What if the dance ended diplomatically?
You know what they say with most wars ending diplomatically and all…
In this timeline, after the fall of King’s Landing, Rheanyra doesn’t go paranoid, like she does in the normal timeline and instead gives peace a chance. Deciding she doesn’t want to continue a war where thousands more will die. Given that, she offers a general pardon to the Greens given they agree to terms. From here, I thought that they could either do each of the possible solutions in F&B or in the show. The first being to split Westeros into Rheanyra’s Kingdom: North, Iron Islands, Vale, Riverlands, and Crownlands. And the Greens’ Kingdom: Westerlands, Reach, and Stormlands.
Another possible solution would be Corlys’ proposal from the show, being that Daeron forms a House Targaryen of Oldtown and rules as Lord Paramount of the Reach and Warden of the South.
Either one works in this what if, but I’m really curious as to what would’ve happened had the war ended with diplomacy rather than death.
Posted Aug 13, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC