Editing Balerion (section)

===Princess Aerea===
[[File:Aerea_and_Balerion_by_Joto_Saraiva.jpg|thumb|right|500px|[[Aerea Targaryen]] and Balerion in Valyria by Joto Saraiva]]
In late {{date|54}}, Princess [[Aerea Targaryen]] claimed Balerion from the yard of [[Dragonstone]] one morning. They disappeared and went missing for more than a year. King [[Jaehaerys I Targaryen]] sent expeditions to try and locate Balerion and the young princess, and the [[master of coin]], [[Rego Draz]], offered a reward for any information on their whereabouts, but none came forward that were credible. Balerion was the largest living dragon in the world, but there were no sightings of the dragon anywhere. Septon [[Barth]] believed that the lack of sightings suggested that Balerion was no longer in [[Westeros]]. [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Aenys I)|Rhaena Targaryen]] departed on [[Dreamfyre]] to search for Balerion and her missing daughter.{{Ref|FAB|Birth, Death and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I}}

Balerion returned to [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|56}}, descending into the courtyard of the [[Red Keep]] with Aerea barely clinging to him. The princess was severely ill, and died soon after. Barth's accounts describe wounds and half-healed scars on Balerion. The dragon bore a huge jagged rent down his left side, almost nine feet long, and fresh blood still dripped from the wound, hot and smoking. Barth speculated that, when Aerea claimed Balerion, she was unable to bend the dragon to her will, and instead the dragon had taken her to the place he had been born, [[Valyria]]. Shortly thereafter, Balerion became the first dragon to be housed in the [[Dragonpit]], where he was guarded by the [[Dragonkeepers]].{{ref|fab|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}