Book¡Rhaena Targaryen of Pentos, only four-and-ten, spending her days in the Vale while the war rages on, being the dearest ward of lady Jeyne Arryn...
Knowing Jeyne and Jessamyn were in love and completely aware they'd die without children makes this better and worse all at once because can you imagine how protective they were of this little girl they had been gifted by the worst kind of setting? This charming little girl who had their people in the palm of her tiny hand, smiling through every loss she was informed of through letters, having to mourn among strangers and still finding it in herself to be kind.
And Rhaena's first husband — the one we know for certain SHE chose, Corwyn Corbray — being from the Vale too, so much older than her, but said to be a great warrior and the chosen wielder of his family's Valyrian steel sword despite being a second son. She probably chose him because he both reminded her of Daemon and allowed her some closure towards Jeyne and the people she had met in the Vale.
This should be the final scene from House of the Dragon:
The extremely emotional reunion of Rhaenyra and Daemon’s sons.
Aegon III Targaryen married to Daenaera Velaryon.
Alyn Velaryon and Baela Targaryen as the Lord and Lady of Driftmark.
Rhaena Targaryen (the rider of the Blacks’ pride and joy, the dragon Morning) and her husband, Corwyn Corbray (Brave valeman and Team Black supporter).
Alicent Hightower’s horrific, well-deserved end and the treacherous Green line permanently ended.
A new beginning for the true members of House Targaryen.
And I want Rhaenyra’s theme to play in the background, just as it did in the first episode, because this is after all, her victory.
hiii, i have seen lot of ideas where the dance never happens like rhaenyra having a succesful reign, happy marriage life for jace-baela/ luke-rhaena. i think it would be funny if viserys run away to lys in a saera style for the drama, well my point is i like your au's so i wanted to know if you have headcanons for team black where the dance of the dragons never happened
There are many scenarios I could think of, actually...
And it depends how you want to see it because there are things that if erased creates more advantages and new situations, but could still stop the war.
1. Alicent accepts Rhaenyra's proposal of betrothing Jace and Helaena.
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With Helaena becoming Queen consort she gives legitimacy to Jace's reign as well as Alicent getting her daughter as Queen consort, and with Baela being a backbone with the Velaryons then Luke will receive support as the Lord of Driftmark with Rhaena as Lucerys' wife as well; Jace's children could marry Baela's children and Joffrey as well marries one of the daughters of Baela to further legitimize his line.
Baela would be a lady-in-waiting for Helaena, and together they would arrange the betrothal of their children.
2. Jace marries Baela (now Daemon sees his daughter as Queen), Lucerys still marries Rhaena, and the children of Luke and Rhaena marry the children of Joff.
Now, in all of the scenarios present Aegon III would marry Daenaera as an alliance (they would always marry each other), and Viserys II would marry his sister Visenya who survives, then Viserys would marry her (the original plan of Martin), and their son would marry their niece Rhaena to once again unite the bloodlines of the Dragon and to be there supporting Daeron I and Daena Targaryen.
3. Other possible scenario but this time after Rhaenyra: Aegon the Younger calls for a High Council once Rhaenyra dies peacefully, and he is chosen as king as the oldest legitimate son of Rhaenyra (Jace would no longer have the protection of Rhaenyra), Baela gets to become the Lady of Driftmark as a consort (we know Corlys would never choose her, but at least would make her the consort to Adam or Alyn), while Rhaena marries Corwyn Corbray, and Viserys would still marry either Visenya; but even then Aegon III would have mercy and spare the lives of Jace, Luke and Joffrey, and they would be married off to minor ladies.
Honestly, in the second and third scenarios I have to admit I think Aegon would eventually reach for the Throne because legitimately it is his.
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Anyways, Rhaena's children would marry Baela's children, and Rhaena and Baela would be councilors to both Aegon III and Viserys II Targaryen.
I think it would be nice to see Visenya matching Viserys' fire and having a partner who is an equal and loves and supports him since Viserys here would be spared being a hostage of three different Lyseni families that threatened him and also would spare Westeros of the Rogare family, Aegon the Unworthy and the Blackfyre Rebellions.
Either way any of these relationships would mirror that of Baelon and Alyssa or Daemon and Rhaenyra.
But beyond that, Baela would be happy to become Lady of Driftmark and Baela would name her first daughter in honor of her mother and first son in honor of her grandfather Corlys; and Laena would be the one through whom House Velaryon's main trueborn line would continue.
Rhaena would be free of the pressure of providing an heir quickly and therefore her first baby would be born, and would be able to use her dragon to quell the protestors against Joffrey Arryn (the heir of Jeyne Arryn) and Corwyn would live and they could have together the six daughters Rhaena had in canon and through them be the great-grandparents of Aelinor Penrose.
Baela would always introduce Daenaera to Aegon III, and Rhaena would take Viserys II on travels to Dragonstone and the whole realm on the back of Morning.
Once Viserys II comes back, (if Visenya is not alive) Daena would meet him and they would fall in love and marry.
Baela's favorite niece would be Daena, followed by the daughters of her sister Rhaena, whereas Rhaena's favorite niece would be her little namesake.
Without the trauma of Larra Rogare and the need to overcompensate due to their involvement, Viserys II would see the practicality in sending Baelor to a Sept and therefore there would be no Maidenvault, and no threat of a religious war with the Stepstones, the Iron Isles and the North, as well as no disbalance of taxes going to the High Septons.
Rhaenyra and Daemon would be able to meet their grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and if Rhaenyra's daughter survives, Rhaenyra would have loved spoiling her little princess.
If Baela and Rhaena's youngest full-blooded brother survives as well, this little boy called Aemon in honor of his great-grandfather, would be completely loyal to his half-brothers Aegon the Younger and Viserys, he would have a keep of his own in the Crownlands given by Rhaenyra so he doesn't compete against the Strong boys
But even then, Aemon would support his legitimate younger brother's birthright.
If Aemon lives, he would marry Maris Baratheon and that's one more ally for the Blacks.
Aemon would claim Grey Ghost itself or steal one of its eggs, he's the son of Daemon and Laena after all, and want to fight but he would be beat to it by Baela.
Aemon would be a male mini-Laena being as adventurous, smooth and demure as his mother, and his sisters would tell him stories about their mother.
Viserys would claim Vermithor and if Visenya lives, then she can claim Silverwing, and Daena and Rhaena could get one of the other dragon eggs of their aunt Rhaena, Elaena's egg could also hatch as well.
Baela would get a new dragon from one of the eggs of Morning as well.
Daemon would teach all of his sons how to fight and encourage them to embrace chaos.
Baela and Rhaena would spoil their little sister Visenya, and as Baela is a tomboy and Rhaena a girl's girl, I like to think Visenya would be kind of an introvert with a stylish witch vibe.
Viserys II would bring his mother many treasures he found on his travels.
And without the trauma of seeing Rhaenyra die, Aegon would proudly wear the crown of Rhaenyra and Daena would wear it as well.
And Visenya would get special tiaras for herself and Viserys as the second and third in command of Aegon III and later Daena.
