Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a boy born in the nation of Addeh Sikkim, in the royal palace, who wanted nothing more than to lead his people into a new world of prosperity and hope. He was suited to the task: clever and able and well-favoured. I locked him in a steel box and burned him alive. I used his ash to dye my mourning cloth, and I took his kingdom as my own. I needed it, you see, to understand divinity.
—Shem Shem Tsien, Angelmaker
Ange: You're fourth in line to the throne.
Princess: With your help, couldn't I be first?
—Princess Principal, "Dancy Conspiracy"
"I would rather feed my sons to the dragons, than have them carry spears and cups for your drunken, usurper cunt of a king."
— Daemon Targaryen, House of the Dragon
You are no more the Hand than Aegon is king. Fucking traitor!"
— Rhaenyra Targaryen, House of the Dragon
