Devaputra

Iranian Ossetian by origin, admirer asoiaf, a loyal supporter of the House Blackfyre, and History & Occult Enthusiast

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Haegon Blackfyre asoiaf

One of my commissioned art Haegon Blackfyre x Aelora Saerynar. by blid

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House Blackfyre coat of arms during King Haegon

chimera dragon mermaid symbolizes the alliance of House Blackfyre with House Saerynar (Haegon wife house)

The mermaid's head is Saera Targaryen

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Haegon Blackfyre

commission sketch by notdottless ❤️❤️❤️

Both Haegon and Aegor wondered why Daemon Blackfyre lost. If we ignore all the obvious factors, such as the double dealings of some of those who swore fealty to Daemon Blackfyre and the obvious power behind King Daeron the Falseborn in the form of his Dornish and Arryn minions, Daemon also lost because he was a knight, a truly magnanimous man whose generosity was not limited to a handful of loyal men, in whom he could be sure for the rest of his days, or to his family. Daemon always went to meet his enemies halfway, and when it came to turning words to arms, he met his opponents with all the inherent beauty of a magnificent man, whose nature was entirely shaped by the customs of Westeros. Though a Valyrian, he was nevertheless beloved by the Andals, the Faith, and, as their lords called the subjects of the seven kingdoms, "the smallfolk." On that fateful day, Daemon Blackfyre dismounted to aid his enemy, who only yesterday had threatened to "put that bastard's head on a pike," and it cost Daemon his life. Enough time had passed for Brynden and his archers to seize the summit and aim their cold-blooded, magical shots at the backs of Daemon and his firstborn twins, Aegon and Aemon. Both Aegor and those around him knew that Haegon was anything but. Despite his resemblance to his father in both appearance and character—though even the elder members of the Blackfyre camp noted it—Haegon's appearance was more like that of his grandfather, Aegon the Unworthy, than his father. Though few remembered Aegon IV or witnessed his reign, and fewer still had seen King Aegon before he bloated and changed beyond recognition, Haegon resembled his father, but only partially; after all, he was not his father.

from my fic

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Daemon I Blackfyre x Rohanne of Tyrosh

commission by yctal7 ❤️❤️❤️

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While I wait for a commissioned piece featuring Daemon Blackfyre and Rohanne of Tyrosh, I’d like to show you some additions to the family tree for my fanfic. I refer to these connections as "hidden lineages"—since, for instance, nothing was known in Westeros about Sireril sister or her ties to the Targaryens until she met Maenar

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In general, the whole point is that the Blackfyres will remain in Elyria, represented by the descendants of Haegon and Aelora. I call this the Elyrian branch of the Blackfyres, which, although it will not abandon its claims to the Iron Throne, will still focus on ruling in Essos and preserving the Valyrian heritage there, paying tribute to the Tyroshi-skip roots, while their relatives, represented by other descendants of Daemon Blackfyre, continue a series of uprisings and events such as the War of the Ninepenny Kings occur.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Maegon, who liked the legendary origins of his great-grandmother, who traced her lineage back to the Belaerys dragonlords in the year of Valyria, who rivaled the Targaryens themselves, wanted to use their surname instead of the more familiar maternal Windworm and achieved it for himself, but this was considered unacceptable, given that the power and prestige of the Targaryens in Westeros came from their exclusivity, although in the end a compromise was reached and in official documents Maegon used the double surname Windworm-Celebrindal, since in Westeros his great-grandmother Sireril was known as Celebrindal, and Maegon was also allowed to be called Targaryen, since in 182 King Aegon, based on the descent of Maegon's mother, Princess Daella, from Prince Gaemon, the youngest son of King Jaehaerys, confirmed his matrilineal legitimacy, and in fact, Maegon had rights to the Iron Throne. only if the line of Balon the Brave dies out entirely

Maegon loved and honored his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre and their love was similar to that which bound their mothers Daena and Daella and Daemon and Maegon were said to be brave and ardent hearts although the most endowed with dignity and honor of them was Daemon while Maegon was more noble and arrogant and their duet was accompanied by their other brother Brynden, the future Bloodraven whom Maegon however feared

Between 182 and 184, Maegon arrived in Tyrosh as part of the Iron Throne's delegation to the court of the Tyroshi Archon Tuinvitar Miruvor. Maegon acted as an envoy of his father, Aegon IV, discussing with the Archon the wedding of his only daughter, Rohanne, with Daemon Blackfyre. The Miruvor family was known for the fact that its ancestors had previously entered into marriage contracts with the Targaryens, and it was known that Rohanne was a distant descendant of Aelyx and Balon Targaryen, the great-uncles of Aegon the Conqueror. This marriage promised the Iron Throne not only political benefits, but was also important due to Rohanne's strong bloodline.

It is believed that the Dornish faction at the court in King's Landing worked to disrupt this engagement, which Maegon soon learned about. Although the heir to the throne, Daeron, verbally approved of the marriage of his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, to a Tyroshi woman, he himself, through secret correspondence, confused the archon and urged him to marry sixteen-year-old Rohanne to his son, Baelor. The ship sent to Tyrosh with the royal dowry for the archon allegedly disappeared at sea, but it was most likely attacked. Also, at this time, a rumor arose about Aegon IV allegedly giving his son a promise that Daemon Blackfyre would be able to take more than one wife. These rumors reached the Tyroshi and were intended to discourage the archon from marrying his daughter to Daemon, because he clearly did not want for his daughter the position of the second wife of a bastard, removed from throne

It is believed that Maegon brought Daemon Blackfyre to Tyrosh in 184 AC and the plan was for him and his intended bride to meet so that Daemon could turn the situation around and prevent the engagement from breaking off. The fourteen-year-old Daemon had sex with seventeen-year-old Rohanna and soon she announced her pregnancy and to prevent a scandal, Daeron II, who had already become king, agreed to pay the Archon a dowry for his daughter and the marriage of Rohanna and Daemon was legitimized and recognized by the parties. This was a risky plan since the Tyroshian Archon was ready to start a war for his daughter who had lost her virginity, but since Rohanna was also captivated by the Daemon and desired him as her husband, Daeron II's hands were tied and he, as part of a pact with his half-brother, provided him with a marriage since before his death in the same year 184 AC, Aegon IV Legitimized Daemon Blackfyre and effectively gave him the right to the throne on par with his legitimate children and grandchildren. Maegon was not awarded such an honor, but from now on he became even closer to Daemon Blackfyre.

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Maegon's personal life was initially unsuccessful, although the prince gained the attention of many women, both noble and common. He did not feel affection and never resorted to the services of prostitutes, and in this he was also similar to Daemon Blackfyre, who preferred one love for life. Maegon was attracted to one of the Tyroshi women in the retinue of his sister-in-law, Rohanna, but soon many of them were sent back to Tyrosh, and life for the newlyweds, Daemon and Rohanna, became increasingly cramped in the red castle. The land granted to Daemon Blackfyre on which he could build his own castle belonged to Lord Hayford, who openly opposed and, at the instigation of the king, did not allow Blackfyre to begin construction there, and Daemon settled in Maegon's lands. However, Maegon soon married, and his chosen one was Lady Rhaenys, the daughter of Elaena Targaryen and Aegon IV. Born in 171, they say that Elaena and Aegon had other bastards, but Rhaenys is the only one recognized, and it is quite ironic since the mothers of Maegon and Rhaenys did not get along for a long time, and Princess Elaena herself, who was part of the Dornish faction and supported her nephew Daeron II in everything, was initially against her daughter becoming Maegon's wife, but this marriage, approved by the crown, was also intended to relieve the tension that reigned at court.

Rhaenys often accompanied Maegon during his reconnaissance journeys across the Seven Kingdoms, and especially along the border with Dorne, where she, like Maegon, became a frequent witness to abuses to which the crown turned a blind eye. Dornish bannermen enjoyed the favor of the Iron Throne and, without the knowledge, or perhaps with the knowledge of Sunspear, encroached on the lands of the Lords of the Marches in the Stormlands and the Reach. The prince's former mentor, Halagad Mullendore, had by then become Lord of the Uplands and received the prince and his wife, telling them about all the hardships associated with Dorne, since old grievances had not disappeared, and the Lords of the Marches were effectively left without a share, since the king, married to a Dornish princess, takes a pro-Dornish position in everything and is deaf to their pleas.

More and more lords and noble families rallied around the figure of Daemon Blackfyre, the legitimized bastard of Aegon IV. Many saw Daemon as the rightful king, since his grandfather was both Viserys II and Viserys II's older brother, Aegon III. Although the claims of Aegon III's daughters to the Iron Throne were rejected, the question arose whether Daena could pass on to her son the pretazanias that she herself did not possess. This also included disputes about the primacy of Andal laws in the kingdom with a certain Andal majority, according to which a daughter inherits her father in the absence of brothers as such or the absence of heirs from these brothers, which called into question the legitimacy of the reign of both Viserys II and Aegon IV.

