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A Song of Blood and Ash by ForWithinThisHollowCrown
Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, House of the Dragon (TV)
30 Aug 2025
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Summary
It is the one-hundred and fifteenth year since the Conqueror first landed on Westeros' shores, King Viserys I Targaryen is once again left without a Queen with the death of his second bride and daughter of his Hand of the King, Alicent Hightower.
Princess Rhaenyra, Viserys' first born daughter is the current heir, her claim uncontested with the birth of a sister. Yet with her father once again taking to the altar, this time to the bride he once rejected, the Lady Laena Velaryon, daughter of the Sea Snake and Queen Who Never Was. How would such impact her claim to the throne? And what of Prince Daemon Targaryen, the Rogue Prince, who is set fall even further from the succession?
Following the King's remarriage, Ser Otto Hightower, Hand of the King, is left grieving the missed opportunity of placing his blood upon the throne through his daughter, but will he find a way to eventually claw his way back to victory? And what of the other houses, whom would not pass up the opportunity to further their standing...
or...
Alicent dies birthing a daughter forcing Viserys to once again take to the altar, this time to the Lady Laena Velaryon. Chaos ensues.
Series
- Part 1 of a dance of salt and sulfur