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    Still unmarried and unbetrothed, Prince Rhaegar Targaryen is urged to find a bride at the tourney at Harrenhal. With King Aerys growing more unhinged as each day passes, the Dragon Prince must secure his line in order to overthrow the Mad King.

    Lyanna Stark is chosen to wed the prince, much to her displeasure, and must leave the North to play princess with the dragons. But she quickly learns that the fire burns deadly in the royal family, and winter has no place in King's Landing.

    Hell, she finds, is empty and all the devils are at Court.

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    23 Jun 2026

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    This story began with two questions.
    Why was Alicent Hightower never quite bold enough to refuse her marriage to Viserys and stand against her father?
    And why was Daemon Targaryen never quite clever enough to expose Otto Hightower's schemes before it was too late?
    But what if they had been?
    What if Alicent chose differently?
    What if Daemon acted sooner?
    What if House Hightower and House Targaryen were bound together long before the Dance?
    After all, when fire joins with the wind, it does not burn less fiercely.
    It spreads.

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    14 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 66

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    Prince Rhaegar Targaryen narrowly escaped death at the Trident and ascended to the throne once the truth was learned of his relationship with Lyanna Stark, though at great cost. He has lost his wife and both of his children to the chaos of war as Tywin Lannister sacked the capital to oust the mad king. Driven by visions of a bleak future, King Rhaegar I makes peace with his house's recent enemies and focuses on preparing to see the kingdoms through dark times. But his efforts to strengthen his line fail time and again, sending the king into frequent melancholies.

    Crown Prince Jaenerys "Jon" Targaryen has been raised at court but fosters at Winterfell in his adolescence and gradually falls in love with his cousin Sansa. With her radiant beauty, genteel nature, and quiet strength, he believes she will make an exceptional queen.

    His father agrees.

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    22 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 10

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    “… So some of that shit was on purpose,” he says.

    Helaena takes a sip so small it barely registers as wet. Nods a little.

    “Some of that shit was on purpose,” she agrees.

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    06 May 2026

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    Sansa’s appearance here, beyond where the Wall once stood, disrupts the stillness Jon’s carved for himself out of ice and caves of bitter Epsomite.

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    04 Apr 2026