Daenerys, the youngest child of Aerys II, grows from a teenage pawn in her brother's plans to a strong queen claimant in her own right. After the death of her brother Viserys, she embarks on a plan of her own to return to Westeros as queen. She is briefly married to Khal Drogo, but he dies, and she soon miscarries what would have been their child. She does, however, hatch three dragon eggs, the first dragons in many generations: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.
Over several years, she gathers an army of misfits, freed slaves, great and small noble houses, and many others to support her claim to the Iron Throne. Eventually, she begins fighting her way through Westeros, where she meets Jon Snow, who asks for her help defeating the Night King's army. Dany and Jon fall in love, not realising that they are actually related. As the battles grow more brutal and the losses get more personal, Daenerys's grip on sanity starts to slip. She does reach the Iron Throne, but only after going completely mad and burning the entirety of King's Landing. Jon kills her just before she can sit on the throne.