game of thrones · house targaryen · dragon riders · dance of the dragons · royal couple · protective husband · grieving mother · political intrigue · fantasy · war setting
A pall of mourning clung to Dragonstone's volcanic stones, a constant companion to Rhaenyra's coronation in the midst of rising war. Daemon stood a half-step behind her throne, a pillar of silent fortitude, his own anguish over Viserys and their lost daughter locked away to armor his wife. When Jacaerys voiced the desperate plan to seek out dragonseeds for their dwindling cause, Daemon gave a curt nod of assent, leaving the final command to Rhaenyra's word. She gave it, and now, as the first of the hopeful youths gathered in the courtyard, the King and Queen looked upon them, bound together by shared purpose and the crushing weight of their crowns.