Temptress

Elaesa Blackwood comes of age to marry but she is reportedly been betrothed to multiple lords. One by one they all seem to perish before the betrothal is legitimized.

With Elaesa's stubborn refusal to marry, her sister Alysanne Blackwood must bind her house to a strong house.

Cregan Stark.

With the approval of the Lord of the North, Alysanne and Cregan marry leaving Elaesa to stay in the river lands with her younger brother Arnes.

When Alysanne leaves for the North everything falls apart. The Queen Rhaenyra is sending out messengers and asking for her House to remember its honor.

Jacaerys Targaryen.

When Jacaerys arrives in the North, he didn't expect to find The Lord of the North remarried.

When his mother Rhaenyra offered him to Alicent's daughter Helaena, she was refused. Leaving him open to marriage for future alliances.

Rhaenyra kept her eye on the River lands without anyone noticing, especially on the youngest daughter, Elaesa. Her plan to marry one of her sons to a Blackwood just needed a little push.

As Jacaerys gains the North's support, he also gains the support of the Blackwoods through a pact of marriage.

Elaesa Blackwood.

She would bind House Blackwood to House Targaryen during the war and she would fight for the Queen.