Best ‘House of Dragon’ Quotes by Female Cast

“House of the Dragon,” the prequel to HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” set nearly 200 years before. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood, it follows the rule of the Targaryens on the Iron Throne. As King Viserys I Targaryen’s children fight for the Iron Throne after his death, they deliver some profound lives as they prepare for civil war.

Given the promise of succession by her father, King Viserys, Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen planned to do things differently.

“When I am queen I will create a new order.”
–Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen

Ultimately, most everyone, including the king’s cousin Rhaenys who was overlooked in succession, admits that the men in the kingdom would not accept her reign.

“Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne.”
–Rhaenys Targaryen

Mysaria, also known now as the White Worm, explained that the actual power was not going to be with who sat on the throne, whether woman or man.

“There is no power but what the people allow…”
–Mysaria to Otto

The late king’s cousin, Rhaenys Targaryen, was held as a prisoner at King’s Landing while his son Aegon was being crowned as the new king. Viserys’ wife and Aegan’s mother, Alicent, tried to convince Rhaenys to support her in usurping Rhaenyra’s succession in favor of her son, but Rhaenys gave her insightful personal advice.

“You desire not to be free, but to make a window in the wall of your prison.”
–Rhaenys Targaryen to Alicent

While Princess Rhaenyra knew she was chosen to lead the kingdom and felt well-prepared. Her teenage son Lucerys, however, was afraid to become Lord of the Tides after Rhaenys’ husband’s death.

“We don’t choose our destiny.”
–Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen to Lucerys

After losing her father, unborn child, and her son, Rhaenyra’s face at the conclusion of the finale said it all. There was nothing left to say. It was time for war.