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As a second born son, Prince Daeron Targaryen thought he understood his role, but with his father spiralling into madness and his brother chasing prophecies, Daeron realized the future of his family depended on him, forging a path to the title "Daeron the Defiant". It won't be Robert's Rebellion, but a second Dance of Dragons.
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As a second born second-born son, Prince Daeron Targaryen thought he understood his role, but with his father spiralling into madness and his brother chasing prophecies, Daeron realized the future of his family depended on him, forging a path to the title "Daeron the Defiant". It won't be Robert's Rebellion, but a second Dance of Dragons.
* AlternateUniverseFic: There are a number of nails thrown in that cause events to go differently.
** Daeron Targaryen survives infant-hood.
** Joanna Lannister survives giving birth to Tyrion and her influence ensures Cersei treats her baby brother better. Her influence also helps Tywin be a better father to his youngest son.
** Cersei's duties prevent her from visiting Maggy the Frog, thereby never learning her prophecy.
** Ser Harlan Grandison dies at Duskendale, leaving Ser Gwayne Gaunt alive, and Ser Alliser Thorne becoming the newest member of the Kingsguard.
** [[CoolSword Dark Sister]] returns to King's Landing.
** Denys Arryn is born years earlier, making him available to be betrothed to Lysa when she's forced to realize that Petyr loves Catelyn instead of her.
** Steffon and Cassana Baratheon succeed in securing a bride for Prince Rhaegar -- a Volantene daughter of the Old Blood named Laela.
** The influence of Daeron's friendship on Robert helps make him less selfish. Among other things, this means he takes more of an active role in Mya's upbringing, arranging for her to be fostered in Dorne rather than abandoning her in the Vale.
** It's yet to be seen what effect it'll have, but Daeron is trying to prevent Viserys from becoming the entitled RoyalBrat he was in canon.
** To make Ned seem like a more appealing match for Ashara, Robert offers him land and a lordship in the Stormlands. Specifically, he becomes Lord of the Rainwood, a title which in canon went to Davos.
** Arthur gets sidelined during the Kingswood Brotherhood affair, joining the party but not doing much of note in it. Daeron is the one specifically tasked by Aerys to hunt them down, Ned's the one that convinces Daeron to petition for more rights for the area's smallfolk, Jaime's the one that finally kills the Smiling Knight and Daeron's the one that knights him after he declines Barristan's offer to do so.
** Petyr Baelish is killed by the Kingswood Brotherhood when they ambush Prince Daeron's party as they're heading to Storm's End. This prompts the Blackfish to come over and join the group assigned with hunting them down.
** [[spoiler:Howland Reed]] is killed by Rhaegar's loyalists after taking the fall for being the Knight of the Laughing Tree.
** Robert kills [[spoiler:Lord Commander Hightower]] during the first clash between Rhaegar and Daeron's factions at Harrenhal.
** The conflict that eventually breaks out following the tourney isn't a rebellion against the Targaryens, but a Targaryen CivilWar between Rhaegar and Daeron.
** The Ironborn don't stay neutral until the last minute like in canon. Here, Daeron invites them to his side to counter the naval advantage of Rhaegar's faction. For this, they secure a betrothal between Asha and the future Lannister heir, the post of Master of Ships for Quellon and a place in Daeron's Kingsguard for Victarion.
** [[spoiler:Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
** Daeron Targaryen survives infant-hood.
** Joanna Lannister survives giving birth to Tyrion and her influence ensures Cersei treats her baby brother better. Her influence also helps Tywin be a better father to his youngest son.
** Cersei's duties prevent her from visiting Maggy the Frog, thereby never learning her prophecy.
** Ser Harlan Grandison dies at Duskendale, leaving Ser Gwayne Gaunt alive, and Ser Alliser Thorne becoming the newest member of the Kingsguard.
** [[CoolSword Dark Sister]] returns to King's Landing.
** Denys Arryn is born years earlier, making him available to be betrothed to Lysa when she's forced to realize that Petyr loves Catelyn instead of her.
** Steffon and Cassana Baratheon succeed in securing a bride for Prince Rhaegar -- a Volantene daughter of the Old Blood named Laela.
** The influence of Daeron's friendship on Robert helps make him less selfish. Among other things, this means he takes more of an active role in Mya's upbringing, arranging for her to be fostered in Dorne rather than abandoning her in the Vale.
** It's yet to be seen what effect it'll have, but Daeron is trying to prevent Viserys from becoming the entitled RoyalBrat he was in canon.
