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The chamber in the Red Keep hung heavy with the scent of lavender and the lingering metallic tang of blood. Rhaenyra, pale and trembling, held a newborn girl with silver hair and lilac eyes—a stark, undeniable Targaryen. Relief washed over her features, quieting years of whispers and solitude. Then the door creaked open. A servant bowed, delivering Queen Alicent’s demand to see the child immediately. Rhaenyra’s jaw tightened, exhaustion replaced by steely resolve. She clutched her daughter closer, a silent declaration of lineage against the court’s scrutiny, ready to face the Queen.