The Hour of the Wolf’s Aftermath

This thread traces efforts to rebuild after the Dance through compromise, resettlement, and new political arrangements.

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A Fragile Peace Is Declared

A Settlement Without Trust A New King Aegon III’s marriage to Jaehaera is intended to join rival branches and end the Dance. An Uneven Peace The crown survives, but the city is traumatized, the treasury strained, and powerful lords remain suspicious of one another.

Northern Soldiers Become Settlers

A Host Reimagined Widows Need Support The riverlands contain many widows and fatherless households after the war. Black Aly helps arrange marriages and places for northern soldiers. The Widow Fairs Hundreds of unions and new service relationships help settle the returning Northmen. The arrangement spreads old-god worship and strengthens riverland households.

Trade and the Crown’s Debts

Rebuilding the Economy Public Works Resume Tyland Lannister restores trade, funds grain stores, and lends gold to lords whose holdings were damaged. A Fragile Recovery The policies create work and stabilize food supplies, but the crown remains dependent on lenders and maritime security.

The Crown Reconciles with Rivals

Marriage and Pardon A Political Union Aegon III marries Jaehaera, and Corlys Velaryon negotiates pardons and a future marriage between the young king’s line and his rival’s. A Continuation of the Dynasty The settlement emphasizes continuity over retribution, even though personal losses and suspicions remain unresolved.

The Broken King Takes Rule

A New Beginning Without Renewal The King Dismisses His Regents Aegon reaches his sixteenth nameday and ends the regency, rejecting the Hand’s planned royal progress. Peace Is Not Healing The kingdom has survived the Dance, but Aegon’s withdrawn manner and the unsettled court show that political survival is not the same as emotional recovery.

131 AC, after Aegon II’s death

131–132 AC, after Cregan Stark returns north

131–133 AC, during the first regency

Late 130–131 AC, after the Moon of Madness

136 AC, after the regency crisis