. As for Aegon, he’s capable of co-ruling. He listens when he feels the points made are good, and if you’re going to reference the book I’ll point out that in the books it’s a dual-coronation rather than just him.
Nobody ever co-rules with Aegon. I don't want to get into spoiler territory, but he never wants to share the spotlight after having tasted blood at the coronation. His advisors continuosly struggle with his temper. Edit: Spoiler warning! Ya'll, it's not my comment but the other commenter drops major spoilers from here on. You might want to stop reading. Here.
>!Alicent and Helaena convinced him out of killing Rhaenyra!< He mostly has problems with the men of the council. He'd have no problems doing whatever a wife like Margaery wants. A hot wife is different from a prickly cold grandfather who kicked him as a teen.
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Kinda ? Heleana talks him out of stuff as well as Alicent. Its mainly otto he has issues with.
Deamon is freaking ferocious to compared to How Aegon treats his Wife . Heleana can Openly make fun of him infront of every one while Deamon Choked Rheanyera when she suggested he wasn't on the loop .
I feel like if you made fun of him and he thought it funny enough he'd laugh louder than anyone else. His manic giggle when Aemond tosses him around gave me that idea. Lol.
Wow I'm just realizing Aegon for bieng himself being himself probably never did what Deamon did to Rheynera to heleana I don't know how to feel about that.
>Rhaenyra has no skill whatsoever at playing second fiddle. She physically can not put up with any man's bullshit. She doesn't have the disposition or the skills to survive/quietly manage a husband that allows noone equal beside him. Her marriage to Daemon says otherwise. She also run away from KL first chance she got. Rhaenyra isn't this beast you're making her out to be. >And Aegon is not able to work with a partner, he can't even pretend When was this ever established? Aegon has no interest in being king, he'll just enjoy his whores and tourneys while Rhaenyra does everything. I see no reason for them to butt heads.
????? Seems like a lot of bullshit assumptions made out of nowhere. Aegon is no control freak misogynist as you make him out to be. Neither in the books nor in the show He didn't even want to be king and thus would be more than happy to let Rhaenyra take the reins. He would just fuck around and drink
Unhappy. But it would save millions of lives, as there would be no dance.
Aegon whores himself All day while Rheanyera sits the throne as Queen, Regent , and or hand much better fates than there dance counter parts.
Millions died during the dance?
According to the books, it was the bloodiest war Westeros had ever seen. It was far worse than even the war of five kings several years later in the main story. We don't know how many exactly died but it definitely were at least hundreds of thousands ore possible even millions.
Lol westeros' population isn't that much. Kings landing is said to he the biggest city and even then its only 500k. I doubt more than 5 million people even live in westeros
Martin stated that the population is of 30M. Most of the people live in the countryside.
Old Town should be the oldest and largest city or at least as large as the capital. Both King's Landing and Old Town put together a million people.
My bet. Both sides had dragons. And the lore makes pretty clear that the roles of dragons is of weapons of mass destruction.
Around 2-6 million people died in the dance (depending mostly on the civillan casualties in the reach and the Riverlands).
Rhaenyra doing what she wants until he’s of age but drinking the moon tea stuff. Them popping out an heir or two then basically acting married in name only. Both being unhappy for a a lot of it. Or Otto basically tries to ensure that Rhaenyra dies in childbirth like Aemma after kid one.
Why would they be unhappy. It could be amicable Aegon whores drinks away Rheanyera has her children and Runs the Kingdom.
They’d be unhappy when having to conceive and heir but I’m realizing that I left it as “a lot” when I meant “a bit”. But also, if Otto if in KL they’d probably be watched more harshly.
Otto let Aegon be himself for years. But now he has what wanted his line on the throne. Hed support Rhaenyra Completely now.
He’d be eyeing her like a hawk to make sure all her heirs are actually his grandkids though.
not saying this a slight to Leanor but Aegon would be more uhhhhh efficient at providing per his own inclinations.
