#but in my mind rhaena is grey ghost's rider (i think ab them a lot) and i would give my left lung to see that happen on my screen

[bayofwolves]

here's how we can still win. the dragon rhaena finds in the vale is actually grey ghost, not sheepstealer. this would make sense of why rhaena spent so long, certainly a few days at least, searching before she even caught a glimpse of him -- grey ghost was notoriously elusive and could evade humans for long periods of time. this also explains the relatively small size of the dragon we see in the finale, as grey ghost is implied to have been young at the time of his death. rhaena can claim grey ghost and fulfil her quest as she deserves, and nettles can still appear and have sheepstealer, a larger, browner, entirely different dragon. this is how we win.