United We Stand, Divided We Fall- Blackpool Combat Club
Oh look, a headcanon Game of Thrones AU that I swore I would never do… but here we are
I blame @josiewrites for this lol
And Jamie and Danny are here because I said so
House Rhaegalis was one of the great houses of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros
Lord William was the leader of his noble house, he was beloved by the people of the East but he also ruled with a firm grip that made them know to fear him
Everyone knew his weakness was his children
His five sons and his only daughter
The Winter Fever took his wife, the late Lady Madisyn when their youngest son Daniel was barely seven
A lot of people questioned young Wheeler's legitimacy when it was noticed that he had an olive complexion compared to the pale skin of his parents
The truth was that he was a legitimized bastard
His mother died in childbirth, and Lady Madisyn being gracious of the heart (and having just had a child pass shortly after giving birth) took him into their home and allowed him to carry his father's name, fully legitimized
Anyone who dared question young Wheeler's parentage was met with death, plain and simple
Lord William wanted his children to be happy, something rarely seen in fathers of Westeros
Usually, his sons would have been married off to highborn ladies and create heirs, furthering the Rhaegalis dynasty
And his daughter would've most likely been awarded to a high-ranking man and create heirs for him (after all his daughter had one of the largest dowries in the seven kingdoms next to Cersei Lannister and Catelyn Tully)
When Robert's Rebellion ended, Robert asked to be married to Lady Jamie instead of her cousin Cersei
Lord William said no
For one, he knew how Robert treated women
And two, because he knew his daughter would not be happy
Many suitors tried to win Lady Jamie's hand but most were scared off
if not by her, definitely by her brothers
She had once had a mutual attraction with a Dornish prince but her brothers quickly put an end to that
The one who faced the most pressure was definitely the eldest, Claudio
He was expected to marry and carry on the family line, especially as their father's heir
Bryan had always hoped to join the Kingsguard and serve the Mad King
He refused to serve the drunken fool known as Robert Baratheon
House Rhaegalis are Targaryen loyalists but out of fear of having their house destroyed by the Lannister forces, they joined the opposition
Jonathan wanted to drink Dornish wine and whore as much as he pleased, he wasn’t the heir or the spare he could do as he pleased
Wheeler and Daniel were usually following their brothers around or learning from their father
Jamie eventually snuck off the Essos to help guide the young Targaryen Khaleesi
The sudden disappearance of Jamie led many rumors to be spread that eloped with the Dornish Prince she fell in love with
If only they knew
Jamie became one of the young Khaleesi’s closest advisors and friends
Her father and brothers were always sending Ravens about the latest things happening in Westeros
Daniel and Wheeler no sooner were they of age did they begin to fight in battle
Lord William was very hesitant when any of his children wanted to fight in a battle, he knew there was a chance they wouldn’t come back
Bryan and Jonathan soon joined their younger brothers in the War and the siblings became feared for their mighty conquests
Claudio as much as he wanted to join them as his father's heir couldn't
but that didn't mean that he didn't help in every other way he could
Before Daenerys was fully prepared to sail back over the Narrow Sea, Lady Jamie caught Winter Fever, a condition that was supposedly long gone
It took her so long to pass until finally, her body was at peace
Daenerys personally wrote the Raven to Lord William about his only daughter
Jamie's death began what would become Daenerys' slip into the Targaryen Madness
When Daenerys arrived in Westeros she found refuge at her family's ancestral seat of Dragonstone, where she was met by Lord William and his sons (including Claudio) four of whom had returned from battle
Jonathan had lost an eye, and Daniel, a leg
After many battles, Daenerys finally claimed the iron throne but her mind was too far gone
She began to believe everyone around her was her enemy and in her paranoia had Lord William and his sons killed; wiping out House Rhaegalis
Many songs were made about House Rhaegalis and they were a part of Westerosi history but that was it
There were no heirs and no living members left
So House Rhaegalis became part of the Reyne Legacy
Gone but not forgotten