#maidenpool

Dozens danced attendance on her, but three soon emerged as favorites. Jonah Mooton was the heir to Maidenpool, Red Roy Connington was the fifteen-year-old Lord of Griffin's Roost, and Braxton Beesbury, called Stinger, was a nineteen-year-old knight, the finest lance in the Reach, and heir to Honeyholt. The princess had female favorites as well: Perianne Moore and Alys Turnberry, two maids of her own age, became her dearest friends. Saera called them Pretty Peri and Sweetberry.

21_Tormenta de espadas_Jaime III

«Es más fuerte que yo.» 

Al darse cuenta, se le heló la sangre. Robert había sido más fuerte que él, sí. Y también Gerold Hightower, llamado el Toro Blanco, al menos en sus mejores días, y Ser Arthur Dayne. De los vivos, Jon Umber, el Gran Jon, era más fuerte que él; probablemente, también el Jabalí de Crakehall y, sin duda, los dos Clegane. La fuerza de la Montaña era inhumana. Pero no importaba. Con velocidad y habilidad, Jaime los podía derrotar a todos. Pero ella era una mujer. Una mujer enorme como una vaca, sí, pero de todos modos... Debería ser ella la que estuviera ya agotada.

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Daemon Targaryen, the rogue Prince, is a well known ped*phile among the community for having s*x with his niece Rhaenyra Targaryen while she was only 14/15 years old, who later became his wife (even though she was consensual, it's still a horrible thing).

Nettles was a young dragonseed (16 years old) who claimed Sheepstealer, by feeding it a sheep every day. Her origins are unknown but it's possible that she was a Targaryen bastard since only those with Valyrian blood can claim dragons.

During the war, in 130 AC, the Prince and the dragonseed based themselves at Maidenpool, they used the castle as a staging ground to hunt down the Prince Aemond Targaryen and his dragon, Vhagar. They remained at the castle as guests of Lord Manfryd Mooton for about 4 months, and during their stay, some stated that their relationship was pretty close.

Mushroom (an unreliable source, known for inventing things and exaggerating them) said that Daemon fell for the girl and took her into his bed, shared it too and openly bathed together.

Mysaria, stated too that the two had a romantic relationship, but she had a deep resentment and jealousy towards Nettles, driven by a possessive attachment to Daemon (since they were lovers and Mysaria was pregnant with his child, but later had a miscarriage) she couldn't tollerate a low born girl winning his genuine affection and care. Since she wanted her gone, she manipulated Queen Rhaenyra into believing that Daemon actually had a romantic relationship with Nettles.

Meanwhile Maester Norren, who was at Maidenpool too during the stay of the two unlike Mysaria and Mushroom, stated that their relationship was strictly a paternal bond, he said that he doted upon the girl "as a man might dote upon his daughter", that he gave her fine gifts, like an ivory handled hairbrush, a silvered looking glass and a velvet cloak, he even taught her basic courtesies, how to brush her hair and dress, and that the two supped and broke their fast together daily and slept in adjoining bedchambers.

Maidservants too noted that Daemon and Nettles often shared a bath, with Daemon soaping her back and washing the "dragon stink" from her hair.

After a while, Queen Rhaenyra grew paranoid of Nettles (since two dragonseeds had just betrayed her) and sent a secret letter to Lord Manfryd Mooton ordering him to bring her Nettles' head, but Maester Norren advised the Lord to pretend they never received the letter and to show it to Daemon instead. Daemon immediately recognized the Queen's orders as the work of Mysaria's rumors, saying: "A queen's words, a wh*re's work" and thanked the Maester, making Nettles escape the very next day.

So, what do you guys think? this story can be interpreted in many ways, but who knows what the truth is 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Aemond is betraying Aegon.

Daemon is betraying Rhaenyra.

For power.

Will they both fuck off to spend months fucking their baseborn girls while the rest of the family needs them like the book?

I've cracked the code. (not really)

Daemon and Nettles are written as a romance in fire and blood. Whether it was or wasn't, go argue with the bards.

But here's how it's structured:

A. Daemon is an epic lover throughout the narrative and Nettles as someone who lives up to his hype in a few months.

B. Then they're sent away together. How or why it ended up being them is never stated in the narrative.

C. Maidenpool is just framed as a strange time for them. Yes, we get Septon Eustace explaining the accusations, but he's the worst:

1. Mushroom is the Pro Black voice and the only one who explicitly calls them lovers.

2. Maester Norren says that Daemon doted on Nettles as a man would his daughter, but his words immediately draw parallels to the relationship Daemon had with a young Rhaenyra, who he ended up in a sexual relationship with

3. The words used from the discussions of Maidenpool never discredit their relationship. "More than fond," "no matter how foul her treasons," "the prince would burn Maidenpool in his wroth." It's always framed as and I use this with a pang of disgust,"Touch her, and you die." If Nettles is harmed in any way, they'd have to kill Daemon or face the fact that he'd kill them.

4. They disappear with the impossible choice. I'm so sorry, but no one knowing what happened during their last night together was a purposeful inclusion.

5. Black rams and final goodbyes. The whole black ram is Daemon thing, and the fact that she's crying leaving him and there isn't a word between them but Caraxes screeches and breaks Jonquil's tower in the place where the famous love story occurred.

6. Daemon calling Aemond to fight only after Nettles has left. Something we are told is fatal by himself.

7. Does Daemon live?

I hope not, but it's a story peddled by the bards of the narrative that he survives and lives out the rest of his days with her as a love story. We are told it's unlikely in the narrative, but we are told it regardless.

Their's is a love story, in the sense that that's the way it is written. The lens it is explained within the narrative is one of a love story where either way she's saved by him or later safe with him.

Whether you believe it or not, whether we like it or not, it is what we get. This is where I think a lot of confusion comes from. They are written as a romance. If you believe it, there is support. If you don't, you can deduce from the story what was likely instead of listening to the bias you interpret (in the sense that class, race, gender, status, etc) and if you think they are father and daughter, oh?

JONQUIL’S POOL Artwork by Francisco Vegas