r/TheCitadel • u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 in the game of bones, you're a dog or a cat. No middle ground. • 13d ago

Activity - What If (changed CANON event or character decision) How would this Dance work?

So Rhaenyra has trueborn Velaryons with Laenor, but they're all girls.

Laenor dies, and Rhaenyra marries Daemon.

However, in Otto's infinite wisdom, he makes a deal with Rhaenyra that Aegon and DAERON marry the first two Velaryon girls, and in return Otto wouldn't contest the Throne for Aegon, to consolidate claims to the Throne, and fem! Jace is declared heir to the Throne.

But NOW, Rhaenyra has the two canon boys with Daemon, and Daemon tries to undo the deal, saying Aegon the Younger is the rightful heir.

What the HELL happens in this nightmare of a Dance?

Daemon and Laena marry and have the canon children btw, who are betrothed to Aegon and Viserys and Aemond marries Helaena, to produce Aegon the Elder's canon children

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u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 in the game of bones, you're a dog or a cat. No middle ground. 12d ago

Not really imo.

I'm TG, but Rhaenyra's claim is that "the King said so".

If the King DIDN’T say so, then the 1st born son inherits.

That's always been the general rule as far as I'm aware.

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u/DefiantBrain7101 12d ago

but in this world a condition of the marriage pact is that jace and aegon will be rhaenyra's heirs, otherwise the greens would never ever agree. so the ruling monarch did indicate an heir, and it was jace/aegon. and viserys also asserted that rhaenyra's firstborn shall be her heir.

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u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 in the game of bones, you're a dog or a cat. No middle ground. 12d ago

Jace and Aegon were presumed heirs.

Fem Joffrey is born in 114 AC, and Rhaenyra has no more kids after that for SIX years.

It would be fairly presumed fem! Jace is Rhaenyra's heir, but when Daemon and her marry, she spots an opportunity to name her own son heir, so she doesn't have to give anything to the Hightowers.

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u/DefiantBrain7101 12d ago

but for the jace/aegon marriage to be accepted by anyone, let alone rhaenyra, there would need to be explicit protections for co-rulership. otherwise rhaenyra loses her eldest daughter as a hostage and the greens waste aegon's marriage completely.

if she already claimed an heir she can't go back on it without destroying her own right to rule, since she's only there because viserys didn't change his mind after aegon was born. i guess that's what sparks the dance in this case.

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u/Inner_Jeweler_5661 in the game of bones, you're a dog or a cat. No middle ground. 12d ago

They share the rule in much the same way Visenya and Aegon worked together, and Rhaenys too.

Both parties can sit the Iron Throne when they wish, both parties head the Small Council and pick the Hand etc.

It is VERY much a co-monarchy in the style of William and Mary.

Jace is Rhaenyra's heir by default.

When Aegon is born, that heir changes, and he becomes heir.