The first time Daemon Blackfyre's claim to the Iron Throne was discussed was in 187, at a tournament held to celebrate the wedding of Aegon IV's daughter, Daenerys Targaryen, with Maron Martell, the heir to the Sunspear. The Dornish and Tyroshi court factions, though she never called herself that, clashed, and the entire tournament was filled with heated arguments. Maegon was one of the finalists, and reportedly easily defeated Maekar and a dozen other knights, but lost to his loving brother, Daemon Blackfyre, who was ultimately defeated by Daeron's heir, Baelor. Although bards and wandering singers often talk of a great passion between Daemon and Daenerys, this was a rumor spread by the king's Dornish faction, intended to hurt Daemon's feelings.

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Since Daemon was beloved by many in the kingdom as the living embodiment of a warrior and got along well with the seven-pointed church, the Dornish faction of the king portrayed him as dissolute and unbridled, as if acting out of lustful impulses towards his half-sister and supposedly this is what prompted Daemon to rebel, which of course was not true, since Maegon and the others witnessed the happy life of Daemon and Rohanne, and Rohanne steadily gifted her husband with healthy, strong children, and the Blackfyre line was replenished, and Lady Rohanne became an indispensable support for her husband, although she held herself with dignity and preferred not to engage in intrigues, like King Daeron's wife, Myriah Martell, who nevertheless protected her fellow tribesmen and ensured the Dornish faction complete dominance in the royal court.

Maegon, being a prince of the blood, was the most influential political supporter of his brother, Daemon Blackfyre, and vowed to achieve the Iron Throne for him and his children at all costs, considering Daeron's reign no less corrupt than the reign of their own father, which, although very dubious, did not put the Iron Throne in a humiliating, as he said, quasi-vassal status, and that none of Daeron's descendants should sit on the Iron Throne and it would be more expedient for them to go to Dorne and lead an alternative branch there in order to maintain and preserve peace between Dorne and the rest of the kingdoms, with which he spoke out, which caused the anger of King Daeron's loyal people, but Daeron himself remained silent

Maegon knew that Brynden Rivers, who had been hesitating between his half-brothers Daemon and Daeron all this time, had sided with Daeron and could not be trusted, and therefore exposed him at a feast of supporters of the Blackfyre cause several months before the first uprising, which, however, was a mistake, since Brynden immediately found himself at the court of King Daeron and became his assistant, effectively informing the king of the brewing conspiracy, although there was no plan and Daemon himself postponed the very possibility of rebellion and defending his claims until the last minute.

In the end, King Daeron summoned Daemon Blackfyre to the Red Keep, where he was likely going to accuse him of treason and execute him, although some assumed that the king, if not with his own hands, would punish him in other ways, such as stripping him of his manhood and sending him to the wall. Daemon's children, especially his boys, were also in danger, since while Daemon was in the Red Keep, a royal army under the command of one of the Martells living at court advanced on Prince Maegon's residence, where the Blackfyres lived, intending to arrest Daemon Blackfyre's entire family and escort them to the capital. However, this mounted escort was defeated by Maegon, which marked the beginning of the rebellion, since disobeying the king's orders meant war. Daemon, meanwhile, was able to avoid death or shameful imprisonment, saved by his teacher and master-at-arms in the Red Keep, Quentyn Ball. The Hand of the King, Ambrose Butterwell, sympathized with Daemon Blackfyre and therefore responded sluggishly to rebel activity in the crownlands and was eventually removed

Maegon believed that the Iron Throne benefited from connections not only with Tyrosh but also with the other Free Cities, and advocated for establishing ties with the Old Blood, Volantis, and the other heirs of the extinct Old Valyria, including his great-grandmother's homeland, distant Elyria. He shared this with Daemon Blackfyre and asked him to transform the Iron Throne into something more than the disparate feudal kingdoms of the Iron Throne. Maegon valued his lineage and resented his nephews, the Rhoynar, although only Baelor, of them, inherited Dornish appearance. This did not change the essence of the matter, and, as Maegon stated, it put a stain on their dynasty.

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At the same time, Maegon was pragmatic and did not embody empty, pompous, stupid racism, and he was bold enough to turn to House Yronwood, the strongest Dornish bannermen under the Martells and the High Kings of the past, in the midst of the rebellion, to push them to rebel against their overlords, although in the first rebellion the Yronwoods did not join the Blackfyres, they nevertheless limited themselves to sending only a few insignificant forces to help their overlords, the Martells.

Only two great houses, the Arryns, connected to King Daeron by the marriage of his middle son Rhaegel with Alys Arryn, and the Baratheons, faced with the outrage of the Dornish Marches, sided with the loyalists. The other great houses, it seems, remained neutral and bided their time. The Lannisters, focused on protecting the western lands, were taken out of the game early on, and their key bannermen, such as the Leffords, were subdued. However, the Tyrells' activity forced the houses sympathetic to the Blackfyre cause to stand idle, and the Hightowers did not dare to openly oppose either the Iron Throne or their overlords, the Tyrells. Considering that only minor houses directly supported the Blackfyres, it was necessary to occupy the capital, King's Landing, as soon as possible, and Maegon was one of the supporters of a quick breakthrough, which never took place.

Maegon marched south, outflanking the Tyrell armies to lead the forces assembled by the loyalist Blackfyre houses: Mullendore, Bulwer, and Blackbar. Lord Hightower, though neutral, allowed the rebels to rally on his lands, especially since House Bulwer's lands had been granted to the Hightowers as appanage. Even earlier, House Costayne, a vassal of the Hightowers, had marched and reinforced Daemon Blackfyre's forces with a force of 10,000 men. Maegon intended to engage Lord Leo Tyrell's superior forces, which were still gathering and moving too slowly, their columns stretched thin, but Maegon was stopped by an urgent message from Aegor Rivers, commander-in-chief of the Blackfyre forces and another trusted brother of Daemon Blackfyre, who ordered him to remain in place and wait, promising a swift victory. However, by the time this report arrived, the rebels had already suffered a crushing defeat on the Redgrass Field, and Daemon Blackfyre, like his firstborn sons Aegon and Aemon, had died when news of the defeat reached the southern Blackfyre camp. Maegon rallied the people and, faced with a surprise attack by Leo Tyrell, was able to retreat with a smaller force and take refuge behind the ramparts of Mullendore, from where he fled under cover of night to the Riverlands and from there to the crownlands, his residence.

Upon his return, Maegon found his castle plundered, but fortunately, his household, Maegon's wife Rhaenys and their one-year-old son, Gaemon, were safe, hiding in their cellars and catacombs beneath the castle built about half a century ago. Along with them was also Daemon Blackfyre's fourth son, Haegon, who had arrived in Westeros just a few months before the uprising from Tyrosh, where he had been visiting his grandfather, the Archon. Haegon had already found Westeros at a stage of war, and therefore it was more expedient to hide him here, while Daemon Blackfyre's third son and his likely heir, Daemon the Younger, was with his mother and numerous sisters and brothers on Dragonstone, in Maegon's domain. Maegon feared that the Velaryons might send their fleet and blockade them on Dragonstone, which is what happened, since Aegor Rivers only broke through with the help of the Tyroshi fleet and managed to free the family of Daemon Blackfyre and take them on Tyroshi ships to Essos. Maegon had to evacuate his wife, son and nephew.

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The situation became more complicated because Rhaenys, who was in the late stages of pregnancy, went into labor due to the stress she had experienced, and this labor delayed their progress until they eventually found themselves at the Massey's Hook, where a Velaryon fleet loyal to Maegon was ready to transport them to Tyrosh. However, the imminent appearance of loyalist forces on the shore frightened them, and Maegon was forced to engage in a fight, which he did not survive and died.

Rhaenys gave birth on the way to Tyrosh and her child, a newborn girl, was healthy, but she herself probably gave her last life force to her daughter and upon arrival at the Tyrosh docks, she was already dead. A few servants landed on the shore, and Prince Haegon Blackfyre with a newborn girl and a one-year-old nephew reported both the death of his uncle and the recent death of his aunt in childbirth.

However, there is another version of this story, as if Rhaenys, the daughter of Elaena Targaryen and Aegon IV, died while pregnant during an attack on her and her husband's estates at the hands of loyalist forces who pushed or otherwise killed the pregnant princess who never gave birth, and Haegon Blackfyre miraculously escaped by picking up his one-year-old cousin and hiding with the servants when they were found by Maegon, who arrived a few days later.

Haegon Blackfyre often recalled how he saw his aunt giving birth and bleeding to death, and how he swaddled his newborn cousin while a few servants exchanged glances, whispered and prayed, and the ship's crew retreated, pursued by loyalist fleets. However, the loyalists did not dare to attack because a much larger Tyroshi armada appeared over the horizon, and Lord Bracken, although late, arrived with his Myrish allies, and the Iron Throne, wanting to avoid the spread of war beyond Westeros, allowed a single ship to be picked up by the armada and sail away.

