Editing Daemon Targaryen (section)

===Return to Court===
[[File:Daemon's crown.jpg|thumb|400px|Daemon offers his crown to his brother, King [[Viserys I Targaryen]], by Chase Stone, as depicted in ''[[The World of Ice & Fire]]''.]]
Bored with ruling his meager kingdom, Daemon returned to the capital of [[King's Landing]] in {{Date|111}} during the [[tourney]] that gave the [[greens]] and the [[blacks]] their names. He reconciled with [[Viserys I Targaryen]] by offering him his [[Stepstones]] crown. [[Viserys I Targaryen]] welcomed his brother's return and Daemon was given a seat on the [[small council]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Neither age or exile had changed Daemon's nature, however. He took up again with old companions in the [[City Watch of King's Landing|City Watch]] and returned to the brothels on the [[Street of Silk]]. Daemon was cold with Viserys' second wife, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], and her children, who had pushed him further down in the line of succession. Daemon spent hours in the company of his niece, Princess [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]], praising her beauty, enthralling her with tales of his adventures, taking her [[hawk]]ing, and mocking her stepmother Alicent and her greens. Daemon gave her books, [[pearl]]s, [[silk]]s, and a [[jade]] tiara once owned by the [[Empress of Leng]].  Daemon and Rhaenyra often flew to [[Dragonstone]] on their dragons, [[Caraxes]] and [[Syrax]].{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}

Six months after Daemon's return, the brothers fell out again, with Grand Maester [[Runciter]] referring to an unspecified quarrel and others claiming that Alicent wanted Daemon gone. Septon [[Eustace (Dance of the Dragons)|Eustace]] alleged that Daemon had seduced Rhaenyra, taking her [[maiden]]hood prior to her sixteenth [[name day]], and that the two had been found by Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]] of the [[Kingsguard]]. Eustace's tale has Rhaenyra expressing her love for Daemon. The notorious [[Mushroom]] instead claimed that Daemon had been providing explicit lessons to the girl in how to seduce her champion, Ser [[Criston Cole]] of the Kingsguard, whom the girl was supposedly in love with. When Rhaenyra approached Criston, however, he spurned her. [[Lyonel Strong]], [[Lord of Harrenhal]], counseled the livid Viserys that Daemon should be executed for treason. Eustace, however, reminded the council about the taint of [[kinslaying]], and Daemon was exiled instead. Daemon returned to [[Bloodstone]] in the Stepstones and resumed his struggle over his barren kingdom.{{Ref|FAB|Heirs of the Dragon - A Question of Succession}}