** To make Ned seem like a more appealing match for Ashara, Robert offers him land and a lordship in the Stormlands. Specifically, he becomes Lord of the Rainwood, a title which in canon went to Davos.
** Arthur gets sidelined during the Kingswood Brotherhood affair, joining the party but not doing much of note in it. Daeron is the one specifically tasked by Aerys to hunt them down, Ned's the one that convinces Daeron to petition for more rights for the area's smallfolk, Jaime's the one that finally kills the Smiling Knight and Daeron's the one that knights him after he declines Barristan's offer to do so.
** Petyr Baelish is killed by the Kingswood Brotherhood when they ambush Prince Daeron's party as they're heading to Storm's End. This prompts the Blackfish to come over and join the group assigned with hunting them down.
** [[spoiler:Howland Reed]] is killed by Rhaegar's loyalists after taking the fall for being the Knight of the Laughing Tree.
** Robert kills [[spoiler:Lord Commander Hightower]] during the first clash between Rhaegar and Daeron's factions at Harrenhal.
** The conflict that eventually breaks out following the tourney isn't a rebellion against the Targaryens, but a Targaryen CivilWar between Rhaegar and Daeron.
** The Ironborn don't stay neutral until the last minute like in canon. Here, Daeron invites them to his side to counter the naval advantage of Rhaegar's faction. For this, they secure a betrothal between Asha and the future Lannister heir, the post of Master of Ships for Quellon and a place in Daeron's Kingsguard for Victarion.
** [[spoiler:Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
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* AnnoyingArrows: {{Averted}}. [[spoiler:Rhaegar dies from a lucky arrow striking him during the battle.]]
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* AnnoyingArrows: {{Averted}}.{{Averted|Trope}}. [[spoiler:Rhaegar dies from a lucky arrow striking him during the battle.]]
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** The civil war ultimately ends with [[spoiler: Rhaegar being killed offscreen by a random arrow]].
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** The civil war ultimately ends with [[spoiler: Rhaegar [[spoiler:Rhaegar being killed offscreen by a random arrow]].
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* ForWantOfANail: There are a number of nails thrown in that cause events to go differently.
** Daeron Targaryen survives infant-hood.
** Joanna Lannister survives giving birth to Tyrion and her influence ensures Cersei treats her baby brother better. Her influence also helps Tywin be a better father to his youngest son.
** Cersei's duties prevent her from visiting Maggy the Frog, thereby never learning her prophecy.
** Ser Harlan Grandison dies at Duskendale, leaving Ser Gwayne Gaunt alive, and Ser Alliser Thorne becoming the newest member of the Kingsguard.
** [[CoolSword Dark Sister]] returns to King's Landing.
** Denys Arryn is born years earlier, making him available to be betrothed to Lysa when she's forced to realize that Petyr loves Catelyn instead of her.
** Steffon and Cassana Baratheon succeed in securing a bride for Prince Rhaegar - a Volantene daughter of the Old Blood named Laela.
** The influence of Daeron's friendship on Robert helps make him less selfish. Among other things, this means he takes more of an active role in Mya's upbringing, arranging for her to be fostered in Dorne rather than abandoning her in the Vale.
** It's yet to be seen what effect it'll have, but Daeron is trying to prevent Viserys from becoming the entitled RoyalBrat he was in canon.
** To make Ned seem like a more appealing match for Ashara, Robert offers him land and a lordship in the Stormlands. Specifically, he becomes Lord of the Rainwood, a title which in canon went to Davos.
** Arthur gets sidelined during the Kingswood Brotherhood affair, joining the party but not doing much of note in it. Daeron is the one specifically tasked by Aerys to hunt them down, Ned's the one that convinces Daeron to petition for more rights for the area's smallfolk, Jaime's the one that finally kills the Smiling Knight and Daeron's the one that knights him after he declines Barristan's offer to do so.
** Petyr Baelish is killed by the Kingswood Brotherhood when they ambush Prince Daeron's party as they're heading to Storm's End. This prompts the Blackfish to come over and join the group assigned with hunting them down.
** [[spoiler: Howland Reed]] is killed by Rhaegar's loyalists after taking the fall for being the Knight of the Laughing Tree.
** Robert kills [[spoiler: Lord Commander Hightower]] during the first clash between Rhaegar and Daeron's factions at Harrenhal.
** The conflict that eventually breaks out following the tourney isn't a rebellion against the Targaryens, but a Targaryen CivilWar between Rhaegar and Daeron.
