It had been a year since Rhaenyra had ascended the throne, becoming Queen of the seven kingdoms and Daemon, her consort.

Duties did not fail to come to both, but their attention had been drawn to a Lady, whom they kept in the capital on the pretense of being a lady-in-waiting. After all, no great House would give up its only daughter to become a lover instead of marrying her out of politics.

But there she was. She had been theirs for a year and neither of them had thought about letting her go.