Windwyrm Castle in the crown lands was eventually demolished, and Lord Highford, the king's most faithful dog, was able to expand his holdings in the Blackwater. Princess Elaena Targaryen, having lost her daughter and being deprived of the opportunity to see her grandchildren, cursed her son-in-law. Maegon was buried next to his male ancestors on dragonstone in the crypt of Prince Gaemon. However, what is noteworthy is that his face was disfigured and his hair was wrapped around his waist in a strange way, which was remembered by the Tyroshi ambassadors present at his funeral.

the line of Prince Gaemon continued in the children of Maegon and Rhaenys

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Maegon, who liked the legendary origins of his great-grandmother, who traced her lineage back to the Belaerys dragonlords in the year of Valyria, who rivaled the Targaryens themselves, wanted to use their surname instead of the more familiar maternal Windworm and achieved it for himself, but this was considered unacceptable, given that the power and prestige of the Targaryens in Westeros came from their exclusivity, although in the end a compromise was reached and in official documents Maegon used the double surname Windworm-Celebrindal, since in Westeros his great-grandmother Sireril was known as Celebrindal, and Maegon was also allowed to be called Targaryen, since in 182 King Aegon, based on the descent of Maegon's mother, Princess Daella, from Prince Gaemon, the youngest son of King Jaehaerys, confirmed his matrilineal legitimacy, and in fact, Maegon had rights to the Iron Throne. only if the line of Balon the Brave dies out entirely

Maegon loved and honored his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre and their love was similar to that which bound their mothers Daena and Daella and Daemon and Maegon were said to be brave and ardent hearts although the most endowed with dignity and honor of them was Daemon while Maegon was more noble and arrogant and their duet was accompanied by their other brother Brynden, the future Bloodraven whom Maegon however feared

Between 182 and 184, Maegon arrived in Tyrosh as part of the Iron Throne's delegation to the court of the Tyroshi Archon Tuinvitar Miruvor. Maegon acted as an envoy of his father, Aegon IV, discussing with the Archon the wedding of his only daughter, Rohanne, with Daemon Blackfyre. The Miruvor family was known for the fact that its ancestors had previously entered into marriage contracts with the Targaryens, and it was known that Rohanne was a distant descendant of Aelyx and Balon Targaryen, the great-uncles of Aegon the Conqueror. This marriage promised the Iron Throne not only political benefits, but was also important due to Rohanne's strong bloodline.

It is believed that the Dornish faction at the court in King's Landing worked to disrupt this engagement, which Maegon soon learned about. Although the heir to the throne, Daeron, verbally approved of the marriage of his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, to a Tyroshi woman, he himself, through secret correspondence, confused the archon and urged him to marry sixteen-year-old Rohanne to his son, Baelor. The ship sent to Tyrosh with the royal dowry for the archon allegedly disappeared at sea, but it was most likely attacked. Also, at this time, a rumor arose about Aegon IV allegedly giving his son a promise that Daemon Blackfyre would be able to take more than one wife. These rumors reached the Tyroshi and were intended to discourage the archon from marrying his daughter to Daemon, because he clearly did not want for his daughter the position of the second wife of a bastard, removed from throne

It is believed that Maegon brought Daemon Blackfyre to Tyrosh in 184 AC and the plan was for him and his intended bride to meet so that Daemon could turn the situation around and prevent the engagement from breaking off. The fourteen-year-old Daemon had sex with seventeen-year-old Rohanna and soon she announced her pregnancy and to prevent a scandal, Daeron II, who had already become king, agreed to pay the Archon a dowry for his daughter and the marriage of Rohanna and Daemon was legitimized and recognized by the parties. This was a risky plan since the Tyroshian Archon was ready to start a war for his daughter who had lost her virginity, but since Rohanna was also captivated by the Daemon and desired him as her husband, Daeron II's hands were tied and he, as part of a pact with his half-brother, provided him with a marriage since before his death in the same year 184 AC, Aegon IV Legitimized Daemon Blackfyre and effectively gave him the right to the throne on par with his legitimate children and grandchildren. Maegon was not awarded such an honor, but from now on he became even closer to Daemon Blackfyre.

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Maegon's personal life was initially unsuccessful, although the prince gained the attention of many women, both noble and common. He did not feel affection and never resorted to the services of prostitutes, and in this he was also similar to Daemon Blackfyre, who preferred one love for life. Maegon was attracted to one of the Tyroshi women in the retinue of his sister-in-law, Rohanna, but soon many of them were sent back to Tyrosh, and life for the newlyweds, Daemon and Rohanna, became increasingly cramped in the red castle. The land granted to Daemon Blackfyre on which he could build his own castle belonged to Lord Hayford, who openly opposed and, at the instigation of the king, did not allow Blackfyre to begin construction there, and Daemon settled in Maegon's lands. However, Maegon soon married, and his chosen one was Lady Rhaenys, the daughter of Elaena Targaryen and Aegon IV. Born in 171, they say that Elaena and Aegon had other bastards, but Rhaenys is the only one recognized, and it is quite ironic since the mothers of Maegon and Rhaenys did not get along for a long time, and Princess Elaena herself, who was part of the Dornish faction and supported her nephew Daeron II in everything, was initially against her daughter becoming Maegon's wife, but this marriage, approved by the crown, was also intended to relieve the tension that reigned at court.

Rhaenys often accompanied Maegon during his reconnaissance journeys across the Seven Kingdoms, and especially along the border with Dorne, where she, like Maegon, became a frequent witness to abuses to which the crown turned a blind eye. Dornish bannermen enjoyed the favor of the Iron Throne and, without the knowledge, or perhaps with the knowledge of Sunspear, encroached on the lands of the Lords of the Marches in the Stormlands and the Reach. The prince's former mentor, Halagad Mullendore, had by then become Lord of the Uplands and received the prince and his wife, telling them about all the hardships associated with Dorne, since old grievances had not disappeared, and the Lords of the Marches were effectively left without a share, since the king, married to a Dornish princess, takes a pro-Dornish position in everything and is deaf to their pleas.

More and more lords and noble families rallied around the figure of Daemon Blackfyre, the legitimized bastard of Aegon IV. Many saw Daemon as the rightful king, since his grandfather was both Viserys II and Viserys II's older brother, Aegon III. Although the claims of Aegon III's daughters to the Iron Throne were rejected, the question arose whether Daena could pass on to her son the pretazanias that she herself did not possess. This also included disputes about the primacy of Andal laws in the kingdom with a certain Andal majority, according to which a daughter inherits her father in the absence of brothers as such or the absence of heirs from these brothers, which called into question the legitimacy of the reign of both Viserys II and Aegon IV.

The first time Daemon Blackfyre's claim to the Iron Throne was discussed was in 187, at a tournament held to celebrate the wedding of Aegon IV's daughter, Daenerys Targaryen, with Maron Martell, the heir to the Sunspear. The Dornish and Tyroshi court factions, though she never called herself that, clashed, and the entire tournament was filled with heated arguments. Maegon was one of the finalists, and reportedly easily defeated Maekar and a dozen other knights, but lost to his loving brother, Daemon Blackfyre, who was ultimately defeated by Daeron's heir, Baelor. Although bards and wandering singers often talk of a great passion between Daemon and Daenerys, this was a rumor spread by the king's Dornish faction, intended to hurt Daemon's feelings.

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Since Daemon was beloved by many in the kingdom as the living embodiment of a warrior and got along well with the seven-pointed church, the Dornish faction of the king portrayed him as dissolute and unbridled, as if acting out of lustful impulses towards his half-sister and supposedly this is what prompted Daemon to rebel, which of course was not true, since Maegon and the others witnessed the happy life of Daemon and Rohanne, and Rohanne steadily gifted her husband with healthy, strong children, and the Blackfyre line was replenished, and Lady Rohanne became an indispensable support for her husband, although she held herself with dignity and preferred not to engage in intrigues, like King Daeron's wife, Myriah Martell, who nevertheless protected her fellow tribesmen and ensured the Dornish faction complete dominance in the royal court.

Maegon, being a prince of the blood, was the most influential political supporter of his brother, Daemon Blackfyre, and vowed to achieve the Iron Throne for him and his children at all costs, considering Daeron's reign no less corrupt than the reign of their own father, which, although very dubious, did not put the Iron Throne in a humiliating, as he said, quasi-vassal status, and that none of Daeron's descendants should sit on the Iron Throne and it would be more expedient for them to go to Dorne and lead an alternative branch there in order to maintain and preserve peace between Dorne and the rest of the kingdoms, with which he spoke out, which caused the anger of King Daeron's loyal people, but Daeron himself remained silent

Maegon knew that Brynden Rivers, who had been hesitating between his half-brothers Daemon and Daeron all this time, had sided with Daeron and could not be trusted, and therefore exposed him at a feast of supporters of the Blackfyre cause several months before the first uprising, which, however, was a mistake, since Brynden immediately found himself at the court of King Daeron and became his assistant, effectively informing the king of the brewing conspiracy, although there was no plan and Daemon himself postponed the very possibility of rebellion and defending his claims until the last minute.