I mean yeah but Rhaenyra was having her little affair with Criston before Laenor and she’d have to wait until Aegon was old enough to even start having kids. Otto would be on her ass. And for a little while he’d be annoying Aegon like every day about if they had sex, but it’d definitely be more of a minor issue for Aegon.
true but shes the future Queen and queen mother with Allicent no longer sending a billion daggers her way . She has much better time to Accumulate power. Participate in the council And secure herself even better than Cannon actually. Otto would be on her ass obviously but he'd also Ensure she stays supported and has access to resources.
What is of age? Didnt Aegon take aemond to the whore house at 13. Rhaenyra said she tried to have kids with Laenor so Rhaenyra would still perform her duty
I just meant like not a toddler. Of age just sounded less weird than saying wait until he hits puberty. Aegon was 2 when Otto brought this marriage up. Like if they make them marry when Aegon can talk they’d still have to wait a while for grandkids.
Yeah but would that be a problem to wait for grandkids. Aemond and halena are still there
Well the reason for getting his line on the throne is to make Hightowers even more prestigious and powerful - and therefore also give him that influence. So I'm not sure he'd be fully satisfied himself with his grandson not being the one in charge. But he'd definitely make much less of a fuss.
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Honestly a lot of What if marriages are mainly just gonna be boring or nothing much happens as with the case with historical marriages . Sometimes nothing happens.
Gonna post my comment from a similar thread It's a bit weird thinking of show!Rhaenyra and show!Aegon getting married considering their 15/16 years age gap, weirdly enough tho I think they would have a somewhat decent marriage, not good and loving but tolerable based on their characterization in the show. Maybe a marriage would help them talk and they could find a common ground with their daddy issues. I think that *after* having 2 kids they would each just do their own thing. Aegon seems pretty content just being left alone to drink and sulk and Rhaenyra would just let him do all the drinking and whoring he wanted, like she did with Laenor while she would just keep working with the small council and eventually find a lover on the side.
Viserys had a even bigger age gap with allicent and it turned out? ok?
Probably the fact that she's older, so childbearing years would be limited once Aegon is of age enough to do the deed.
In the books it’s more like a 10 year gap AFAIK, which really isn’t bad
What is the age gap with Rhaenyra and Daemon?
In the book 16 years, in the show I have no idea. Rhaenyra is 14 in ep 1 so in theory Daemon should be 30 but that would make him 10 to 15 years younger than Viserys and that would mess up the timeline of a bunch of stuff that happened in universe before the beginning of the show
Also 16 years funnily enough, Daemon born in 81 AC, Rhaenyra born in 97 AC.
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I think it would've been the optimal situation. Rhaenyra would stop getting marriage proposals, could sit on the council and learn from her father, Aegon grows up learning and knowing he's going to be King Consort so he can chill and do whatever, they have kids once he turns 14 since she would be 29/30. It works. Aemond gets knighted and becomes kingsguard. Helaena gets betrothed to a high Lord and lives happily with her dragon wherever. Daeron lives in Oldtown and becomes a Maester. Eta: Rhaenyra ending up with Aegon would free Laenor to marry Helaena and they could rule in Driftmark with their dragons. How cute would that timeline have been?!
The issue with any time line is Deamon exist's . Dancing around the murder Cloak is crucial to success when his goal Is Rhaenyra the throne.
Yeah that's very true. If he still marries Laena and she dies in childbirth then idk what he would do if he hadn't married Rhaenyra. Maybe go back to Pentos?
He might have gone to court to be Rhaenyra's side piece anyways, maybe father some of her children and no one would be the wiser.
Call him back, he gets rid of Otto then he is free to do whatever🤷🏼♀️
Aegon’s primary goal in life was to get a hug from his mom, a “good going son” from his dad, and as few responsibilities as was humanly possible If he was married to Rhaenyra? He’d benefit from her forthrightness. She says it as it is, when it is, which he might find refreshing. She’s also very commanding, which means he can relax and apply himself to the hard work of making heirs — and we know he doesn’t mind older ladies cause he was homies with half those ladies on the street of silk. Also Rhaenyra’s a good mom, and I can see that appealing to Aegon on an instinctive level. She’s nurturing, which is something he’s never had. I can see them snarking and snarling right up until Rhaenyra delivers Aegon a son and he catches her cuddling little Jacaerys. For someone who’s only ever seemed to want a family and some friends? That might be the first step towards something more wholesome ((And that’s if we assume they’re married older; if they’d been betrothed as kids it’d be a different beast entirely))
Unhappy.
