The The The story of Jhearist II is one of unfulfilled expectations.

He was named for the king with the longest rule in the history of the

Targaryen dynasty, yet he would have one of the shardest reigns of any Targaryen king. His father and

grandfather led armies against subsequent Blackfire pretenders, but while he did not lack for courage,

he did lack for health, and thus had to rely on his vassals and their forces to face the blackfire threat.

Jehari's II insisted his son and daughter Mary so that the prince that was promised could be

born, but didn't live to see whether one of his descendants could actually fit the prophecy.

With such a short reign, was Jehari's II only a stopgap between the reforms of egg and the tyranny of the

Mad King? Or is there more with this penultimate Targaryen on the Iron Throne? Did he have his own

prophetic dreams or destiny? What did he think about Summer Hall or the end of the Blackfires?

And if the prince that was promised is his descendant and saves the world, how much, if at all, do we have Jiharis II to thank for that? Today we shall speak to the life

and times of Jiharis II, the Red Comet of Targaryen kings, burning brightly but briefly,

bringing both beginnings and endings for better or worse. Nina Kruisling, our favorite guest,

and I will break down all that and more on this episode

of History of Westrose podcast.

Hello and welcome, everybody. It's a pre-recorded episode of History of Westrose podcast.

We did this one in the studio with no live viewers. That's fun. We do that every once in a while. This is a nice lengthy episode about a Targaryen King who doesn't get a lot of press, but has a lot to be said about. We do every episode on Spotify as a video and on YouTube. They are available everywhere. You can find podcasts on every platform. And if you listen on Patreon, they are ad-free. Hey, Nina, how's it going? You were the main writer for this episode. So it's good to see you back again. And of course, we want to plug your goodqueenallie.tumbler.com home base there. Thank you. I am glad to be back. I, life is good. Life is very, very good. I wish I had more time to write, but that's the chronic

story of everyone. But yeah, I absolutely love whenever I have a spare moment, love writing on the

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