** The Ironborn don't stay neutral until the last minute like in canon. Here, Daeron invites them to his side to counter the naval advantage of Rhaegar's faction. For this, they secure a betrothal between Asha and the future Lannister heir, the post of Master of Ships for Quellon and a place in Daeron's Kingsguard for Victarion.
** [[spoiler: Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Rhaegar and his allies use Aerys' paranoia over the Knight of the Laughing Tree to convince him that Daeron is conspiring against the throne, by forcing a false confession out of Howland Reed (who took the blame for being the knight in order to protect Lyanna), who they then kill so Daeron can't refute the accusations.]]
** Daeron Targaryen survives infant-hood.
** Joanna Lannister survives giving birth to Tyrion and her influence ensures Cersei treats her baby brother better. Her influence also helps Tywin be a better father to his youngest son.
** Cersei's duties prevent her from visiting Maggy the Frog, thereby never learning her prophecy.
** Ser Harlan Grandison dies at Duskendale, leaving Ser Gwayne Gaunt alive, and Ser Alliser Thorne becoming the newest member of the Kingsguard.
** [[CoolSword Dark Sister]] returns to King's Landing.
** Denys Arryn is born years earlier, making him available to be betrothed to Lysa when she's forced to realize that Petyr loves Catelyn instead of her.
** Steffon and Cassana Baratheon succeed in securing a bride for Prince Rhaegar - a Volantene daughter of the Old Blood named Laela.
** The influence of Daeron's friendship on Robert helps make him less selfish. Among other things, this means he takes more of an active role in Mya's upbringing, arranging for her to be fostered in Dorne rather than abandoning her in the Vale.
** It's yet to be seen what effect it'll have, but Daeron is trying to prevent Viserys from becoming the entitled RoyalBrat he was in canon.
** To make Ned seem like a more appealing match for Ashara, Robert offers him land and a lordship in the Stormlands. Specifically, he becomes Lord of the Rainwood, a title which in canon went to Davos.
** Arthur gets sidelined during the Kingswood Brotherhood affair, joining the party but not doing much of note in it. Daeron is the one specifically tasked by Aerys to hunt them down, Ned's the one that convinces Daeron to petition for more rights for the area's smallfolk, Jaime's the one that finally kills the Smiling Knight and Daeron's the one that knights him after he declines Barristan's offer to do so.
** Petyr Baelish is killed by the Kingswood Brotherhood when they ambush Prince Daeron's party as they're heading to Storm's End. This prompts the Blackfish to come over and join the group assigned with hunting them down.
** [[spoiler: Howland Reed]] is killed by Rhaegar's loyalists after taking the fall for being the Knight of the Laughing Tree.
** Robert kills [[spoiler: Lord Commander Hightower]] during the first clash between Rhaegar and Daeron's factions at Harrenhal.
** The conflict that eventually breaks out following the tourney isn't a rebellion against the Targaryens, but a Targaryen CivilWar between Rhaegar and Daeron.
** The Ironborn don't stay neutral until the last minute like in canon. Here, Daeron invites them to his side to counter the naval advantage of Rhaegar's faction. For this, they secure a betrothal between Asha and the future Lannister heir, the post of Master of Ships for Quellon and a place in Daeron's Kingsguard for Victarion.
** [[spoiler: Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
* FrameUp: [[spoiler: Rhaegar and his allies use Aerys' paranoia over the Knight of the Laughing Tree to convince him that Daeron is conspiring against the throne, by forcing a false confession out of Howland Reed (who took the blame for being the knight in order to protect Lyanna), who they then kill so Daeron can't refute the accusations.]]
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** Daeron Targaryen survives infant-hood.
** Joanna Lannister survives giving birth to Tyrion and her influence ensures Cersei treats her baby brother better. Her influence also helps Tywin be a better father to his youngest son.
** Cersei's duties prevent her from visiting Maggy the Frog, thereby never learning her prophecy.
** Ser Harlan Grandison dies at Duskendale, leaving Ser Gwayne Gaunt alive, and Ser Alliser Thorne becoming the newest member of the Kingsguard.
** [[CoolSword Dark Sister]] returns to King's Landing.
** Denys Arryn is born years earlier, making him available to be betrothed to Lysa when she's forced to realize that Petyr loves Catelyn instead of her.
** Steffon and Cassana Baratheon succeed in securing a bride for Prince Rhaegar - a Volantene daughter of the Old Blood named Laela.
** The influence of Daeron's friendship on Robert helps make him less selfish. Among other things, this means he takes more of an active role in Mya's upbringing, arranging for her to be fostered in Dorne rather than abandoning her in the Vale.
