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1. A Tale of Sheep & Butterflies by Kat_2V

   Fandoms: A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms, A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin, House of the Dragon (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/F, F/M
   • Complete Work

   05 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Daemon Targaryen/Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Aegon II Targaryen/Helaena Targaryen
   • Cassandra Baratheon/Aemond "One-eyed" Targaryen
   • Netty | Nettles/Daeron Targaryen (Son of Viserys I)
   • Netty | Nettles (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Sheepstealer | Nettles's Dragon (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Daemon Targaryen
   • Alicent Hightower
   • Corlys "The Sea Snake" Velaryon
   • Rhaenys Targaryen Velaryon
   • Baela Targaryen
   • Rhaena Targaryen (Daughter of Daemon)
   • Viserys I Targaryen
   • Aemond "One-Eye" Targaryen
   • The Greens | Supporters of Aegon II Targaryen
   • The Blacks | Supporters of Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • Helaena Targaryen
   • Mysaria | Lady Misery (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Otto Hightower
   • Melisandre (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Original Male Character(s)
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Good Parent Daemon Targaryen
   • Bad Parent Daemon Targaryen
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Dragons
   • Canon Divergence - Dance of the Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Modern Character in Westeros (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Butterfly Effect
   • Valyrian Magic (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • The Old Gods (A Song of Ice and Fire)
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Medieval Medicine
   • medieval politics
   • Magical Realism
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Good King Viserys
   • Bad Parent Viserys I Targaryen
   • Good Parent Rhaenyra Targaryen
   • No One Is Truly Good in Westeros
   • One-Sided Relationship
   • dragon lore
   • The Dance of the Dragons | Aegon II Targaryen v. Rhaenyra Targaryen Era
   • Few Are Truly Evil in Westeros
   • Shadow magic

   Summary

   Her mother named her Naehaerys, and said she was the daughter of a Prince.

   Everyone else called her Nettles, and said she was the daughter of a whore.

   Ever since she was born, Nettles struggled to know who she was. Every night she had dreams of another world, a better one than the one she lived in. One filled with fantastical creations, with warmth and food aplenty... yet every morning, she woke to try and scrape together another day of survival on Driftmark. With each year that passed, she remembered more, until one day it all came crashing down upon her.

   The Dance of the Dragons approached, and she refused to die alone in some forsaken mountain in the Vale. It was a fine vow for a girl to make, the trouble was she had no idea how to change her fate... and she would soon learn some things are better left in destiny's hands.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Tales of Sheep and Butterflies

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