It took some time to rebuild the city from the ruins of the battles that took people. People rejoiced though, as it meant it was the beginning of a new era. At first, people were worried that Daenerys would end up mad like her father, but she remained level-headed and just.
She actually brought justice to Westeros, making it so those in power could not harm those below her. If a man were to hurt his wife or his children, he would be taken to a place where he would be hurt in the same way.
She made Westeros a better place for women by allowing them to hold positions of power. If there was only a daughter in a family, she did not have to marry to keep her power. With this, she also outlawed all arranged and forced marriages.
Daenerys also made things easier on the poor. She made her accountants in the Iron Bank calculate new tax percentages so poor people could pay less taxes, and she enforced the rich people to pay taxes.
All of the major families came to bend their knees to her. The first family that came were the Tyrells.
"Your Grace, it is quite a refreshing scene to see a woman have all the power," smiled Lady Olenna Tyrell as she knelt with the assistance of her son, Lord Mace.
Daenerys responded, "My Lady, I hope I do not disappoint you in my rule."
Lady Olenna smirked, "You will not disappoint me, because you will rule better than all the men before you." She then rose, handed the signed oath of fealty to her, and left.
That evening, after a long day of accepting fealties and overseeing trials, she decided to tour her castle. Her walk brought her to an ancient library.
In this old place, she noticed a musty old book with a three-headed dragon on the spine. She pulled it off the shelf, along with some books with other family sigils on them. She figured it was time to look at the history of the people who ruled the other lands of Westeros.
She was presently reading about the current generation of the Stark family. She was reading about the late Lyanna Stark and got to the part about how she died.
The passage read, "She died on her bed of blood, her brother Eddard beside her."
Daenerys asked herself, "Bed of blood? There are no children named to her."
She kept reading until she got to the section on Stark bastards. She noticed that Jon Snow was among the most recent bastards, although it stated that he was Eddard's. She now knew WHY Jon was the Bastard Lord.
Thinking nothing else on the matter, she decided to finish her reading by reading about her family's history. Sure, she heard stories from Viserys about her royal line her whole life, but she also knew that Viserys stretched the truth a lot. She wanted to see how true the stories he told her were.
He was right about a lot of things in ancient history, but she realized that nobody else in Westeros viewed their father as greatly as Viserys did. She read about his brutal rule and finally understood why people did not trust her as queen at first.
Daenerys wanted to see what was written about her and her two brothers. She read about how Viserys was the Beggar King, and how he ran away with his sister and mother. She knew that he was mad like their father and was glad that others saw it that way.
She continued on to read about what Westeros knew about her. She read about her marriage to Drogo, his death, and the rumor about the dragons. She smiled, knowing that this was no longer just a rumor because that was the Lannisters' downfall. She decided it was time to change history, and with a nearby quill and ink, she drew a crown next to her name.
She almost closed the book when she realized that she did not read anything about Rhaegar yet. She knew how he died, but she wanted to know who he really was. She smiled when she saw that he was regarded as wise and powerful. Her smile faded when she saw that he left his wife Elia Martell for a northern woman.
She then thought, "A northern woman?!"
She opened the Stark book again to the page where Lyanna was written. She read over the line about how Lyanna died in childbirth. She put the information together and realized that Jon was her half-nephew.
Daenerys retired to her chambers after putting the books away. She lay awake in bed thinking about all of this new knowledge. She had SEX with her nephew. Sure, she was the product of incest, but she still felt it to be wrong. Perhaps it was due to the fact it was not Drogo she had given herself to. She cleared her mind and realized that Jon could be the one to keep her line pure, like her forefathers did.
The next morning after a restless sleep, she was summoned for an important small council. Jon Snow was the one who called the meeting as her Hand. She found this odd, but she got up anyway.
She arrived and all of the men at the table rose and bowed to her. She sat at her spot at the end of the table and permitted them to sit down.
She looked at Jon and asked, "Why have I been summoned from my chambers, my lord Hand?"
Jon answered quickly, "We know you've been queen for only a few weeks, but we, as your small council, have decided that you need to find a way to provide heirs for the throne. We're not asking you to marry to keep the throne, this marriage is just so you can have princes and princesses rule after you."
Oberyn added cautiously, "My sister married a Targaryen, so I could. My paramour would not mind."
Daario smiled seductively and suggested, "My Queen, I pledged my men to you all of those years ago. That includes me. I would make you a happy woman if you would just say the words."
Daenerys responded sharply to both proposals, "What if I want to keep my line pure just like my father did?"
Jon looked around the room blankly and responded, "I'm not sure how to respond to that."
Daenerys smiled, "Of course you don't. What if I knew that you are of the dragon's blood?"
Jon gave her a puzzled stare in response. His face melted after a few seconds and came to an epiphany.
"Right! I could marry you!" shouted Jon.
Daenerys rolled her eyes and responded, "Yes, that's what I was getting at."
Everybody agreed to this motion, and the match was made.
The wedding was held in secret as she did not want to spend the time or the money to have a full state wedding. It was a simple joining of hands in front of the eternal candle, the eye of R'hollor. Jon did receive a King's crown; however, everybody realized that Daenerys was the real power behind the throne.
