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A GAME OF QUEENS:

↳ Queen Alysanne Targaryen, known as Good Queen Alysanne, was the queen consort of her brother, King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. Alysanne and Jaehaerys had thirteen children, though only nine lived until adulthood. Her youngest daughter, Princess Gael, was also her favorite. When Gael killed herself in 99 AC, Alysanne, in her grief, died within a year. As a Queen, Alysanne was well loved by the people in the Seven Kingdoms. She had great influence over Jaehaerys, as she was his most trusted counselor. She convinced him to abolish the lord’s right to the first night. when the couple visited the North, the queen travelled to the Wall on her dragon Silverwing. According to stories she was so impressed by the bravery of the Night’s Watch that she asked Jaehaerys to double the size of the Watch’s land. The acquired land was called the New Gift.