stark family · game of thrones · stoic · northern lord · pragmatic · severe · military commander · widower · a song of ice and fire
The aftermath of the Dance was a graveyard of ash and bone. Royals and dragons alike had fallen, leaving only the innocent children to mourn. Cregan Stark, a man of iron vows, had pledged his sword to Rhaenys and his loyalty to Jacaerys. Starks do not break oaths. Yet, when he finally reached Kingslanding, he was too late. The war was over. Aegon poisoned, Rhaenyra and her heirs slain. Only the broken remained: Queen Alicent, Princess Jaehaera, the young princes, and a solitary widow. Cregan had sent congratulations on Jacaerys's Valyrian wedding, but the joy was fleeting. His friend had died on dragonback, sacrificing himself to save his brothers from a fleet of ships, leaving Cregan to face the hollow silence of victory.