Īt the Small Council meeting following the death of Lord Commander Ryam Redwyne, Mellos informs the king that Ser Ryam died peacefully in his sleep, and that the new Lord Commander, Ser Harrold Westerling, wishes to find his replacement on the Kingsguard.
Mellos is in attendance at the ceremony naming Rhaenyra as Princess of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne. Mellos later attends a Small Council meeting, during which Daemon is reported to have held a celebratory party at a pleasure house on the Street of Silk and is claimed to have dubbed Baelon the "Heir for a Day." Īt the Tower of the Hand Mellos is ordered to promptly dispatch a message by raven to Oldtown by Otto. The king refuses the notion of choosing between his brother and his daughter, and the discussion ends with a furious Viserys berating his Small Council for behaving like crows squabbling over corpses while he is still mourning his wife and son. When Lord Lyonel Strong objects that no woman has sat the throne in one hundred years, Mellos responds that it is only by tradition and precedent. Mellos then offers that it may be wise for Viserys to name a successor, enabling Otto to suggest Rhaenyra. After Viserys dismisses Otto's point of removing the prince from power, Mellos allows that he should keep his place at court but insinuates that Daemon could be willing to murder him to seize the Iron Throne, which the king angrily rebuffs. Īt the Small Council meeting discussing the succession, Mellos supporting Otto's arguments, stating that Daemon being the uncontested heir could destabilize the realm. Mellos attends the funeral of Queen Aemma and Prince Baelon.
Mellos then notices the child beginning to choke in his arms. He announces to Viserys that the child is a boy and asks if he and the queen had chosen a name, to which the king replies Baelon.
#Sqish mellos free#
Mellos then performs the procedure on Aemma cutting the child free from her womb, killing the queen from blood loss. He later advises Viserys that he must choose to save one or lose both and that they have to act now or leave it to the gods, with the king giving his consent to save the baby. The king demands Mellos do something for the pain but he has already given the queen as much milk of the poppy as he can without harming the unborn infant. He apprises Viserys that the child is in breech and attempts to turn it have failed. ĭuring the Heir's Tournament Mellos summons the king to Queen Aemma's chambers as she is having difficulties in labor. Mellos attends a Small Council meeting at which Prince Daemon's actions with the City Watch and the criminals of King's Landing is discussed. He is instructed by Ser Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, to keep the affliction a secret. Mellos suggests leeches be applied but Mickon recommends cauterization instead, which he concurs with. Later that night Mellos is attending to an infected wound, that is not healing, on the king's back in his private chambers with the assistance of Maester Mickon. Viserys is also adamant that the child is to be a son, but Mellos advises caution as there is no way of knowing for certain the sex of the baby in the womb. Mellos responds that he has been over the moon charts and the estimation is as accurate as it can be. When the discussion turns to the topic of the upcoming Heir's Tournament the king asks him if his predictions of Queen Aemma's due date will be correct. Nine years into the reign of King Viserys I Targaryen, Mellos attends a meeting of the Small Council in the Red Keep. Although he serves House Targaryen, he is loyal to Otto Hightower and tends to support him in council. Mellos studied at the Citadel to become a member of the Order of Maesters.
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