"We do not strike first," Rhaenyra commanded, her voice steady despite the chaos in her heart. She was a mother first, a queen second, and she knew that dragon-fire once unleashed could never be recalled.
But her sons were eager. Lucerys, the younger, volunteered to fly as a messenger to Storm’s End to secure the loyalty of Lord Borros Baratheon. It was supposed to be a simple mission of diplomacy—a short flight on his young dragon, Arrax.
The time for diplomacy was over. The Dance of the Dragons had begun.
Aemond lost control of his beast. Vhagar, acting on ancient instinct, lunged through the clouds and snapped Arrax—and Luke—out of the sky in a single, sickening crunch.
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