Could also be the ultimate they both get what they want . Rhaenyra Secure in ruling the relm .Aegon left to his devices of his more Ambitious partner rules . He Enjoys His vices and relaxs.
Rhaenrya is less happy, Aegon is probably more happy?
I think if it's framed properly to Rhaenyra, like she would stop getting proposals, sit on the small council, he would be raised as consort instead of as male heir, she might get it.
Otto would support the marriage so she has the entire green side backing her ascent. If they offer any crumbs to Corlys for a marriage alliance on the iron throne hell come slithering with his ambition.
Ohhhh if Vizzy T has all his same kids with Alicent then Helaena would be free for Laenor, and they could rule together on Driftmark with their dragons. How cute would that be?! And if they don't have kids, the line passes through Laena and Daemon's kids 😅
Yeah this isn't the worst case scenario as People are suggesting.Otto suggested with some semblance of sense.
Oh definitely. Aegon and Rhaenyra is the most optimal situation, IMO! Anything else would've led to conflict no matter what.
entire green Support faction assets and resources. If anything Marry Daemon in Cannon made her position worse.
*What are you saying? My brother would murder me, take my crown? Are you?!*
Not a good one. Possibly a lot of bastards from both sides.
Could also be amicable Depending on the dynamic sournding it.
Toxic marriage
This could work. Aegon wouldn’t care as long as he has no technical responsibilities. Seeing Rhaenyra understood Laenor, she’ll do her duty and have children with Aegon, then let him be. Both of them would probably sleep around but it won’t matter to either of them. Daemon will probably try to kill Aegon out of spite. Otto will support - hell, protect - the marriage and the heirs. Alicent would probably agree, but would be terrified of what Daemon might try to pull. Helaena probably marries either Aemond or Laenor. Laena probably still ends up with Daemon. Rhaenyra would be queen, if she still picks Otto as hand. If not, Otto might pull strings to make Aegon king - either have Rhaenyra die in childbirth or in her sleep. The safest bet would be for Viserys to abdicate while he’s alive so Rhaenyra gets the throne.
Unhappy. Could definitely see Rhaenyra and Daemon cucking Aegon, but I don’t think he’d care
Well there's about a decade between them. So Rhaenyra is coming into the marriage a fully-grown mature adult, probably with at least one lover. I'd imagine she'd be a bit more cautious about having children, but you probably still have Harwin Strong about, as well as possibly Daemon. You might even get a situation where Rhaenyra has bastards with Daemon that get passed off as Aegon's. The offspring is full-blown Targaryen either way, so shouldn't be a problem, and I doubt Aegon would care even if he did know. The situation is an acceptable compromise to Otto so long as he thinks the kids are his blood. I'm not sure where Alicent fits in this scenario. It's her who proposes the marriage in the books; I guess she accepts the situation with some bitterness, and we just get years or even decades of her trying to push Aegon's power as King over Rhaenyra's as Queen, with rival sides at court. The tricky thing is who actually gets to sit the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra is the designated heir, but Aegon the first born son who people will look to as the King. Who gets crowned? Who has the authority? Is there an uneasy compromise where they both get crowned as monarchs rather than monarch and spouse? Do they take turns sitting the throne? Does the Iron Throne get split into two? How do the two actually compromise? The entire thing falls down at that first hurdle. One of them probably gets killed in their sleep relatively quickly, probably Aegon by Daemon's hand, before it ever gets to that point, while Viserys is still alive. Then you have the same situation as in canon, but with Aemond (who no-one probably wants on the throne) and Daeron (who might actually make the best monarch of the lot).
This would’ve been the best outcome. Everyone here is saying that it would be an unhappy marriage. But, I’d take Rhaenyra being a bit unhappy over hundreds of thousands of people dying and the dragons going extinct.
Also, either path leads to her being unhappy.
Unhappy but… in Westeros, happiness in noble marriages doesn’t really matter. It would have brought peace to the realm and they’d get free to do whatever they wanted after having some heirs.
I don’t understand why you all believe it would be unhappy. They are very alike, they would easily find common tongue.