In the end, King Daeron summoned Daemon Blackfyre to the Red Keep, where he was likely going to accuse him of treason and execute him, although some assumed that the king, if not with his own hands, would punish him in other ways, such as stripping him of his manhood and sending him to the wall. Daemon's children, especially his boys, were also in danger, since while Daemon was in the Red Keep, a royal army under the command of one of the Martells living at court advanced on Prince Maegon's residence, where the Blackfyres lived, intending to arrest Daemon Blackfyre's entire family and escort them to the capital. However, this mounted escort was defeated by Maegon, which marked the beginning of the rebellion, since disobeying the king's orders meant war. Daemon, meanwhile, was able to avoid death or shameful imprisonment, saved by his teacher and master-at-arms in the Red Keep, Quentyn Ball. The Hand of the King, Ambrose Butterwell, sympathized with Daemon Blackfyre and therefore responded sluggishly to rebel activity in the crownlands and was eventually removed

Maegon believed that the Iron Throne benefited from connections not only with Tyrosh but also with the other Free Cities, and advocated for establishing ties with the Old Blood, Volantis, and the other heirs of the extinct Old Valyria, including his great-grandmother's homeland, distant Elyria. He shared this with Daemon Blackfyre and asked him to transform the Iron Throne into something more than the disparate feudal kingdoms of the Iron Throne. Maegon valued his lineage and resented his nephews, the Rhoynar, although only Baelor, of them, inherited Dornish appearance. This did not change the essence of the matter, and, as Maegon stated, it put a stain on their dynasty.

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At the same time, Maegon was pragmatic and did not embody empty, pompous, stupid racism, and he was bold enough to turn to House Yronwood, the strongest Dornish bannermen under the Martells and the High Kings of the past, in the midst of the rebellion, to push them to rebel against their overlords, although in the first rebellion the Yronwoods did not join the Blackfyres, they nevertheless limited themselves to sending only a few insignificant forces to help their overlords, the Martells.

Only two great houses, the Arryns, connected to King Daeron by the marriage of his middle son Rhaegel with Alys Arryn, and the Baratheons, faced with the outrage of the Dornish Marches, sided with the loyalists. The other great houses, it seems, remained neutral and bided their time. The Lannisters, focused on protecting the western lands, were taken out of the game early on, and their key bannermen, such as the Leffords, were subdued. However, the Tyrells' activity forced the houses sympathetic to the Blackfyre cause to stand idle, and the Hightowers did not dare to openly oppose either the Iron Throne or their overlords, the Tyrells. Considering that only minor houses directly supported the Blackfyres, it was necessary to occupy the capital, King's Landing, as soon as possible, and Maegon was one of the supporters of a quick breakthrough, which never took place.

Maegon marched south, outflanking the Tyrell armies to lead the forces assembled by the loyalist Blackfyre houses: Mullendore, Bulwer, and Blackbar. Lord Hightower, though neutral, allowed the rebels to rally on his lands, especially since House Bulwer's lands had been granted to the Hightowers as appanage. Even earlier, House Costayne, a vassal of the Hightowers, had marched and reinforced Daemon Blackfyre's forces with a force of 10,000 men. Maegon intended to engage Lord Leo Tyrell's superior forces, which were still gathering and moving too slowly, their columns stretched thin, but Maegon was stopped by an urgent message from Aegor Rivers, commander-in-chief of the Blackfyre forces and another trusted brother of Daemon Blackfyre, who ordered him to remain in place and wait, promising a swift victory. However, by the time this report arrived, the rebels had already suffered a crushing defeat on the Redgrass Field, and Daemon Blackfyre, like his firstborn sons Aegon and Aemon, had died when news of the defeat reached the southern Blackfyre camp. Maegon rallied the people and, faced with a surprise attack by Leo Tyrell, was able to retreat with a smaller force and take refuge behind the ramparts of Mullendore, from where he fled under cover of night to the Riverlands and from there to the crownlands, his residence.

Upon his return, Maegon found his castle plundered, but fortunately, his household, Maegon's wife Rhaenys and their one-year-old son, Gaemon, were safe, hiding in their cellars and catacombs beneath the castle built about half a century ago. Along with them was also Daemon Blackfyre's fourth son, Haegon, who had arrived in Westeros just a few months before the uprising from Tyrosh, where he had been visiting his grandfather, the Archon. Haegon had already found Westeros at a stage of war, and therefore it was more expedient to hide him here, while Daemon Blackfyre's third son and his likely heir, Daemon the Younger, was with his mother and numerous sisters and brothers on Dragonstone, in Maegon's domain. Maegon feared that the Velaryons might send their fleet and blockade them on Dragonstone, which is what happened, since Aegor Rivers only broke through with the help of the Tyroshi fleet and managed to free the family of Daemon Blackfyre and take them on Tyroshi ships to Essos. Maegon had to evacuate his wife, son and nephew.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Maegon, who liked the legendary origins of his great-grandmother, who traced her lineage back to the Belaerys dragonlords in the year of Valyria, who rivaled the Targaryens themselves, wanted to use their surname instead of the more familiar maternal Windworm and achieved it for himself, but this was considered unacceptable, given that the power and prestige of the Targaryens in Westeros came from their exclusivity, although in the end a compromise was reached and in official documents Maegon used the double surname Windworm-Celebrindal, since in Westeros his great-grandmother Sireril was known as Celebrindal, and Maegon was also allowed to be called Targaryen, since in 182 King Aegon, based on the descent of Maegon's mother, Princess Daella, from Prince Gaemon, the youngest son of King Jaehaerys, confirmed his matrilineal legitimacy, and in fact, Maegon had rights to the Iron Throne. only if the line of Balon the Brave dies out entirely

Maegon loved and honored his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre and their love was similar to that which bound their mothers Daena and Daella and Daemon and Maegon were said to be brave and ardent hearts although the most endowed with dignity and honor of them was Daemon while Maegon was more noble and arrogant and their duet was accompanied by their other brother Brynden, the future Bloodraven whom Maegon however feared

Between 182 and 184, Maegon arrived in Tyrosh as part of the Iron Throne's delegation to the court of the Tyroshi Archon Tuinvitar Miruvor. Maegon acted as an envoy of his father, Aegon IV, discussing with the Archon the wedding of his only daughter, Rohanne, with Daemon Blackfyre. The Miruvor family was known for the fact that its ancestors had previously entered into marriage contracts with the Targaryens, and it was known that Rohanne was a distant descendant of Aelyx and Balon Targaryen, the great-uncles of Aegon the Conqueror. This marriage promised the Iron Throne not only political benefits, but was also important due to Rohanne's strong bloodline.

It is believed that the Dornish faction at the court in King's Landing worked to disrupt this engagement, which Maegon soon learned about. Although the heir to the throne, Daeron, verbally approved of the marriage of his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, to a Tyroshi woman, he himself, through secret correspondence, confused the archon and urged him to marry sixteen-year-old Rohanne to his son, Baelor. The ship sent to Tyrosh with the royal dowry for the archon allegedly disappeared at sea, but it was most likely attacked. Also, at this time, a rumor arose about Aegon IV allegedly giving his son a promise that Daemon Blackfyre would be able to take more than one wife. These rumors reached the Tyroshi and were intended to discourage the archon from marrying his daughter to Daemon, because he clearly did not want for his daughter the position of the second wife of a bastard, removed from throne

It is believed that Maegon brought Daemon Blackfyre to Tyrosh in 184 AC and the plan was for him and his intended bride to meet so that Daemon could turn the situation around and prevent the engagement from breaking off. The fourteen-year-old Daemon had sex with seventeen-year-old Rohanna and soon she announced her pregnancy and to prevent a scandal, Daeron II, who had already become king, agreed to pay the Archon a dowry for his daughter and the marriage of Rohanna and Daemon was legitimized and recognized by the parties. This was a risky plan since the Tyroshian Archon was ready to start a war for his daughter who had lost her virginity, but since Rohanna was also captivated by the Daemon and desired him as her husband, Daeron II's hands were tied and he, as part of a pact with his half-brother, provided him with a marriage since before his death in the same year 184 AC, Aegon IV Legitimized Daemon Blackfyre and effectively gave him the right to the throne on par with his legitimate children and grandchildren. Maegon was not awarded such an honor, but from now on he became even closer to Daemon Blackfyre.

