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To the realm she is a Targaryen by name, but in her blood she is entirely Hightower.
Born with her mother's ginger hair rather than the silver of Old Valyria, Vaera Targaryen was raised for one purpose: to despise the Blacks and to be an ally to her brothers against the looming threat of the Blacks.
While Vaera finds solace in the skies with her dragon, Swiftwing, her twin brother Aemond grows hardened and bitter. However, enraptured by her kindness and solidarity during his darkest childhood years, Aemond develops a fierce and possessive infatuation with his twin, demanding a marriage that King Viserys ultimately grants.
For Vaera, the union is a duty of blood not of heart, she loves Aemond as a brother, but she cannot return his consuming passion. Instead, she pours all her devotion into their beautiful baby boy, Vaerros. In her son's eyes, Vaera finally finds the comfort and unconditional love denied to her in a court drowning in political venom.
But peace in Westeros is a fragile illusion.
When the King dies and Queen Alicent crowns Aegon, the realm fractures, and the Dance of the Dragons begins.
Frightened by the monstrous beasts of war, Vaera vows to keep herself and her son safe from the flames. But when tragedy strikes and her beloved son is stolen from her, the gentle princess is consumed by grief.
Driven by blinding rage and armed with a sudden and ruthless cunning, Vaera steps into the crossfire, no longer afraid of the dragons and ready to dismantle Rhaenyra's faction piece by piece.