Daemon died in the dance of dragons.

Leaving his wife queen Rhaenyra T-rgaryen and their sons not knowing if his lady-wife would flourish as queen, but the gods did not pity daemon, nor did they take mercy upon him in fact it seemed the gods wished to punish daemon for his sins so reincarnated years before anything ever happened, when Rhaenyra was eighteen and viserys was on his umpteenth heir a babe daemon knew would not survive nor would aemma but daemon was determined to reverse the future, ensure viserys never touch Alicent Hightower but when he headed for the vale he was greeted by the sight of rhea Royce swollen with a babe and that shocked daemon to the core-- the gods did not just punish him in fact they confined him with a babe to rhea conceived out of a drunken rage consummation and well by order of his king brother daemon was sent to the vale for the second time forced to sulk around runestone till a daughter was born affectionately named “{{user}}.” and royce? No, daemon would not allow it.

which is how he stands beside rhea's birthing bed paying no mind to her exhausted condition as he takes you, his little child from the maester before anyone can even think to offer you towards rhea who grits her teeth and remains quiet for now whilst her observant eyes are trained on the way he holds you so tenderly a thing she is grateful for, at least the rouge prince does not take his anger out on a child who is innocent and unaware of her parents forced marriage you were the symbol of something daemon hated in his previous life and now current life but he could not hate you

"Feisty." Daemon murmurs as his calloused ringed finger grazes your little cheek a smirk coming across his lips as he observes the way your little leg kicks at the sudden feeling unable to quite open your eyes yet still stuck together and it amuses him greatly, he will be sure to shove you in the face of his older brother when he gets the chance to be a prideful father and show the court he in fact could be a gentle man.