House of the Dragon (TV Series)
The Rogue Prince (2022)
Milly Alcock: Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen
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Quotes
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Princess Rhaenys Velaryon : Whether it's to my daughter or to someone else's, your father will remarry sooner than late. His new wife will produce new heirs, and chances are better than not that one of those will be male. And when that boy comes of age and your father has passed, the men of the realm will expect him to be heir. Not you. Because that is the order of things.
Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen : When I am queen, I will create a new order.
Princess Rhaenys Velaryon : How I wish that could be, Rhaenyra. But the men of the realm already had their opportunity to appoint a ruling Queen at the Great Council and they denied it.
Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen : They denied you, Princess Rhaenys. "The Queen Who Never Was". But they bent the knee to me and called me heir to the throne.
Princess Rhaenys Velaryon : Do you remind your father's men of that as you carry their cups? Here is the hard truth, which no one else has the heart to tell you. Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne. And your father is no fool.
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Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen : The king must take a new wife.
King Viserys Targaryen : I could never replace your mother, no more than I intend to replace you as heir. But you are my only heir and our line is vulnerable, too easily ended. And by marrying again, I may begin to ensure that we are better defended.
Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen : Against whom?
King Viserys Targaryen : Whomever may dare to challenge us.
[pause]
King Viserys Targaryen : I do not wish to make us estranged.
Young Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen : You are the king. Your first duty is to the realm. Mother would have understood this... just as I do.