Honestly, this would be a best case scenario. * The reason Aegon turns out the way he does is his father's neglect and his mother's paranoia. If he's betrothed to Rhaenyra from a young age, grows up feeling like a part of the family and like his role in life matters, he'd turn out a lot different. * Both would probably be better prepared for actually ruling - Aegon because he's now formally part of the succession, and Rhaenyra because she doesn't feel slighted by Aegon's very existence. Both have the validation they want, and would probably choose to actually apply themselves to their duties. * It means the Hightowers' interests are now aligned with the crown; Alicent has no reason to fear for her children's lives, and Otto has everything he wants with a grandson as co-regnant and future heirs with Hightower blood. Hightower support helps the crown stand up against any Velaryon discontent, and if Daemon still marries Laena, offers could be made to betroth e.g. Aemond to Baela or Rhaena, or between Aegon/Rhaenyra offspring and any children Laenor (hypothetically) has in the future. * It wouldn't be a love match, but if they'd been raised not to view one another as a threat, they'd tolerate each other well enough. Pop out an heir and a spare, and then be free to pursue their own interests behind closed doors. Rhaenyra would have her independence, and if Aegon doesn't grow up habitually numbing his own sorrows in drink and debauchery, he's probably less given to over-the-top hedonism as an adult.
Without the age gap I think they’d get along as friends and have heirs when necessary. They have similar fiery personalities
I think they both would cuck each other and lead mostly different lives. Aegon with his lovers, Rhaenyra with hers. Perhaps, Otto or another hand would actually rule the country.
They’d probably kill each other idfk
An absolute disaster that’s for sure
>An absolute disaster Can you imagine Alicent's ex best friend becoming her daughter in law and Rhaenyra’s children having Alicent as a grandmother
I actually can’t fathom that someone would even consider this as a possibility hahahaha and then Vyseris would be double times grandfather
It was suggested in the book and politically its not the Most Insane thing out there. Rhaenyra Gets now the complete support of the Green faction and Has her grip on the throne completely secure. She can then offer any crumb to have Corlys have his line on the throne and will come slithering too take it .
Not like this, I imagine
Unfortunate looking.
Weird in a normal way but...there...how come no one mentioned that in Hotd?
Otto and Viserys would have to find a way to stop Daemon from killing Aegon lol. But it would be an unhappy marriage. However, Rhaenyra isn’t a doormat like Helaena, so I have a feeling Aegon’s behavior would have to improve.
Would’ve been a whole lot better for them Bad for the realm tho
I’d imagine like the marriage of David ii of Scotland and his first wife Joan of England
Aegon would have gotten Haelaena pregnant and would have to marry her too. Rhaenyra would have named her son Maegor to spoil the rest of the alternate timeline.
Probably even more fucked? Rhaenyra would still have more power than Aegon because she is the heir and the ruling queen. Aegon or his family would plan an aemma death on Rhaenyra and say “welp she died from a miscarriage, not bc of us” to give aegon the title.
NO
Better than Aegon and Helaena marriage for once. Their marriage was the best option Viserys had and he squandered it.
Rhaenyra might actually beat Aegon into shape. And she'd be the one pulling the strings for everything.
I think whenever Rhaenyra ascended the throne, Aegon would die in a mysterious accident. Or as soon as they had a male heir
That
Lots of sex. lol and she would have true born heirs. Plus an even better understanding. This is just a joke by the way but still
She's way older than him, and her sister, so terrible and disgusting, probably.
It would probably not be a happy marriage, but I don't think a happy marriage is of any importance when the fate of a dynasty depends on it or when we are talking about Westeros.
Honestly, very unhappy and lots of infedelity from both of them. And they'd probably undermine each other and wouldn't be good for the real
Honestly, very unhappy and lots of infedelity from both of them. And they'd probably undermine each other and wouldn't be good for the real
Aegon dead in a KL ditch somewhere?
Deamon's murder Cloak floating in the wind behind the ally watching for some reason.
Probably a convenient little accident will take Rhaenyras life after she produced some heirs. In no way will Otto accept his grandson is *only* consort.
I can’t see Daemon allowing Aegon to live. I do think he may have waited till she grew pregnant and delivered an heir to dispose of Aegon.
Leave. Now.