In retaliation, the small council under Tyrion Lannister discusses schemes to spread rumors that Shireen is not Stannis's child, expecting that this would hurt Stannis's sense of honor. Stannis writes a letter to the lords of the Seven Kingdoms, informing them that Joffrey, Myrcella, and Tommen Baratheon are the offspring of incest between Queen Cersei Lannister and her brother, Ser Jaime Lannister. Ĭressen suggests to Stannis that Shireen be betrothed to Lord Robert Arryn and sent to the Eyrie to make an alliance with Lady Lysa Arryn, whom he thinks will want vengeance for Lord Jon Arryn's death, but Stannis is unsure of the idea. She is uncertain, as Melisandre has said the red comet is "dragonsbreath", and Cressen reassures her that it is just a comet and will soon be gone. Shireen tells Cressen about her nightmares that dragons are coming to eat her, and he tries to reassure her, saying that the stone dragons of Dragonstone can never come to life.
Maester Cressen pities the sad-looking child, and has his assistant, Maester Pylos, show her the white raven that has arrived from the Citadel to announce the onset of autumn. Shireen is on Dragonstone with her father, Stannis, and mother, Selyse. Lord Renly Baratheon refers to Shireen as his brother Stannis's "ugly daughter". Shireen has also suffered from nightmares for years. She is usually seen in the company of Patchface, their mad fool that she calls "Patches", though his ravings sometimes frighten her. Īs the daughter and heir of Stannis, Shireen resides in Dragonstone and is educated by Maester Cressen. Cressen, Dragonstone's maester, feels that her sadness is a mark of his failure. The disease almost killed her, and left her disfigured. Historyīorn at Dragonstone in 289 AC to Lord Stannis Baratheon and Lady Selyse Florent, Shireen contracted greyscale as an infant. When introduced in A Song of Ice and Fire, Shireen is nine years old.
Greyscale has left half of her left cheek and most of her neck covered in cracked and flaking, gray and black skin, which is stony to the touch. She has blue eyes, but inherited her father's square, jutting jaw, and her mother's large ears. Shireen is regarded as a sweet child, but she is not considered pretty.
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