This would have worked out, if not for the fact that Laenor was gay.

Rhaenyra clearly needs another tactic to solidify an alliance with the powerful Velaryon house.

Her decision to marry Daemon does make sense, even after ignoring their chemistry.

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This is generational trauma at an extreme level.

Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys and Eve Best as Princess Rhaenys in House of the Dragon Season 1

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