Nettles and the Flight from Court

Fire & Blood

This thread traces Nettles’s independent rise as a dragonrider, the queen’s suspicion, and her disappearance from royal politics.

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Bearing strength in each event

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A Girl from the Waterfront A Girl from the Waterfront from "Fire & Blood". Nettles’s Uncertain Origins A Poor Childhood Nettles grows up without stable family or wealth, among dockside communities and sailors.

A Girl from the Waterfront from "Fire & Blood". Nettles’s Uncertain Origins A Poor Childhood Nettles grows up without stable family or wealth, among dockside communities and sailors.

Nettles’s Uncertain Origins A Poor Childhood Nettles grows up without stable family or wealth, among dockside communities and sailors. No Secure Status Her background offers no recognized claim to noble protection. Her later power will come from winning a dragon rather than from inheritance.

Sheepstealer Accepts Her Sheepstealer Accepts Her from "Fire & Blood". A Rider Is Made Daily Offerings Nettles brings sheep to Sheepstealer until the wild dragon accepts her presence.

Sheepstealer Accepts Her from "Fire & Blood". A Rider Is Made Daily Offerings Nettles brings sheep to Sheepstealer until the wild dragon accepts her presence.

A Rider Is Made Daily Offerings Nettles brings sheep to Sheepstealer until the wild dragon accepts her presence. Skill Replaces Pedigree Her bond with the dragon suggests that patience and routine can succeed where force and royal blood fail.

Hunting Vhagar Hunting Vhagar from "Fire & Blood". A Dangerous Partnership Shared Flights Nettles and Daemon search together for Aemond and Vhagar.

Hunting Vhagar from "Fire & Blood". A Dangerous Partnership Shared Flights Nettles and Daemon search together for Aemond and Vhagar.

A Dangerous Partnership Shared Flights Nettles and Daemon search together for Aemond and Vhagar. They become close during repeated flights and life at Maidenpool. Rumors of Intimacy Some witnesses suggest Daemon treats Nettles like a daughter; others believe they are lovers. The uncertainty later makes her vulnerable to accusations.

Rhaenyra Turns Against Her Rhaenyra Turns Against Her from "Fire & Blood". A Queen’s Suspicion An Accusation Accepted Mysaria claims Nettles is Daemon’s lover.

Rhaenyra Turns Against Her from "Fire & Blood". A Queen’s Suspicion An Accusation Accepted Mysaria claims Nettles is Daemon’s lover.

A Queen’s Suspicion An Accusation Accepted Mysaria claims Nettles is Daemon’s lover. Rhaenyra believes her and interprets the relationship as both sexual betrayal and political danger. A Death Warrant Rhaenyra orders Lord Mooton to kill Nettles. The order forces the young rider to choose escape over continued service.

Sheepstealer Vanishes Sheepstealer Vanishes from "Fire & Blood". The Rider Disappears A Quiet Departure Nettles feeds Sheepstealer and flies away before Lord Mooton can arrest her. She does not return to court.

Sheepstealer Vanishes from "Fire & Blood". The Rider Disappears A Quiet Departure Nettles feeds Sheepstealer and flies away before Lord Mooton can arrest her. She does not return to court.

The Rider Disappears A Quiet Departure Nettles feeds Sheepstealer and flies away before Lord Mooton can arrest her. She does not return to court. A Life Beyond the Crown Her later fate remains unknown. Local stories about a fire witch suggest survival, but no confirmed record resolves her ending.

Before late 129 AC, around Driftmark

Late 129 AC, during the Sowing

130 AC, while Daemon seeks Aemond

130 AC, after Mysaria’s warning

130 AC, at dawn from Maidenpool