


He took it in stride and made Dragonstone his home. That he couldn’t compete with the other Dragonlords so he turned tail and ran.They thought Aenar was a coward. When Aenar left Essos the other Dragonlords laughed and mocked him. With him was his five dragons including Balerion the Black Dread. He sold his holdings and fled to Dragonstone. His wives, his kids, his wealth, his dragons, his slaves, etc. Aenar put great faith and trust in his daughter and he loaded up everything. What if Aenar Targaryen had waved off Daenys as a silly girl? Ignored her and carried on as usual? But he didn’t. There are quite a few moments in history where you can’t help but ask ‘what if?’. When Daenys came to him and told him of her dream, Aenar listened. A Dragonlord on the bottom of the chain is still more powerful than most anyone else in the world. A Dragonlord who was far from the top of the Valyrian food chain. Daenys Targaryen saw the end.ĭaenys was the daughter of Lord Aenar Targaryen. She watched the air fill with ash and smoke and watched red clouds form over the great capitol and rain black blood down upon it. She watched as the very ground beneath it cracked open and bled liquid rock. A maiden girl named Daenys Targaryen wakes in a cold sweat and jumps out of bed to tell her father of what she’s seen, of what she’s dreamed. It’s 126 years before Aegon’s Conquest of Westeros. “There have always been Targaryens who dreamed of things to come, since long before the Conquest.” Why stop at anything less than worldwide conquest if you are capable? The Dream The Valyrians establish Dragonstone as an outpost, probably in preparation of a westward conquest. Forty powerful Dragonlord families vie for power in an endless struggle, the Targaryens among them. They are forced to dig deeper and deeper as the need and greed of the Valyrian Freehold grows. Slaves continue to die agonizing deaths beneath the Fourteen Flames. Their empire is built on a foundation of war, slavery, fire, and blood.

They have become an unstoppable force of pure destruction. The Valyrian Freehold is at the height of its power. In case you have missed the first 2 parts, you can read it over here: Part I, Part II. Welcome to the final part of the Valyrian history series.