** It's yet to be seen what effect it'll have, but Daeron is trying to prevent Viserys from becoming the entitled RoyalBrat he was in canon.
** To make Ned seem like a more appealing match for Ashara, Robert offers him land and a lordship in the Stormlands. Specifically, he becomes Lord of the Rainwood, a title which in canon went to Davos.
** Arthur gets sidelined during the Kingswood Brotherhood affair, joining the party but not doing much of note in it. Daeron is the one specifically tasked by Aerys to hunt them down, Ned's the one that convinces Daeron to petition for more rights for the area's smallfolk, Jaime's the one that finally kills the Smiling Knight and Daeron's the one that knights him after he declines Barristan's offer to do so.
** Petyr Baelish is killed by the Kingswood Brotherhood when they ambush Prince Daeron's party as they're heading to Storm's End. This prompts the Blackfish to come over and join the group assigned with hunting them down.
** [[spoiler: Howland Reed]] is killed by Rhaegar's loyalists after taking the fall for being the Knight of the Laughing Tree.
** Robert kills [[spoiler: Lord Commander Hightower]] during the first clash between Rhaegar and Daeron's factions at Harrenhal.
** The conflict that eventually breaks out following the tourney isn't a rebellion against the Targaryens, but a Targaryen CivilWar between Rhaegar and Daeron.
** The Ironborn don't stay neutral until the last minute like in canon. Here, Daeron invites them to his side to counter the naval advantage of Rhaegar's faction. For this, they secure a betrothal between Asha and the future Lannister heir, the post of Master of Ships for Quellon and a place in Daeron's Kingsguard for Victarion.
** [[spoiler: Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
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* KansasCityShuffle: How [[spoiler:Rhaella kills Varys. She has Ser Alliser Thorne tell the Master of Whispers that she intends to escape King's Landing after Rhaegar's death, making Varys think Thorne will work for him as he moves to capture the Queen Dowager - only for Thorne to deal with Varys' minions while Rhaella stabs him in the throat.]]
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* KansasCityShuffle: How [[spoiler:Rhaella kills Varys. She has Ser Alliser Thorne tell the Master of Whispers that she intends to escape King's Landing after Rhaegar's death, making Varys think Thorne will work for him as he moves to capture the Queen Dowager - -- only for Thorne to deal with Varys' minions while Rhaella stabs him in the throat.]]
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* AscendedExtra: In the original books, the existence of Daeron was little more than a historical footnote, as one of Aerys and Rhaella's many children who died early, were miscarried, or were stillborn. This story shows what could have happened if he survived his infancy.
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* AscendedExtra: In the original books, the existence of Daeron was little more than a historical footnote, as one of Aerys and Rhaella's many children who died early, were miscarried, or were miscarried or stillborn. This story shows what could have happened if he survived his infancy.
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* AscendedExtra: In the original books, the existence of Daeron was little more than a historical footnote, as one of Aerys and Rhaella's many children who died early, were miscarried, or were stillborn. This story shows what could have happened if he survived his infancy.
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As a second born son, Prince Daeron Targaryen thought he understood his role, but with his father spiralling into madness and his brother chasing prophecies, Daeron realized the future of his family depended on him, forging a path to the title 'Daeron the Defiant.' It won't be Robert's Rebellion, but a second Dance of Dragons.
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As a second born son, Prince Daeron Targaryen thought he understood his role, but with his father spiralling into madness and his brother chasing prophecies, Daeron realized the future of his family depended on him, forging a path to the title 'Daeron "Daeron the Defiant.' Defiant". It won't be Robert's Rebellion, but a second Dance of Dragons.
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** Also after the war, Catelyn is betrothed to Stannis.
** [[spoiler: Because Brandon breaks off his betrothal with Catelyn to instead marry Barbrey Ryswell, Cat is instead married to Stannis after the war, with the two of them being granted Harrenhal as their seat.]]
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Daeron Targaryen, Joanna Lannister and Ser Gwayne Gaunt. [[spoiler:The latter dies during the war's last battle, though.]]
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: SparedByTheAdaptation:
** Daeron Targaryen, Joanna Lannister and Ser Gwayne Gaunt. [[spoiler:The latter dies during the war's last battle, though.]]]]
** Denys Arryn survives the war, rather than dying during its FinalBattle.
** Daeron Targaryen, Joanna Lannister and Ser Gwayne Gaunt. [[spoiler:The latter dies during the war's last battle, though.
** Denys Arryn survives the war, rather than dying during its FinalBattle.
