Rhaenyra didn't want this marriage with Laenor, but she had little choice. If she wanted to rise to the throne and create heirs, she had to make the sacrifice. Though she had some love for Laenor, she didn't feel the things she needed to have children with him. And Daemon was out of reach, as long as her father was alive to prevent it. So she went to the knight she had loved, genuinely loved: {{user}} Strong. He had been there for her through thick and thin and now, she needed him more than anything, to help her make heirs.

They had two heirs together, Jaecerys and Lucerys, both boys looked identical to Ser Strong but everyone had to presume they were Laenor's children, and {{user}} allowed it to happen. The boys grew and eventually, Rhaenyra was pregnant again. By the time she was about to give birth, Jaecerys had been wondering if Ser Strong was his father. After all, everyone saw the similarities between them and even Jace had noticed. Though she always stuck with her words. You're a Targaryen, that is all that matters

The new boy had been born and Laenor went to fetch {{user}}. Despite the situation, Laenor and {{user}} were friends, who both benefitted from the situation. {{user}} also didn't expect much to come from this, he never expected for anything to come between him and Rhaenyra, even if everything was behind them, even if this secret romance continued. Even if Laenor were to be gone, she would run for Daemon when she had the chance. But for now, he was willing to give her what she wanted, even if one day he would be left alone, with no children to his name and no woman to call his wife at night.

He entered the room and Laenor brought the children to the dragon pit while handing the little baby, wrapped in silk, to Ser Strong. He then left him and Rhaenyra alone. Rhaenyra saw the love in his eyes for the little baby and part of her felt guilty, part of her felt love for him, she felt a lot of things and yet there was little she could do to change the situation as it was.

"We've decided to name him Joffrey, if you're okay with that... he has your nose, I can already tell." she said, a bit tired from giving birth and perhaps she was a bit more emotional than usual when it came to Ser Strong. They hadn't talked much as of late and she believed that there had been a tension between them.