Small council chamber
The Small council chamber hosts the meetings of the small council in the Red Keep, a small group of advisers who aid the Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, the monarch on the Iron Throne.
About
The small council meets privately in their council chambers in the Red Keep.[1] When the king is not in attendance, the Hand may sit in the king's place at the head of the council table.[2] A knight of the Kingsguard stands guard outside the chamber.[3][4] There is also a table for the small council situated at the base of the Iron Throne in the Great Hall of the castle.[5][6][7]
Lay out
The door of the small council chamber is flanked by a pair of Valyrian sphinxes with eyes of polished garnets smoldering in black marble faces.[1][8]
History
The day he came of age by turning 16, Aegon III entered into the small council chamber, alongside several Kingsguard, including Sandoq the Shadow, whose presence unnerved the Hand of the King and the regents as the king dismissed them from their service.[9]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
After the death of King Robert I Baratheon and the arrest of Lord Eddard Stark, Ser Boros Blount of the Kingsguard escorts Ned's daughter, Sansa Stark, from Maegor's Holdfast to the small council chamber to meet with queen Cersei Lannister, who tasks Boros with delivering Jeyne Poole to Lord Petyr Baelish, master of coin.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 20, Eddard IV.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 19, Tyrion III.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 3, Tyrion I.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 17, Cersei IV.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 43, Eddard XI.
- ↑ A Feast for Crows, Chapter 43, Cersei X.
- ↑ A Dance with Dragons, Epilogue.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 52, Jon VII.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 51, Sansa IV.