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Spoilers forHouse of the Dragonepisode ten,The Black Queen,below.
The dragons finally danced with or without their riders permission.
face said it all: Theres no coming back from this.
Was there ever a path in which this war could have been avoided?
But what if Viseryshadntmarried into the hyper-ambitious Hightower family?
What if, asthe lead ofThe Bachelor: Westeros, hed made a different choice with the final rose?
Could war have been avoided if Viserys the Peaceful married Laena Velaryon?
Lets take a cue from the all-seeing Helaena Targaryen and game it out.
What if Viserys, who was not exactly the picture of health, had died before siring more heirs?
(With each other!
Officially, his kids with Laena would be spares, not heirs.
Also, she wouldve been much closer to her parents, something she explicitly wished for before her death.
But what if Laena had borne Viserys a son?
Would there still be a Dance of the Dragons, but this time the Blues versus the Blacks?
Much depends on whether the Velaryons want one.
Since the Velaryons are family, does Viserys bend to their will the way he didnt with the Hightowers?
If he doesnt, its unlikely Rhaenyra would back down after his death either.
In that event, the Velaryons could very well choose war.
Things would surely get as bloody as theyre shaping up to be in the Alicent timeline.
However, the shows creative decisions open up a possible path for peace.
One thingDragonviewers have seen that book readers did not is that House Velaryon is not always a united front.
One possible solution: Betrothing Viserys and Laenas son to Rhaenyra lets everyone get what they want.
And then theres Daemon.
The show has emphasizedthe romance between Rhaenyra and her uncle.
No matter whom she marries in an alternate scenario, those children couldnotbe worse.
