“He was the grandson of the king, the brother of the king and the husband of the queen. His two sons and his three grandsons may sit on the Iron Throne, but the only crown Daemon Targaryen ever wore was that of the Stepstones, the meager lands he captured by blood, sword and dragonfire, which he soon cast aside. Over the centuries, the Targaryen line begat great people and monsters. Prince Damon was both. There were days when there was no man in Westeros more loved, more respected and more condemned. Light and darkness mixed in him in equal proportions. For some he was a hero, for others he was the worst of villains. A true understanding of the most tragic bloodshed in history, known as the Dance with Dragons, is impossible without taking into account the key role of this scoundrel prince, before the conflict began and at its height. and transcribed by George R. R. Martin