#once again too busy jockeying for power than to actually fix the fucking realm. like THAT'S what gets me. noen ofyou did anything???

[atopvisenyashill]

ive read this one theory that the dagger prophesy used to be commonly known in the targ family… BEFORE maegor. after that they started keeping it a secret. as like a way to explain how jaehaerys wouldve known about it. wondering if you had any thoughts about that idea?

That actually makes some sense! We don't get the sense that Rhaena is particularly close to any of Jaehaerys and Alysanne's children despite her being alive and in Harrenhal for about two decades after the oldest trio is born, so that combined with her general hands off approach would make me think it's not impossible she'd follow Jaehaerys' lead and not talk about it anymore. And I can see Rhaenys, Aenys, and Visenya openly speaking about it to their children as well, and it sort of being part of the House Mythology similar to Daenys' dream of the Doom. Then Jaehaerys, who in general takes a much more secretive approach to leadership and magic specifically (not that this ultimately helps at all) wants to keep it quiet for whatever reason (to keep things calm, to not sow fear, whatever).

I do think it's perfectly in character for Aegon the Uncrowned to have told Rhaena just before he dies about it, and that Rhaena told Jaehaerys though. Especially given that Aegon the Uncrowned had yet to have his own son, and was so close to Rhaena, and she was so hysterical about him leaving to fight Maegor - perhaps he told her his reason was that if the Threat From The North comes, it can't be Maegor on the throne.