[ASOIAF] Summer's Children: A Low-Budget Blood and Fire

Preface: I ultimately decided to tell this story in the style of the histories of the Targaryen dynasty, Fire and Blood and The World of Ice and Fire, written in the voice of a fictional maester. It turns out to be a good way to discuss the "historical record" from many different perspectives without wasting words on lengthy, pointless descriptions. You could call it a large-scale AU.

"To this day, many different stories are told about their first meeting at the Rosefield Tourney. But after the hearths were lit in Highgarden's hall that evening, thirteen-year-old Alysanne Hightower began to play her lute and sing a sad ballad. The people were so moved that they fell silent, weeping...

Later, when the dance music began, Prince Daeron, who had not left his seat all night, descended from the dais and asked Lady Alysanne to dance twice. The answer was plain: they had fallen in love at first sight.

But with the prince's father growing ever more mad and the court's affairs becoming increasingly complicated, could they still end up together? How would they weather the storms to come, side by side?"

-- Maester Adal, The World of Ice and Fire: The Reign of Aerys II

[The story of Daeron Targaryen, son of Aerys II, and Alysanne Hightower, an original character created for this story. This is the second installment in my Alysanne's Timeline series. Rhaegar may not be portrayed favorably. If you dislike House Hightower, please don't read.]

Theme: Replacing the plot and creating an original character