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Maegon's personal life was initially unsuccessful, although the prince gained the attention of many women, both noble and common. He did not feel affection and never resorted to the services of prostitutes, and in this he was also similar to Daemon Blackfyre, who preferred one love for life. Maegon was attracted to one of the Tyroshi women in the retinue of his sister-in-law, Rohanna, but soon many of them were sent back to Tyrosh, and life for the newlyweds, Daemon and Rohanna, became increasingly cramped in the red castle. The land granted to Daemon Blackfyre on which he could build his own castle belonged to Lord Hayford, who openly opposed and, at the instigation of the king, did not allow Blackfyre to begin construction there, and Daemon settled in Maegon's lands. However, Maegon soon married, and his chosen one was Lady Rhaenys, the daughter of Elaena Targaryen and Aegon IV. Born in 171, they say that Elaena and Aegon had other bastards, but Rhaenys is the only one recognized, and it is quite ironic since the mothers of Maegon and Rhaenys did not get along for a long time, and Princess Elaena herself, who was part of the Dornish faction and supported her nephew Daeron II in everything, was initially against her daughter becoming Maegon's wife, but this marriage, approved by the crown, was also intended to relieve the tension that reigned at court.

Rhaenys often accompanied Maegon during his reconnaissance journeys across the Seven Kingdoms, and especially along the border with Dorne, where she, like Maegon, became a frequent witness to abuses to which the crown turned a blind eye. Dornish bannermen enjoyed the favor of the Iron Throne and, without the knowledge, or perhaps with the knowledge of Sunspear, encroached on the lands of the Lords of the Marches in the Stormlands and the Reach. The prince's former mentor, Halagad Mullendore, had by then become Lord of the Uplands and received the prince and his wife, telling them about all the hardships associated with Dorne, since old grievances had not disappeared, and the Lords of the Marches were effectively left without a share, since the king, married to a Dornish princess, takes a pro-Dornish position in everything and is deaf to their pleas.

More and more lords and noble families rallied around the figure of Daemon Blackfyre, the legitimized bastard of Aegon IV. Many saw Daemon as the rightful king, since his grandfather was both Viserys II and Viserys II's older brother, Aegon III. Although the claims of Aegon III's daughters to the Iron Throne were rejected, the question arose whether Daena could pass on to her son the pretazanias that she herself did not possess. This also included disputes about the primacy of Andal laws in the kingdom with a certain Andal majority, according to which a daughter inherits her father in the absence of brothers as such or the absence of heirs from these brothers, which called into question the legitimacy of the reign of both Viserys II and Aegon IV.

The first time Daemon Blackfyre's claim to the Iron Throne was discussed was in 187, at a tournament held to celebrate the wedding of Aegon IV's daughter, Daenerys Targaryen, with Maron Martell, the heir to the Sunspear. The Dornish and Tyroshi court factions, though she never called herself that, clashed, and the entire tournament was filled with heated arguments. Maegon was one of the finalists, and reportedly easily defeated Maekar and a dozen other knights, but lost to his loving brother, Daemon Blackfyre, who was ultimately defeated by Daeron's heir, Baelor. Although bards and wandering singers often talk of a great passion between Daemon and Daenerys, this was a rumor spread by the king's Dornish faction, intended to hurt Daemon's feelings.

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Since Daemon was beloved by many in the kingdom as the living embodiment of a warrior and got along well with the seven-pointed church, the Dornish faction of the king portrayed him as dissolute and unbridled, as if acting out of lustful impulses towards his half-sister and supposedly this is what prompted Daemon to rebel, which of course was not true, since Maegon and the others witnessed the happy life of Daemon and Rohanne, and Rohanne steadily gifted her husband with healthy, strong children, and the Blackfyre line was replenished, and Lady Rohanne became an indispensable support for her husband, although she held herself with dignity and preferred not to engage in intrigues, like King Daeron's wife, Myriah Martell, who nevertheless protected her fellow tribesmen and ensured the Dornish faction complete dominance in the royal court.

Maegon, being a prince of the blood, was the most influential political supporter of his brother, Daemon Blackfyre, and vowed to achieve the Iron Throne for him and his children at all costs, considering Daeron's reign no less corrupt than the reign of their own father, which, although very dubious, did not put the Iron Throne in a humiliating, as he said, quasi-vassal status, and that none of Daeron's descendants should sit on the Iron Throne and it would be more expedient for them to go to Dorne and lead an alternative branch there in order to maintain and preserve peace between Dorne and the rest of the kingdoms, with which he spoke out, which caused the anger of King Daeron's loyal people, but Daeron himself remained silent

Maegon knew that Brynden Rivers, who had been hesitating between his half-brothers Daemon and Daeron all this time, had sided with Daeron and could not be trusted, and therefore exposed him at a feast of supporters of the Blackfyre cause several months before the first uprising, which, however, was a mistake, since Brynden immediately found himself at the court of King Daeron and became his assistant, effectively informing the king of the brewing conspiracy, although there was no plan and Daemon himself postponed the very possibility of rebellion and defending his claims until the last minute.

In the end, King Daeron summoned Daemon Blackfyre to the Red Keep, where he was likely going to accuse him of treason and execute him, although some assumed that the king, if not with his own hands, would punish him in other ways, such as stripping him of his manhood and sending him to the wall. Daemon's children, especially his boys, were also in danger, since while Daemon was in the Red Keep, a royal army under the command of one of the Martells living at court advanced on Prince Maegon's residence, where the Blackfyres lived, intending to arrest Daemon Blackfyre's entire family and escort them to the capital. However, this mounted escort was defeated by Maegon, which marked the beginning of the rebellion, since disobeying the king's orders meant war. Daemon, meanwhile, was able to avoid death or shameful imprisonment, saved by his teacher and master-at-arms in the Red Keep, Quentyn Ball. The Hand of the King, Ambrose Butterwell, sympathized with Daemon Blackfyre and therefore responded sluggishly to rebel activity in the crownlands and was eventually removed

Maegon believed that the Iron Throne benefited from connections not only with Tyrosh but also with the other Free Cities, and advocated for establishing ties with the Old Blood, Volantis, and the other heirs of the extinct Old Valyria, including his great-grandmother's homeland, distant Elyria. He shared this with Daemon Blackfyre and asked him to transform the Iron Throne into something more than the disparate feudal kingdoms of the Iron Throne. Maegon valued his lineage and resented his nephews, the Rhoynar, although only Baelor, of them, inherited Dornish appearance. This did not change the essence of the matter, and, as Maegon stated, it put a stain on their dynasty.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Maegon, who liked the legendary origins of his great-grandmother, who traced her lineage back to the Belaerys dragonlords in the year of Valyria, who rivaled the Targaryens themselves, wanted to use their surname instead of the more familiar maternal Windworm and achieved it for himself, but this was considered unacceptable, given that the power and prestige of the Targaryens in Westeros came from their exclusivity, although in the end a compromise was reached and in official documents Maegon used the double surname Windworm-Celebrindal, since in Westeros his great-grandmother Sireril was known as Celebrindal, and Maegon was also allowed to be called Targaryen, since in 182 King Aegon, based on the descent of Maegon's mother, Princess Daella, from Prince Gaemon, the youngest son of King Jaehaerys, confirmed his matrilineal legitimacy, and in fact, Maegon had rights to the Iron Throne. only if the line of Balon the Brave dies out entirely

Maegon loved and honored his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre and their love was similar to that which bound their mothers Daena and Daella and Daemon and Maegon were said to be brave and ardent hearts although the most endowed with dignity and honor of them was Daemon while Maegon was more noble and arrogant and their duet was accompanied by their other brother Brynden, the future Bloodraven whom Maegon however feared

Between 182 and 184, Maegon arrived in Tyrosh as part of the Iron Throne's delegation to the court of the Tyroshi Archon Tuinvitar Miruvor. Maegon acted as an envoy of his father, Aegon IV, discussing with the Archon the wedding of his only daughter, Rohanne, with Daemon Blackfyre. The Miruvor family was known for the fact that its ancestors had previously entered into marriage contracts with the Targaryens, and it was known that Rohanne was a distant descendant of Aelyx and Balon Targaryen, the great-uncles of Aegon the Conqueror. This marriage promised the Iron Throne not only political benefits, but was also important due to Rohanne's strong bloodline.

It is believed that the Dornish faction at the court in King's Landing worked to disrupt this engagement, which Maegon soon learned about. Although the heir to the throne, Daeron, verbally approved of the marriage of his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, to a Tyroshi woman, he himself, through secret correspondence, confused the archon and urged him to marry sixteen-year-old Rohanne to his son, Baelor. The ship sent to Tyrosh with the royal dowry for the archon allegedly disappeared at sea, but it was most likely attacked. Also, at this time, a rumor arose about Aegon IV allegedly giving his son a promise that Daemon Blackfyre would be able to take more than one wife. These rumors reached the Tyroshi and were intended to discourage the archon from marrying his daughter to Daemon, because he clearly did not want for his daughter the position of the second wife of a bastard, removed from throne

It is believed that Maegon brought Daemon Blackfyre to Tyrosh in 184 AC and the plan was for him and his intended bride to meet so that Daemon could turn the situation around and prevent the engagement from breaking off. The fourteen-year-old Daemon had sex with seventeen-year-old Rohanna and soon she announced her pregnancy and to prevent a scandal, Daeron II, who had already become king, agreed to pay the Archon a dowry for his daughter and the marriage of Rohanna and Daemon was legitimized and recognized by the parties. This was a risky plan since the Tyroshian Archon was ready to start a war for his daughter who had lost her virginity, but since Rohanna was also captivated by the Daemon and desired him as her husband, Daeron II's hands were tied and he, as part of a pact with his half-brother, provided him with a marriage since before his death in the same year 184 AC, Aegon IV Legitimized Daemon Blackfyre and effectively gave him the right to the throne on par with his legitimate children and grandchildren. Maegon was not awarded such an honor, but from now on he became even closer to Daemon Blackfyre.

