Steffon, his courage enhanced by quite a bit of wine, had seen Alayne from across the hall sitting with the other lesser ladies. Their eyes had met and before he knew it, he had crossed the hall and asked Alayne to dance. The entire night the two had danced, laughed, drank and got to know each other. After Steffon kissed Alayne goodnight and
Aemon had the gift of Dragon blood but kept it a secret from his family. On his twenty-first name day Aemon announces that he is leaving to study at the citadel under the Maesters. Despite objections from his family Aemon leaves. Ten years into his studies, his father dies and his eldest brother Aegon becomes King and marries Betha Blackwood.
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