Editing Rhea Royce (section)

==History==
===Marriage===
[[File:Rhea Royce by Laura Avellino.jpg|thumb|Rhea, by Laura Avellino ©]]
In {{Date|97}}, Queen [[Alysanne Targaryen]] wed her grandson Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]] to Lady Rhea Royce, the heir to [[Runestone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Although the marriage was a fine, rich match, the marriage was not a success. Daemon found the [[Vale of Arryn]] little to his liking and grew bored. He soon developed a dislike for his wife, holding no love or affection toward Rhea, referring to her as his ''bronze bitch'', a mocking reference to the ancient armor of the [[House Royce|Royces]]. Rhea likewise had no love for Daemon, and they were soon estranged.{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}

Shortly after {{Date|101}}, Rhea succeeded Lord [[Yorbert Royce]] as the [[Lady of Runestone]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Meanwhile, Rhea's union with Daemon proved to be barren. Upon the ascension of his brother King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], Daemon petitioned the king to set aside his marriage, but Viserys denied the request. However, he did allow his brother to return to court to serve on the [[small council]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} While at court, Daemon acquired the Lady [[Mysaria]] as a mistress and impregnated her in {{Date|105}}. After Daemon attempted to give her a [[dragon egg]], Viserys commanded Daemon to return the egg and return to Lady Rhea at Runestone, or else be attainted; Daemon obeyed with ill grace and returned to Rhea's unwelcomed company.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

By {{Date|106}}, Daemon had once again left Lady Rhea at Runestone, this time to wage [[War for the Stepstones|a war]] over control of the [[Stepstones]] with Lord [[Corlys Velaryon]], declaring that he had suffered all he could of the Vale and his lady wife.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}} Daemon later reportedly requested for his marriage to be set aside to wed his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], but the king exiled him from the [[Seven Kingdoms]].{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}}{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

===Death and succession===
In {{Date|115}}, while she was [[hawk]]ing in the Vale,{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Viserys I}} Lady Rhea fell from her horse and cracked her skull upon a stone. She lingered for nine days before finally feeling well enough to leave her bed, only to collapse and die within an hour of rising.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Upon learning of Rhea's death, Prince Daemon flew from [[Bloodstone]] to put his wife to rest. After arriving in the Vale, however, he claimed the lands, castles, and incomes of [[House Royce]]. Runestone passed to a nephew of Lady Rhea, however, and Daemon's claim was dismissed by Lady [[Jeyne Arryn]], who warned him that he was unwelcome in the Vale.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}