Rhaenyra Confronts Rhaena Over 1 Dragon's Role in Jace's Death, Then Spares Her
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 3
Rhaenyra Confronts Rhaena Over 1 Dragon's Role in Jace's Death, Then Spares Her
2 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 3
Summary
In the Vale, Rhaenyra learns Rhaena rode Sheepstealer—the dragon tied to Jace's death at the Battle of the Gullet—and confronts both Rhaena and Daemon.
Daemon is exposed as having covered for his daughter, shielding Rhaena from blame even as Rhaenyra believed she was being betrayed from within.
The standoff draws in multiple riders and dragons, but it ends without violence as Rhaenyra accepts there was no conspiracy against her.
Rhaenyra then takes Rhaena to King's Landing and treats her well, while the episode underscores how dragons are reshaping the loyalties and identities of their riders.