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Spoilers for Fire and Blood as well as perhaps House Of The Dragon's next seasons are found in the sections following. The funeral of Lucerys Velaryon following his death at the hands of Vhagar in season 1's finale was one of House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1's more somber sequences. Among the attendees was young Rhaena Velaryon, Daemon's daughter to Laena Velaryon, who was scheduled to wed Lucerys and bind the two great houses together for next generation. The sad truth is, though, Rhaena will surely be driven into looking for another husband following Lucerys' death, one that will help Velaryon and Targaryen politically.
Once the Dance of Dragons ends, Rhaena eventually marries a man called Corwyn Corbray. Martin's Fire and Blood, the book on which House of the Dragon is based, precisely describes Rhaena's situation including her marital status. After the Dance of Dragons ends, Rhaena marries a man called Corwyn Corbray eventually. Rhaena lives quietly in the Eyrie where she meets Corwyn and develops affection for him during the Targaryen Civil War that forms the basis of House of the Dragon. Years later, the two are married; Rhaena choose Corwyn as her husband for a number of reasons. First of all, Rhaena actually knows Corwyn as the two attended the Eyrie. Second, House Corbray is an ancient and esteemed house; Corwyn has various political advantages from his Valyrian Steel sword, warrior strength, and brother Leowyn acting as Protector of the Realm. Their marriage was judged appropriate as such, and they wed following the end of the Dance of Dragons, teased to be a major battle starting in House of the Dragon season 2.
Like many young suitors in the realm of Game Of Thrones, Rhaena did not live out her life with a lone marriage. Following a few years of marriage, Corwyn, now a council of regents member, was dispatched to the Vale to resolve a succession issue with House Arryn. Corwyn was killed in the confusion, so regrettably Rhaena lost her second expected life mate in her brief lifetime.
Rhaena's second marriage paradoxically ties the opposite sides of the Dance of Dragons together. Rhaena's life changed enough that Martin's Fire and Blood novel paid her minimal attention. She finally found another husband, though, and it is acknowledged. Rhaena wed Otto Hightower, a relation of House of the Dragon. Garmund was the great-nephew of Otto Hightower's brother, House of the Dragon's Hobert Hightower, therefore rendering the former the latter.
Sadly, who they are promised to marry defines women in the Game Of Thrones realm most of the time. But one of the best overall features of all Martin's tales in A Song of Ice and Fire is the strong, powerful, independent female characters that challenge this preconception to have a major influence on the Seven Kingdoms' fate. Rhaena is one of these characters even though she is a minor figure on the grand scheme of A Song of Ice and Fire.
Given Aegon's half-sister Rhaena was seen as the heir to the Iron Throne. Rhaena heirs the Iron Throne following the Dance of Dragons. Although the solution to this difficult question is not clear-cut, Aegon III, Rhaenyra and Daemon's kid rises to become the King of the Seven Kingdoms once the battle ends. As Aegon's half-sister, Rhaena was seen as the heir to the Iron Throne as the war had disastrous results regarding the surviving members of House Targaryen - or lack thereof. This was so because, during a fight in the last days of the Targaryen Civil War, Prince Viserys, Daemon and Rhaenyra's other son, was thought dead. Aegon eventually produced children of his own, while Viserys turned out to be alive, therefore shifting the Iron Throne's succession from Rhaena. Having said that, Rhaena Targaryen was the successor to the Seven Kingdoms following the Dance of Dragons, hence her narrative in the future of House of the Dragon may be really fascinating indeed.
Season 2 of House of the Dragon explores the death of Lucerys Velaryon, raising issues regarding the fate of Rhaena Targaryen, his would-be bride. By the conclusion of House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1, the show sufficiently transported viewers back into the convoluted political terrain of Westeros. As was the case with Game of Thrones, the HBO drama has not lost sight of what makes its characters so intriguing even if the titular dragons of House of the Dragon are mythical, otherworldly, and amazing.
With the wars, battles, dragons, and fantasy elements acting as much-weliked embellishments, the political intrigue surrounding House of the Dragon's cast of people is surely the show's selling feature. This is in line with George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series, where the great houses of Westeros struggle for the sought-after Iron Throne often taking the stage under the political arrangements like weddings and betrothals. One possible marriage in House of the Dragon comprised Rhaenyra's son Lucerys and Daemon's daughter Rhaena. The former is dead now, though, which begs numerous questions about what becomes of the latter.
Among the most eminent families in House of the Dragon is House Hightower. Here is their background and the reason Game of Thrones lacks them. With season 2, House of the Dragon is returning and George R. R. Martin's Fire & Blood already shows notable alterations in the source material.
Political intrigue, familial strife, and epic conflicts abound in the gripping narrative of House of the Dragon. The show's nuanced characters, sophisticated world-building, and ability to distinctively capture the core of Game of Thrones have drawn compliments. The narrative of House of the Dragon is going to dramatically veers with the death of Lucerys. Rhaena's destiny is unknown, but her part in the Dance Of The Dragons is most definitely important. The destiny of the Targaryen dynasty rests on balance, hence Rhaena—with her ties to the important houses—will be quite important in determining the course of Westeros.