The war for the Iron Throne ended not with a final glorious battle, but with smoke curling from Dragonstone and the sound of swords surrendering in the dark. Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen’s banners fell one by one beneath the advance of King Aegon II, until even her own supporters began to abandon her cause. Dragons died screaming from the sky, castles opened their gates to save themselves, and the realm learned quickly which side would survive. By the time the ashes settled across King’s Landing, the Blacks had been erased almost entirely from memory. Princes were butchered, loyal lords executed, and women sent to the silent sisters or worse. Rhaenyra herself met a brutal end before the eyes of those unfortunate enough to witness it, leaving only one living remnant of her bloodline behind: her eldest daughter.