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The Death of a King. Long live the King
Without warning and in the midst of telling his grandchildren a tale of conquering Westeros King Aegon, First of his name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm suffers an Apoplectic Attack (Stroke) and breathes his last. He is on Dragonstone at the time and rather than be taken back to the Sept of Remembrance and displayed he is instead burned on Dragonstone by Balerion and Vhagar in Valyrian fashion.
Shortly after his father’s death, Prince Daerion bonded with the dragon Balerion.
Mael is crowned on Dragonstone by Grand Maester Gawen. After his crowning on Dragonstone the sword Blackfyre is given to Daerion by the now King Mael. The King tells his brother that he is no swordsman and the blade is better served by one who can wield it. Prince Daerion is named as Hand of the King.
In preparation for his brother’s inevitable crowning in King’s Landing, Prince Daerion ensures that more masons are hired to complete the Red Keep before Maels’ coronation there.
Preparations are made for King Mael, First of his name, and his immediate family to travel to Oldtown so that he might receive the blessing of the Faith of the Seven. King Mael, Queen Alyssa, Prince Daerion, Lady Jaenessa, Dowager Queen Visenya, Princess XX, Princess Rhaena, Prince Aegon, Prince Viserys, Prince Jaehaerys and Princess Alysanne begin the trek to Oldtown.
The Royal Progress travels first through the Riverlands where they are briefly hosted by House Tully at Riverrun. Dowager Queen Visenya invites the Lord Tully and his family to travel with the royal progress so that they might join them in King’s Landing for the public coronation of King Mael. Lord Tully and his bannermen travel with the royal family.
The second place the Royal Progress travels to is Casterly Rock and there they are briefly hosted by House Lannister. Dowager Queen Visenya, seeking to heal some of the strife between House Lannister and the Crown, invites them to join the Royal Progress as well. The wife of the heir convinces him that they should join them. House Lannister of Casterly Rock and their banners join the Royal Progress.
The Royal Progress travels then to Highgarden, the third Noble family to host the King and his kin. They are hosted by House Tyrell and without much in the way of persuading the Lord Paramount of the Reach agrees to join the royal household on their progress to Oldtown. Their banners join them along the way.
In Oldtown King Mael, First of his name, is crowned King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Protector of the Realm by the High Septon.
On their way back to King’s Landing a significantly larger party travels lastly to Storm’s End where they are hosted by the Lord Baratheon who, much like the Lord Tyrell, requires no sweet talking from the Dowager Queen Visenya to join them on their way back to King’s Landing. Their banners join them in the royal progress. A quick friendship is struck between House Velaryon and House Tarth and an arrangement of betrothal is sought by the Lord Tarth. The eldest granddaughter of the Lord of Tides is offered and accepted.
The Crownlands
Lady Lianna of House Velaryon is born to Lord Daemon Velaryon and the Lady Myranda Velaryon Nee Darklyn. The strange wasting sickness that has claimed the lives of others claims the Lady Myranda a few weeks after the birth of Little Lianna. The infant girl like the others before her is a tiny, sickly thing.
XY Massey is Knighted for his valor.
The Riverlands
Following the death of the King, rumors of rebellion begin to spread throughout the realm, chief among them an uprising led by an outlaw who calls himself Harren, claiming he is the grandson of Harren Hoare. To confront this threat, the late King’s Hand, Alyn Stokeworth, is dispatched to bring Harren the Red to justice. Though Lord Stokeworth is slain in the pursuit, the rebellion comes to an end when Harren is killed by XY Massey, Alyn’s squire.
This rebellion saw the extinction of House Qoherys.
Lord Paramount, Edmyn Tully, grants Harrenhal to House Harroway who had been closely bound to House Qoherys.
The Vale of Arryn
Lord Errold of House Arryn is born to Lord Hubert Arryn and Lady XX Arryn Nee Royce.
The Iron Islands
On XX of House Volmarks nameday she is wed to Lord Goren Greyjoy.