He was covered in fresh scars along his back, had huge wounds along his neck and scabs on his belly, and had lost his right eye. The battle with Moondancer left Sunfyre even more injured than he had been before. Aegon broke both of his legs jumping clear, and Baela was taken captive by the greens. The colliding dragons crashed into the ground, where the larger Sunfyre killed his younger adversary. Moondancer raked Sunfyre's side and attacked his malformed wing, but she was then blinded by a blast of Sunfyre's golden flames. Although younger and smaller, Moondancer was quicker than Sunfyre. When Aegon victoriously flew a still-injured Sunfyre to the castle, Moondancer rose to meet him. Lady Baela Targaryen evaded capture, however, and reached her green dragon, Moondancer. Ser Alfred Broome aided in the fall of Dragonstone to Aegon's greens. Aegon flew upon Sunfyre every day, regaining strength, while the Two Toms and Marston sought supporters to help Aegon take Dragonstone from Rhaenyra. Intrigued by the mention of the golden scales, however, the disguised Aegon ventured forth with Ser Marston Waters, Tom Tanglebeard, and Tom Tangletongue, and the party found Sunfyre in a hidden lair on the Dragonmont. Ser Robert Quince, castellan of Dragonstone, assumed that the Grey Ghost had been killed by the Cannibal. Sailors on Nessaria observed two dragons-one of them with golden scales-fighting near the Dragonmont, and the partially-devoured corpse of a wild dragon, the Grey Ghost, was then found near the mountain's base. Because of Sunfyre's difficulty flying, Mushroom claimed the dragon was "a great golden fire-breathing chicken". Some even suggested that Sunfyre was able to feel Aegon II's urgent need of him. Gyldayn conjectured of a primal instinct for Sunfyre return to his birthplace, or urge to rejoin his rider, Aegon. Īccording to the Crabbs and Brunes, Sunfyre hid in the dark piney woods and caves of Crackclaw Point before eventually making his way to Dragonstone. Lord Larys Strong helped King Aegon II Targaryen escape the capital during the fall of King's Landing to the blacks of Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, and the king then hid in a remote fishing village on the isle of Dragonstone. Septon Eustace wrote that Byron desired to kill Sunfyre, but Archmaester Gyldayn expresses doubt because the golden dragon had gone missing from Rook's Rest. Ser Byron Swann was killed in an attempt to slay a dragon during the war, although sources vary as to which dragon he faced. Although his wing had healed in an awkward angle, Sunfyre had recovered enough from his battle with Meleys to fly once again. Within a fortnight of the attack, Sunfyre had disappeared. Enraged by the attacks upon him, Sunfyre fought back with his tail and flames, killing threescore of his attackers, including Walys. When Walys Mooton, Lord of Maidenpool, reconquered Rook's Rest from Aegon II's forces, he led his bravest men to Sunfyre, hoping to slay the dragon. At first, the dragon fed on the burned carcasses of the slain soldiers, but after those were gone, Criston's men brought Sunfyre calves and sheep to eat. Criston stationed men near the dragon to guard him. Unable to fly and too huge and heavy to be moved, Sunfyre remained near Rook's Rest to allow him time to heal. King Aegon, grievously injured and burned from the encounter, was taken to King's Landing to recuperate. Although Vhagar rose unscathed, Meleys was slain and Sunfyre had one wing half torn from his body. When Meleys closed her jaws around Sunfyre's neck, Vhagar fell upon them from above, causing the three dragons to fall to the earth. While Meleys was burning Criston's army of greens besieging the castle, Aegon and his younger brother, Prince Aemond Targaryen, appeared on their own dragons, Sunfyre and Vhagar, and the three beasts fought a thousand feet above the field. Ser Criston Cole, Aegon's Hand of the King, lured Princess Rhaenys Targaryen and her dragon, Meleys, into a trap in the battle at Rook's Rest, one of the first major battles of the war, in 129 AC. King Aegon II Targaryen rode Sunfyre during the Dance of the Dragons, the civil war fought between the greens of Aegon and the blacks of his half-sister, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen. Sunfyre above Rook's Rest, by Jordi Gonzalez Escamilla ©
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