Of course, that’s many years in the story’s future, though at the rate House of the Dragon is racing through Westerosi history we could see the marriage of Rhaenyra and Laenor happen very soon. After Laenor dies in an accident, Rhaenyra ultimately marries her uncle Daemon (yep, get ready for that to happen in House of the Dragon, folks). As a result, it’s suggested that none of their children are actually his. A fiery highlight of season 7 saw Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion fly north of the wall to aid Jon Show in his titanic battle against the wights and White Walkers. Quicksilver was presumably silver to white in color - much like Meraxes, the dragon of Aenys's mother Rhaenys, but it isn't stated if Meraxes was also Quicksilver's mother. Martin’s novels, Laenor does in fact marry Rhaenyra but is known to prefer the company of men to women. Quicksilver died in the Battle Beneath the Gods Eye when Balerion ripped a wing from its body mid-air, after which both the dragon and its rider fell to their deaths. So there’s definitely a precedent for this character to fly in on a firebreathing reptile and save the day. In the books that inspired House of the Dragon, Laenor Velaryon rides a dragon named Seasmoke.
But Laenor isn’t just a Velaryon he’s also a Targaryen on his mother’s side. The entire thing also feels like a misdirect because the audience knows the Velaryons aren’t Dragonriders. (Strong goes on to note that this will only happen if Laenor survives the War of the Stepstones, which cleverly establishes that he’s present at the battle.) That’s right, I’m almost certain the Dragonrider who saved Daemon Targaryen’s life is Corlys’ son - the same one who Lyonel Strong said Rhaenyra should marry earlier in the same episode. For the god, see: Vhagar (god) Vhagar, known as the Queen of All Dragons, is the dragon who was ridden by Visenya Targaryen during the War of Conquest. Laenor Velaryon and Rhaenyra Targaryen in a future episode of House of the Dragon. Thankfully, that’s when a mystery Dragonrider shows up to burn the exposed enemy to a crisp, freeing Daemon to take down Craghas and end the conflict for good.īut who is the Dragonrider who saved the day? House of the Dragon purposefully hides their face behind a helmet and a billow of smoke, keeping their identity a secret, but we may have figured it out. This actually goes pretty well - at first - but after Daemon takes an arrow to the chest and another in his leg it looks like he may be in trouble. He pretends to surrender, drawing out the enemy so he can launch one final attack. After doing the medieval version of shooting the messenger, he hatches a last-ditch plan. When Daemon finds out, he doesn’t take it well. Meanwhile, King Viserys has refused to intervene, but finally, he decides to throw the weight of the kingdom behind his brother’s fight. The Crabfeeder is holed up in a cave, meaning Daemon can’t use his dragon to end the fight. In short, after two years of fighting, the War for the Stepstones is not going well. In case you were staring at your phone or had to use the bathroom, here’s a quick recap of what just happened.
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