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Maegon's personal life was initially unsuccessful, although the prince gained the attention of many women, both noble and common. He did not feel affection and never resorted to the services of prostitutes, and in this he was also similar to Daemon Blackfyre, who preferred one love for life. Maegon was attracted to one of the Tyroshi women in the retinue of his sister-in-law, Rohanna, but soon many of them were sent back to Tyrosh, and life for the newlyweds, Daemon and Rohanna, became increasingly cramped in the red castle. The land granted to Daemon Blackfyre on which he could build his own castle belonged to Lord Hayford, who openly opposed and, at the instigation of the king, did not allow Blackfyre to begin construction there, and Daemon settled in Maegon's lands. However, Maegon soon married, and his chosen one was Lady Rhaenys, the daughter of Elaena Targaryen and Aegon IV. Born in 171, they say that Elaena and Aegon had other bastards, but Rhaenys is the only one recognized, and it is quite ironic since the mothers of Maegon and Rhaenys did not get along for a long time, and Princess Elaena herself, who was part of the Dornish faction and supported her nephew Daeron II in everything, was initially against her daughter becoming Maegon's wife, but this marriage, approved by the crown, was also intended to relieve the tension that reigned at court.

Rhaenys often accompanied Maegon during his reconnaissance journeys across the Seven Kingdoms, and especially along the border with Dorne, where she, like Maegon, became a frequent witness to abuses to which the crown turned a blind eye. Dornish bannermen enjoyed the favor of the Iron Throne and, without the knowledge, or perhaps with the knowledge of Sunspear, encroached on the lands of the Lords of the Marches in the Stormlands and the Reach. The prince's former mentor, Halagad Mullendore, had by then become Lord of the Uplands and received the prince and his wife, telling them about all the hardships associated with Dorne, since old grievances had not disappeared, and the Lords of the Marches were effectively left without a share, since the king, married to a Dornish princess, takes a pro-Dornish position in everything and is deaf to their pleas.

More and more lords and noble families rallied around the figure of Daemon Blackfyre, the legitimized bastard of Aegon IV. Many saw Daemon as the rightful king, since his grandfather was both Viserys II and Viserys II's older brother, Aegon III. Although the claims of Aegon III's daughters to the Iron Throne were rejected, the question arose whether Daena could pass on to her son the pretazanias that she herself did not possess. This also included disputes about the primacy of Andal laws in the kingdom with a certain Andal majority, according to which a daughter inherits her father in the absence of brothers as such or the absence of heirs from these brothers, which called into question the legitimacy of the reign of both Viserys II and Aegon IV.

The first time Daemon Blackfyre's claim to the Iron Throne was discussed was in 187, at a tournament held to celebrate the wedding of Aegon IV's daughter, Daenerys Targaryen, with Maron Martell, the heir to the Sunspear. The Dornish and Tyroshi court factions, though she never called herself that, clashed, and the entire tournament was filled with heated arguments. Maegon was one of the finalists, and reportedly easily defeated Maekar and a dozen other knights, but lost to his loving brother, Daemon Blackfyre, who was ultimately defeated by Daeron's heir, Baelor. Although bards and wandering singers often talk of a great passion between Daemon and Daenerys, this was a rumor spread by the king's Dornish faction, intended to hurt Daemon's feelings.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Maegon, who liked the legendary origins of his great-grandmother, who traced her lineage back to the Belaerys dragonlords in the year of Valyria, who rivaled the Targaryens themselves, wanted to use their surname instead of the more familiar maternal Windworm and achieved it for himself, but this was considered unacceptable, given that the power and prestige of the Targaryens in Westeros came from their exclusivity, although in the end a compromise was reached and in official documents Maegon used the double surname Windworm-Celebrindal, since in Westeros his great-grandmother Sireril was known as Celebrindal, and Maegon was also allowed to be called Targaryen, since in 182 King Aegon, based on the descent of Maegon's mother, Princess Daella, from Prince Gaemon, the youngest son of King Jaehaerys, confirmed his matrilineal legitimacy, and in fact, Maegon had rights to the Iron Throne. only if the line of Balon the Brave dies out entirely

Maegon loved and honored his half-brother Daemon Blackfyre and their love was similar to that which bound their mothers Daena and Daella and Daemon and Maegon were said to be brave and ardent hearts although the most endowed with dignity and honor of them was Daemon while Maegon was more noble and arrogant and their duet was accompanied by their other brother Brynden, the future Bloodraven whom Maegon however feared

Between 182 and 184, Maegon arrived in Tyrosh as part of the Iron Throne's delegation to the court of the Tyroshi Archon Tuinvitar Miruvor. Maegon acted as an envoy of his father, Aegon IV, discussing with the Archon the wedding of his only daughter, Rohanne, with Daemon Blackfyre. The Miruvor family was known for the fact that its ancestors had previously entered into marriage contracts with the Targaryens, and it was known that Rohanne was a distant descendant of Aelyx and Balon Targaryen, the great-uncles of Aegon the Conqueror. This marriage promised the Iron Throne not only political benefits, but was also important due to Rohanne's strong bloodline.

It is believed that the Dornish faction at the court in King's Landing worked to disrupt this engagement, which Maegon soon learned about. Although the heir to the throne, Daeron, verbally approved of the marriage of his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, to a Tyroshi woman, he himself, through secret correspondence, confused the archon and urged him to marry sixteen-year-old Rohanne to his son, Baelor. The ship sent to Tyrosh with the royal dowry for the archon allegedly disappeared at sea, but it was most likely attacked. Also, at this time, a rumor arose about Aegon IV allegedly giving his son a promise that Daemon Blackfyre would be able to take more than one wife. These rumors reached the Tyroshi and were intended to discourage the archon from marrying his daughter to Daemon, because he clearly did not want for his daughter the position of the second wife of a bastard, removed from throne

It is believed that Maegon brought Daemon Blackfyre to Tyrosh in 184 AC and the plan was for him and his intended bride to meet so that Daemon could turn the situation around and prevent the engagement from breaking off. The fourteen-year-old Daemon had sex with seventeen-year-old Rohanna and soon she announced her pregnancy and to prevent a scandal, Daeron II, who had already become king, agreed to pay the Archon a dowry for his daughter and the marriage of Rohanna and Daemon was legitimized and recognized by the parties. This was a risky plan since the Tyroshian Archon was ready to start a war for his daughter who had lost her virginity, but since Rohanna was also captivated by the Daemon and desired him as her husband, Daeron II's hands were tied and he, as part of a pact with his half-brother, provided him with a marriage since before his death in the same year 184 AC, Aegon IV Legitimized Daemon Blackfyre and effectively gave him the right to the throne on par with his legitimate children and grandchildren. Maegon was not awarded such an honor, but from now on he became even closer to Daemon Blackfyre.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Maegon, son of Aegon IV and Daella Targaryen of Windworm, was one of the great bastards, as they were called. He was described as favorable in all respects, and with his charming beauty, he was unlike the other members of House Targaryen. He looked Valyrian, but his Valyrian beauty was more reminiscent of a descendant of another dragon family, and this fact was widely attributed to his descent from the Elyrian Belaerys, although court chroniclers and Westerosi maesters doubted the claims of Sireril, Maegon's great-grandmother.

Not only was Maegon handsome in appearance, but he was also tall and strong, and he grew up to be a valiant warrior, cheerful and generous, but still stubborn in his will and proud, and during his life he often challenged his many brothers and sisters, including Prince Daeron, the future Daeron 2.

Although Maegon enjoyed less favor with his father and did not grow up in the Red Keep, Maegon still received a proper education and his training was overseen by Halagad Mallendor, who came from the western marches, a region responsible for repelling Dornish raids from the Red Mountains. Therefore, Halagad, like no one else, could instill in the prince the skills of fencing. Soon, however, Halagad fell into disfavor because Aegon IV's campaigns in Dorne did not move beyond plans and Prince Daeron's court faction achieved his resignation and exile to his homeland. Halagad was forced to abandon the royal bastard somewhere between 177 and 179. Therefore, Luewet Redfort from the Vale was responsible for Maegon's education in the future and his appointment was achieved by the heir to the throne, Daeron. This was a political move aimed at strengthening House Arryn in the crown lands, since House Redfort was subordinate to the rulers of the Vale, the Arryns, with whom the prince Daeron had already entered into a marriage contract and King Aegon IV was powerless to stop it.

