How does Jacaerys Targaryen die in the book “Fire and Blood”?

In season two, the Blacks under Rhaenyra and the Greens under Aegon II fight for the Iron Throne. Fans tune in every Sunday to see if their favorite character will be the next to be killed in the civil war.

So far, the war has claimed the lives of two children and Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) on both sides. Aegon II (Tom Glynn-Carney) was also in critical condition after the Battle of Rook’s Rest in episode four.

If the television series follows the timeline of Fire and Blood, Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) could soon lose another child in the war.

Fearing death in war, Rhaenyra passes on the prophecy “A Song of Ice and Fire” to her heir and son Jace (Henry Collett) in episode four.

Although Jace knows how important his family’s survival is, he is still willing to fight in the war. In episode five, he acts recklessly and leaves Dragonstone Castle to find more allies without telling his mother.

In the books, Jace is also a brave warrior, which eventually leads to his death. Here’s how Jace dies in the prequel novel and why he may be the next character to die in the House of the Dragon TV series.

Jacaerys Targaryen and his dragon Vermax are killed during a battle against the Triarchy.

In Fire and Blood, Jace dies in the Battle of the Maw, which takes place after the Battle of Rook’s Rest.

After losing Meleys and Rhaenys at Rook’s Rest, Jace helps recruit new dragon riders to support the Blacks and sends his younger brothers (Joffrey, Aegon the Younger, and Viserys) to safety.

Meanwhile, Otto Hightower, former advisor to Aegon II, turns to the Triarchy, the army that defeated Deamon Targaryen (Matt Smith) and Corlys Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) in season 1. Otto convinces the Triarchy to join the Greens in attacking Corlys again.

Instead, the Triarchy ambushes Aegon and Viserys on a ship to Pentos. Aegon the Younger escapes on his dragon Stormcloud and tells his family what happened, but Viserys has only a dragon egg and is captured.

Jace sets out on his dragon Vermax to fight against the Triarchy with his four newly recruited dragon riders: Hugh Hammer on Vermithor, Addam of Hull on Seasmoke, Ulf White on Silverwing and Nettles on Sheepstealer.

The dragons and fleet push the Triarchy back, but Vermax flies too low during the battle and is struck down. Jace jumps onto a destroyed ship to escape, but is struck down by a crossbow.

Since the Battle of Rook’s Rest took place in season two, episode four, and Jace proposed the idea of ​​recruiting more dragon riders in episode five, the Battle of the Maw could be carried over into this season.

We’ve got three episodes left, and between Rook’s Rest and Gullet there’s not a lot of material left to cover.

The writers of House of the Dragon may have changed the circumstances of Jace’s death. Jace’s brothers were safely escorted to Pentos with his stepsister Rhaena Targaryen (Phoebe Campbell), but the Triarchy could still attack the Blacks in another way, leading to Jace’s death.

The next episodes of House of the Dragon, airing Sundays on HBO, will likely reveal whether Jace will be killed next.