TB fans:- Rhaenyra would not have killed her half siblings if they had not taken the throne! They were her blood and she cared for them. Why do they not trust or like her
TB fans also:- Why would Rhaenyra try to bond with her half siblings? Alicent hated her (the hatred was mutual btw) and they were half siblings, not full siblings! She had no obligations
Like??? Pick a Lane Gremlins.
Fact:- Rhaenyra did not like them or care for them unlike what TB say. Or she would have tried to bond with her half brothers. Her hatred of Alicent and Otto should not have stopped her from trying IF as TB say she cared so much about them. But she did not. Thats the point. Yes, she had no obligations to bond with them BUT the TB larping that she cared for them IS wrong then.
Rhaenyra transferred her hatred of Alicent to the boys who were toddlers at the time, innocent and of her blood unlike Alicent. That she was not close to her half sibs IS one of the main reasons she would not have hesitated to kill or exile them for her own ends AND the reason why they did not like or trust her
F&B also says that Aegon, Aemond and Helaena were very young, basically babies when Rhaenyra was already bitching about them with Daemon. She and pdf uncle loved to mock Aegon & Aemond because like Rhaenyra, Daemon too had a bone to pick with those boys. Their birth pushed him down the succession line and this downfall was also the reason he tried to seduce Rhaenyra when he came back from Stepstones to try to marry her despite being already married. Them hating on Alicent would be okay but her kids were also their blood (right TB?) and they were babies, still Rhaenyra and Daemon were jealous of and threatened by them š¤¬
So why would Aegon, Aemond or any of them care about or trust Rhaneyra or Daemon later? If by any luck, she would not have ousted or killed them after grabbing the throne, Daemon SURELY would have. Nowhere does F&B say Alicent was filling her kids ears against Rhaenyra UNTIL Strong Bastards were bornāAlicent was not alienating her toddler kids from Rhaenyra, Rhaenyra was doing so herself, gladly and publicly for many years before. Her fans gaslight by saying she would not have tried to get rid of them via Daemon (as if she did not do the same with Laenor, Vaemond, tried with Nettles but failed) to protect her bastardsāI mean please. She was no saint. Do not put words in my mouth.
Rhaenyra never really made a genuine effort to build a relationship with her siblings. In the books, thereās no clear evidence that Alicent actively poisoned Aegon, Aemond, Helaena, or Daeron against her. We donāt actually see them being raised from childhood with some constant hatred of Rhaenyra. In fact, Alicent trying to marry Aegon and Rhaenyra actually complicates the idea that she was simply poisoning him against her from the beginning. If her goal was always to turn Aegon into Rhaenyraās enemy, why would she suggest a marriage that would "unite" their claims and keep the family together? even early on, Aegon still refers to Rhaenyra as his sister rather than only as his āhalf-sister.ā The more hostile language develops after the Dance begins.
I also think Rhaenyra was influenced by the people around her, including Daemon. But that doesnāt remove her own responsibility. She had opportunities to approach the situation differently. She could have tried to build alliances within her own family, present herself as a protective older sister, or pull Margaery Tyrell move by turning potential rivals into supporters instead of letting the divide grow.
Like I said even if Rhaenyra herself promised mercy, the reality is that her personal intentions might not have been enough. Her allies, especially people like Daemon and other supporters, could still view the Greens as a permanent threat that needed to be removed. The lords of Westeros would also have reasons to worry. As long as her brothers existed, with dragons there would always be potential alternative claims that could be used by future rebellions.
Like, are we seriously supposed to believe Rhaenyra would just leave Aegon and his brothers alive knowing they could become the center of future rebellions against her? Her brothers exist. As long as Aegon, Aemond, and Daeron live, they are permanent rallying points for rebellion. Killing them creates tyranny and martyrdom sparing them creates instability. There is no clean outcome. There is no third option. No middle ground and no āmerciful queen who keeps everyone alive and the realm is fine actually.ā Thatās delusional and not the kind GRRM writes.
And Rhaenyra would not be afforded even Elizabethās luxury of delay. Sheās not afraid to cross these lines when necessary she has Daemon decapitate Vaemond Velaryon her distant KIN during the Driftmark dispute and feeds his remains to Syrax. She also confronts Aemond sharply when he called her children as bastards, demonstrating that she will defend her claim and her family by any means necessary.
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