↳ Lady Mellario of Norvos is Prince Doran Martell’s estranged wife. Doran had been travelling in the Free Cities when he met Mellario; the two fell in love, and Mellario returned with Doran to Dorne as his wife. The pair had a falling out when Mellario protested sending their son Quentyn away to be fostered at Yronwood. The rift proved to be irreparable, and Mellario returned to Norvos absent her children– a fact she remains bitter about.
Chataya and Alayaya are a mother and daughter from the Summer Isles. Chataya, described as a handsome woman, owns an upscale brothel in King’s Landing, which Tyrion visits as a cover to visit Shae. Alayaya assists him in this, being the one to lead him to the wardrobe where a tunnel led to Shae’s manse. Because of this, Cersei suspects Alayaya to be the woman Tyrion loves, and has her imprisoned and later scourged by way of controlling and punishing Tyrion.
“Lord Seaworth is a man of humble birth, but he reminded me of my duty, when all I could think of was my rights. I had the cart before the horse, Davos said. I was trying to win the throne to save the kingdom, when I should have been trying to save the kingdom to win the throne.“
For once, his father did what Tyrion asked him. The proof was the sudden stench, as his bowels loosened in the moment of death. Well, he was in theright place for it, Tyrion thought. But the stink that filled the privy gave ample evidence that the oft-repeated jape about his father was just another lie.
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