Redfort was ordered to focus on the academic education of the royal bastard, although he continued to give him fencing lessons with little success, and Maegon began to simply run away from his mother's estate where he lived, wandering around the royal lands where he joined various wandering groups and this ended with him receiving a wound that did not threaten his life and his mother Dale brought him back, achieving that Redfort was removed and the prince's former tutor returned to him. Then, however, an agreement was reached and Mallendore, as before, trained the prince, instilling in him knightly skills, while Redfort monitored the proper level of the prince's scholarship.

Maegon was formally legitimized in 182 and, being recognized as the king's son, could now appear at the royal court, although he was still not a contender for the iron throne since Maegon was not legitimized and if before the fact of his birth was known to everyone, now his origin was recognized by the court. Maegon had a good relationship with his half-brother Daeron, who was 17 years older than him, but it is believed that Maegon conflicted with his nephews and peers Baelor and Meykar and spoke badly of their Dornish heritage, qualities that he inherited from his mentor Haladar Mallendor, who told him about the hardships that the lords of the Marches faced defending the kingdom from the Dornish threat. It is also believed that Maegon complained that his mother was treated badly, but he never spoke rudely to his father, King Aegon, or any of his older relatives at court.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Daella continued to communicate with Daena after the birth of their children, and although she was somewhat jealous of the attention Aegon gave Daena, she was not angry, and together they confirmed their sisterhood when Daella fed Daemon Blackfyre with her milk and Daena fed Maegon, making them milk brothers.

After becoming king, Aegon began to visit Daella more often, although she still did not want to be in the Red Keep, and Aegon seemed to avoid meeting her under various pretexts, and upon learning of her pregnancy, he forced her to get rid of the child, which put Daella's life in danger. Aegon seemed to enjoy how he could vent his anger on her, since things in the kingdom were going badly for him, and from the very beginning, his reign was sabotaged by his son and heir, Daeron.

Daella alienated Aegon when she advised him to return to his wife Naerys, who was suffering from complications after the birth of their daughter Daenerys in 172 AC, wishing only that Aegon take their boy Maegon with him to the capital. Aegon reacted violently by taking Daella and again conceiving a child with her, which she was again forced to dispose of, and after that, it seems she was no longer able to have children.

Daella made efforts so that her son Maegon, being illegitimate, could inherit her family name and succeed her. She achieved her goal in 182 at the tourney when Aegon IV recognized his bastard Daemon Waters and named him Blackfyre. He did not forget about his other son, also born from a Targaryen mother, Maegon, allowing him to bear the Earldom of Windwyrm. Aegon again wanted to see Daella with him for this and she was forced, as before, to please the already plump and considerably aged king, although he was only 47, he looked 60.

Although it was expected that Daella would no longer be able to bear children, she nevertheless became pregnant to the surprise of the maesters, and this time, when both his wife Naerys and his brother Aemon were dead, Aegon did not want Daella to terminate her pregnancy and even allowed her to visit the red keep more often, giving her gifts, although the king himself was already suffering from difficulty moving due to his weight and associated illnesses. To his horror, Aegon seems to have infected Daella with a venereal disease, and she took to her bed and died in 183, and she was buried with her unborn child in her womb.

It is unknown what caused Aegon IV's attention to his mistress, whom he neglected, but given the circumstances, as well as the probable death of his dear Daena, whom he simply did not have time to marry, or never planned, Aegon IV hoped to finally produce an heir capable of most acutely threatening the legacy of his son Daeron, the discord with which was insurmountable, and Aegon, one way or another, continued to desecrate the memory of his late wife and brother, perhaps planning to name Daella his queen.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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These meetings always resulted in one of the ladies in custody pleasing the prince, leading to a quick pregnancy for both Daena and Daella after some time, and while Daena's pregnancy was a joy, Aegon also made sure that none of the servants found out about it. He was angry upon learning of Daella's pregnancy because he ordered her to drink herbs to terminate the pregnancy and did not cum inside her, but he could not restrain himself. In the end, Daena stood up for her loving friend and convinced her to continue the pregnancy, ensuring that Aegon accepted the child, at least the fact of the child's birth.

Due to the pregnancy of two of his favorites, Aegon switched to Elaena, making her his favorite, and soon she also became pregnant, and the situation quickly got out of control. Daena's growing belly quickly became public knowledge, but the servants bribed by Prince Aegon did not say a word, although his visits to noble ladies became more and more frequent, and King Baelor, wanting to achieve the truth, fasted for more than 40 days, exhausting his body, which led to his death.

Daella's pregnancy went more unnoticed. Although she was a noble lady from the House of Targaryen and Velaryon and the only living descendant of Prince Gaemon, she was not so important and she was even allowed to return to her family estates in the Crownlands, where she gave birth to a son at the end of 170, named Maegon. It is believed that Maegon was born only 3 months younger than his half-brother, Daemon Blackfyre, born to Daena.

Daella initially wanted to name her son Gaemon after her great-grandfather and also after the one after whom her great-grandfather, Gaemon, was named, a glorious and greatest lord before the Conquest whose deeds strengthened the power of the Targaryens, but the royal court represented by Viserys II, the father of Prince Aegon, Viserys II, who became king after the death of his nephew Baelor, forbade her and instead Daella named her son bastard after another lord before the Conquest, Maegon.

While Aegon often visited his son by Daena, Daemon, and also spent a lot of time with Daena and her child, he never visited Daella, and only once did King Viserys II, knowing the whole truth, send emissaries to ensure the health and safety of the royal bastard, and then, as reported, arrived himself. Various sources report that the day before Viserys II's visit, Prince Aegon wrote to his mistress, urging her to poison the king and thereby ensure his speedy accession to the throne in exchange for honors for her and her son. It is unknown whether this is true or not, but soon after his visit to his grandson, Maegon, King Viserys II died, and his death is widely interpreted as unnatural. Prince Aegon became King Aegon IV.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Aeryn's death in Dorne left Daella the sole heir to Windwyrm's vast estates in Driftmark and Dragonstone, as well as in the crownlands. Her grandfather, Alyn Velaryon, sought to marry her off to his own son, Daella's uncle, Berethon Velaryon. This met with resistance from the girl's mother, Laena, who turned to the Iron Throne for help and Princess Daena Targaryen, King Baelor's sister, to take the girl to King's Landing under her wing. In the end, Alyn retreated, and Daella retired to King's Landing, but part of her holdings in Driftmark went to the Velaryons.

The girl quickly became close to the princess, and Daella and Daena became close friends. Although Daella was officially considered her mistress's lady-in-waiting, Daella quickly adopted Daena's wayward outlook on life and often accompanied her on forays into the kingswood for hunting and other entertainment, where, as they say, she entertained her princess and in every way imitated her in archery. Although Daella was not so good at knightly exercises and courageous, being more feminine, she became an important support for Daena in light of her discord with her brother, King Baelor, who refused to consummate the marriage with his wife.

It is said that while living in the Red Keep, Daella was in love with Prince Daeron, son of Prince Aegon and grandson of the Hand of Baelor the Blessed, Viserys, and Daeron also reciprocated her feelings, and at some point, they both began meeting in the royal gardens, which was noticed by Daena, however, any hopes for any kind of relationship were destroyed when Baelor the Blessed announced the engagement of his nephew, Prince Daeron, to Myriah Martell, and Daeron departed for Sunspear, and this breakup seemed to have severed their budding relationship.

Baelor the Blessed became more and more urgent in his faith and imprisoned all of his full sisters in the Maidenvault, allegedly because they, being free, were seducing him and other courtiers. He also did not want to ever share a bed with his sister Daena and put an end to their marriage, thereby imprisoning them from the outside world. Daella followed there along with Daena, wanting to support her mistress and friend. Soon, their imprisonment was broken by Prince Aegon, who began to visit two of the three imprisoned sisters, Daena and Elaena, although most often he visited there to be alone with Daena, and Daella guarded their room, thereby ensuring the safety of their relationship. She did not get along with Elaena, but soon they also became close during their imprisonment.

Eventually, Aegon began to pay attention to Daella and show her signs of attention, and then allowed her to sit next to him, a peculiar gesture that meant that the prince was inviting her to bed. Daella doubted whether she should share a bed with him, given that he was courting Daena, but remembering how Aegon was torn between Daena and Elaena, she also wanted to be near the prince, especially since he was handsome and charming with her. Eventually, Daena hinted to her that she did not mind if Daella wanted to lie with Aegon, and eventually, Daella began to accompany them during their bed meetings, or Aegon called her alone.

Aegon is considered to have been rougher with Daella than with Daena or Elaena, and the acts of spending time with him were somewhat painful, but given the confinement, this was the only opportunity for the young maiden to experience the pleasures of carnal life, to the horror of another princess, the younger Rhaena Targaryen, who was left completely alone and never joined the four. Eventually, Rhaena took monastic robes and left the cage.

