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Checkmate
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Ongoing, First published Mar 10, 2023
Mature
Princess Valaena Targaryen, the once Silent Princess, now the Princess of Dragons. Youngest child and only daughter of Baelon and Alyssa Targaryen. The realm knew her for her quiet and reserved nature. The young girl lived in her peaceful shadow within her bubble in the kingdom, and she never complained. After the passing of her father and her brother's rise to King, she can no longer rely on that bubble. She tried to embrace the newfound position she has been placed in, but being who she is and who she is told to be have are conflicting. Sadly, when she is unable to conform to the rules of the society she lives in, she finds herself more alone than ever before. Consumed by fear and unable to find solace in those meant to be by her side, to protect her, she did the only thing she can think of, running away from King's Landing, her family, and the unwanted path set before her. After six years of running, growing, and finding herself, Valaena returns to King's Landing with a mission. A mission so important that the survival of her family depends on it. She's so used to putting together the puzzle pieces of her dreams, that playing the chest game of thrones is a new challenge to be conquered. It's all made a thousand times hard when everyone else is playing their own game. Valaena must learn the way of the chessboard to the Seven Kingdoms and beyond, or else the game of thrones might just consume her.
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