Sometimes it hits hard when something particularly stressful in life happens that you’re the adult now and there’s no one else that’s going to figure it out for you
I also think a lot of people don’t understand that had she killed them then it could also affect Rhaenyra’s claim to the throne and put her granddaughters in a sticky political situation
once again rhaenys shows she would have made a great queen by showing up at aegon’s coronation on dragonback. she may have granted them mercy but she humiliated them publicly and showed how weak their grasp on the throne is. rhaenys understands politics in a way viserys never did
This isn’t the season for iffy energy or wondering who’s around you. It’s essentially 2023 n the worlds insane . certainty in ur circle n personal peace is the least you can ask for .