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Blackfyre AU is becoming more than just a Blackfyre-focused AU. I've expanded my AU's family tree somewhat and also resurrected some members of House Targaryen declared dead early in canon.

Mostly because I want more characters in my fanfic, and I'm disappointed that George Martin doesn't add any cadet branches to the Targaryens or Velaryons, even though in canon we have the Longwaters family, which traces its origins to the illegitimate union of Elaena Targaryen, daughter of Aegon III, with Alyn Velaryon. This is more the exception than the rule.

Princess Vaella Targaryen, the youngest of Aenys and Alyssa Velaryon's children, survives. This should also give Alyssa Velaryon courage in her marriage to Rogar Baratheon, and she is not worried about the death of her daughter and carries Jocelyn, which makes her death more tragic and unexpected.

Vaella eventually marries Sir Vannar Velaryon, who is the grandson of Lord Aethan, and gives birth to their only daughter, Aenora, and Vaella herself eventually dies from the epidemic that struck Westeros in 60 AC.

Another character I brought to life in this AU is Prince Gaemon, the son of Jaehaerys and Alysanne, who was described as a very weak child. He was probably born prematurely, and his survival was a miracle, largely due to the efforts of his mother, who brought the child back from the dead.

Prince Gaemon survives and certainly reaches puberty, it is difficult to say what role he played at court. He was not disabled by birth and did not suffer from any serious disabilities, but I think he was a sickly son who was allowed to retire to Dragonstone and his father named him Count of Windwyrm and Gaemon settled in the tower of the same name on Dragonstone.

Gaemon married his cousin Aenora, even though she was older than him. This marriage was considered advantageous because it strengthened the alliance between the Targaryens and the Velaryons. Jaehaerys wanted to make peace with the offended Velaryons, in particular with Corlys, by blessing the union of his sickly son with the Velaryon family. It was also taken into account that Aenora, whose mother was Vaella Targaryen, was still fit to produce dragonriders, since Gaemon himself, due to weakened health and spirit, had not tamed a dragon.

Aenora gave birth to a son, Maenar, but was bedridden after the birth and there was no hope that she would recover and would ever be able to bear children again. She died in 102 AC, having been in a semi-conscious state all these years. Gaemon himself died in 98 AC and his son, Maenar, was first raised in King's Landing and then, after Viserys I ascended the throne, was taken away by his maternal relatives to Driftmark.

It is believed that there was a dispute about who should raise Maenar, since he, being a Targaryen on his father's side, also inherited his mother's holdings on Driftmark and was called the Windwyrm, a title bestowed by his grandfather on his father and which later became the name of this cadet line of Targaryens. It got to the point that Maenar was a candidate for the groom of his niece Rhaenyra, but the matter did not come to a wedding and Rhaenyra married Laenor.

Maenar time as a dragonrider for his grandmother's Silverwing dragon was short-lived. His frequent travels through the Free Cities of Essos on his dragon attracted undue attention, and fears arose that the dragon might be stolen by one of the Volantean enemies of the Old Blood. The situation became even more complicated when Maenar defied the royal court and entered into negotiations with the exiled Prince Aelor the Bastard, the son of Princess Saera Targaryen. Thus, Maenar and Aelor were cousins, and Maenar was forced to prove his innocence of treason against the king by severing ties with Silverwing, which was met with the dragon's fury, which was hardly calmed.

The Hand of the King, Otto Hightower, wanted to use Maenar in his political intrigues against Daemon Targaryen, the rogue prince, and to place Maynar at the head of the gold cloaks and advance his claims to rule Driftmark, which threatened great turmoil. Maenar, seeing Otto Hightower's puppetry, did not want to collude with him and retired on a long journey through the free cities, saddened by the break with his dragoness, Silverwing.

While in the Free Cities, Maenar stopped at the Basilisk Isles, which lay close to the ruined Old Valyria, where he met the Silverfoot, as she was called, Sireril, who was a courtesan in the possession of a local ruler of the Old Blood. He won her hand and took her to Westeros. Later, she confessed that she could actually be a descendant of the Belaerys dragonlords dynasty, one of the 40 families that ruled ancient Valyria, which was believed to be extinct, but Sireril convinced her chosen one that her relatives, as well as other dragonlord seeds, live on Elyria and that she herself comes from there until she was captured by the Volantean prince because the Old Blood desired her bloodline.

The marriage of Maenar with Sireril did not receive the approval of the Seven-Faced Faith, and their firstborn, Aeryn, was declared an outlaw in 127 AC, requiring a petition from King Viserys asking the Faith to legitimize his cousin's marriage, which was done.

In the Dance of the Dragons, Maenar initially maintained a neutral side, but offended by the fact that his dragon Silverwing, at Rhaenyra's instigation, was tamed by the low-born Ulf the White and having witnessed all the mismanagement of Rhaenyra's short reign, forced the prince to join the greens, and Maenar was among those who contributed to the return of Aegon II to King's Landing.

Maenar protected the young Prince Aegon from the rampage of his uncle, who intended to either castrate or even execute the boy. Maenar was also preoccupied with the search for Aegon's missing younger brother, Prince Viserys. Maenar used his connections in the free cities to search for the prince, but to no avail. In the end, when Aegon II was poisoned by conspirators and the Iron Throne passed to the young prince Aegon, who became Aegon II, some nobles of the state wanted to see Maenar on the throne, remembering that he was the grandson of Jaehaerys, but Maenar rejected this and knelt before Aegon III.

Maenar sought the status of regent over Aegon III and entered into an alliance with Alyn Velaryon Oakenfist, and their children, Laena, born in 134, and Maenar son Aeryn, were betrothed.

The events leading up to the secret siege were quite turbulent. Maenar clashed with the Hand of the King and Regent of the Iron Throne, Unwin Peake, on every issue, and when he was forced out of his post, it was expected that Maenar would become Regent, but this honor went to Thaddeus Rowan, to which, however, Maenar agreed. Then a group of conspirators under the command of Marston Waters accused him of plans to overthrow Aegon III, and during a short skirmish, Maenar was killed by Tessario, a mercenary from Volantis. The prince's wife and child fled to Driftmark.

When the secret siege ended and all the conspirators were either already dead or severely punished, Sireril and Aeryn returned to King's Landing for the celebration when Aegon III took power into his own hands, removing the regents and consummating his marriage to Daenaera Velaryon. Although Sireril asked the royal court to allow her and her son to go to Elyria, she was refused and her son was given under the protection of Alyn Velaryon, especially since Aeryn was betrothed to Oakenfist's daughter Laena.

The marriage of Laena and Aeryn took place and they had one daughter, Daella, born in 151. Aeryn himself was close to King Daeron the young dragon when he inherited the iron throne at a very young age and Aeryn supported his endeavors to conquer Dorne, which were met with great skepticism by the rest of Westeros.

Aeryn and Daeron were very close, as they say, like two brothers, and Aerin was much closer to Daeron than his own brother, Baelor. Aeryn often criticized the Hand and uncle of King Viserys, saying that he did not support his nephew enough, and if the Hand had complied with the wishes of the young king, Dorne would not have rebelled. Before the fateful meeting in 161 AC, Daeron and Aeryn swore that upon his return, Daeron would marry his sister Daena, and when a son and heir was born in their marriage, Aeryn daughter Daella, despite the age difference, would become his wife. But these plans were not destined to come true, since both Daeron and his sworn brother were caught off guard and killed by Dornish rebels during negotiations.

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Anti-White racism (ASOIAF) fandom

The fact that many miss is that Tyroshi don't necessarily have to look like the Moors in our history or other dark-skinned populations for us to talk about them as suffering from xenophobia at court. Larra Rogare was a white-skinned Valyrian, but she nonetheless faced prejudice from courtiers who accused her of witchcraft, and we know it was a lie—a slander intended to overthrow her husband during the Secret Siege. So why do people persist in forcing the dark-skinned Rohanne and Kiera of Tyroshi onto us? It is known that only one settlement of the three cities of the quarrelsome daughters had a clearly expressed ubiquitous population reminiscent of the Rhoynars, and this Myr. It is obvious that Tyroshi culture differed from Westeros or typically Valyrian culture, as we know, Essos overtook Westeros in many things, and if Westeros was stuck somewhere at the beginning of the late Middle Ages, Essos already in many ways resembles the Renaissance period, the so-called Proto-Renaissance, which also creates its own gaps, although they are not so distant.

And it's not necessary to make a character dark-skinned to emphasize these differences. Xenophobia and disdain can arise, and they don't need skin color, given that Dornish racism is also largely fictional, since Dornish racism is simply the wounded feelings of the lords of the Dornish marches and Reach Houses who fought with the Dornish bannermen for centuries and were suppressed after the tragic death of Daeron the Young Dragon. And what kind of racism can we talk about when many Dornish families don't even possess these traits deserving of racism? Daynes are nothing like the Martells.