Editing Marston Waters (section)

==History==
===Origin===
Marston was the bastard son of a [[knight]] and a [[Smallfolk|common]] woman of whom he took the [[maiden]]head.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} He had kin on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]]: his uncle, [[Tom Tanglebeard]], an aged fisherman and his cousin, [[Tom Tangletongue]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}}

During the exile of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]], the [[Two Toms]] claimed Aegon and Marston were their cousins rendered homeless after the sack of [[Spicetown]] during the [[Battle of the Gullet]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Triumphant}} This was a cover story as Aegon did not have any blood relation to the Two Toms and did not hail from [[Driftmark]]. In the case of Marston who was related to them, however, it is unknown if the connection to Spicetown was real or invented. His cousins being from Dragonstone and his [[bastard]] surname of "Waters" indicates that Marston hailed from the [[crownlands]] but it is impossible to pin-point where exactly.

===Dance of the Dragons===
During the [[Dance of the Dragons]], Ser Marston achieved a modest place in the retinue of King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

When [[Rhaenyra Targaryen]]'s dragons first appeared in the skies above [[fall of King's Landing|King's Landing]], Lord [[Larys Strong]] spirited King Aegon and his children out of the city. He concealed the fugitive king on a fishing skiff and put him in the care of Marston,{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} choosing the bastard knight because he had kin on [[Dragonstone (island)|Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Aegon stayed hidden on the island after Marston smuggled him to Dragonstone. The wounded [[Sunfyre]] eventually returned from [[Rook's Rest]] to Dragonstone and fought and killed the [[Grey Ghost]]. After his return Ser Marston and his "cousins"—[[Tom Tanglebeard]], his son [[Tom Tangletongue]], and the disguised Aegon—set sail to look for the Grey Ghost's killer, which they suspected was Sunfyre. Aegon and his dragon were reunited and began to heal. The [[Two Toms]] and Marston returned to the other side of the island to seek out men willing to help them take the [[Dragonstone|castle of Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

During the [[fall of Dragonstone]], Ser [[Alfred Broome]]'s men opened a postern gate to Marston, Tom Tangletongue, and their men. Marston captured Grand Maester [[Gerardys]] in the [[rookery]], preventing him from sending a [[raven]]. Lady [[Baela Targaryen]] managed to elude the schemers, locate her dragon [[Moondancer]], and rise up on her to challenge Aegon and Sunfyre as they made their descent. After hitting the ground she dragged herself away from her dying dragon, Ser [[Alfred Broome]] drew his sword to slay her but Marston wrenched the blade from his hand, saving her life.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}} For his valor King Aegon named Marston to his [[Kingsguard]]. Marston, along with the other knights and lords present, did not object when Aegon fed Rhaenyra, his half-sister, to Sunfyre after her [[flight to Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon and his retinue returned to King's Landing aboard ''[[Mouse (ship)|Mouse]]'' at the end of {{Date|130}}. With the [[Moon of the Three Kings]] having been ended by Lord [[Borros Baratheon]], Aegon allowed Marston to grant knighthood to [[Trystane Truefyre|Trystane Fyre]], before the boy's execution by Alfred.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}}

Aegon sent Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], Ser [[Julian Wormwood]], and Marston across the [[narrow sea]] to hire [[sellswords]] in [[Pentos]], [[Tyrosh]], and [[Myr]].{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - Rhaenyra Overthrown}} Marston was unsuccessful, however, as the [[Triarchy]] was descending into civil war and hiring mercenaries for the upcoming [[Daughters' War]]. Marston could not match the wages the [[Free Cities]] offered, so he departed empty handed. By the time he returned from Lys, King Aegon II was dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Short, Sad Reign of Aegon II}}

===Reign of Aegon III===
{{Main|Regency of Aegon III}}

The pardoned Ser Marston kept his position as a [[knight]] of the [[Kingsguard]] under the new boy king, [[Aegon III Targaryen]] as the [[Regency of Aegon III|regents]] wanted to show reconciliation between the [[greens]] and the [[blacks]]. Marston and Ser [[Willis Fell]], both greens, were allowed to retain their positions, with Willis being named [[Lord Commander of the Kingsguard]] and Marston being his second.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Aegon III never forgot how Marston did nothing when his mother [[Rhaenyra Targaryen|Rhaenyra]] had died, however.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Willis and the [[Hand of the King]], Ser [[Tyland Lannister]], died of [[Winter Fever]] in {{Date|133}}.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Hooded Hand}} Aegon named Ser [[Robin Massey]] and Ser [[Robert Darklyn]] to the Kingsguard, passing over Marston as Lord Commander in favor of Robin. Lord [[Unwin Peake]], the new Hand, undid Aegon's appointments and named Marston as the new Lord Commander.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Marston knighted Lord [[Alyn Velaryon]] when he was honored at a lavish ceremony before the court. During the [[Maiden's Day Ball]], Marston attempted to block the twins [[Baela Targaryen|Baela]] and [[Rhaena Targaryen (daughter of Daemon)|Rhaena Targaryen]] from entering the hall on their chargers, only for Baela to slash his cheek with her riding crop.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

According to [[Mushroom]], the paranoid Lord Peake was convinced that the pregnant Baela was plotting to kill the king if she had a boy and said as much to Marston once.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - The Voyage of Alyn Oakenfist}}

===Lysene Spring===
It was said that Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]]'s wife, [[Larra Rogare|Larra of Lys]], and her kin from [[House Rogare]] were part of a plot to overthrow King Aegon. After the fall of the [[Rogare Bank]] in {{Date|135}} during the [[Lysene Spring]], Marston arrested Lord [[Roggerio Rogare]] at the [[Mermaid (pillow house)|Mermaid]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}} Marston became [[Hand of the King]] after Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]] was arrested. Marston ordered Larra's arrest, but Viserys and King [[Aegon III Targaryen]] refused to give her up. When Ser [[Amaury Peake]] attempted to enter [[Maegor's Holdfast]], Aegon denied having appointed Marston as Hand. The family locked themselves within Maegor's Holdfast and remained there for eighteen days in what would become known as the [[secret siege]].{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Ser Marston refused to storm the keep, as he did not wish to dishonor the white cloak by ordering an attack on the king he had sworn to protect. After the false confession of Lord Rowan, Marston recalled his duty and claimed he had honestly believed that Thaddeus and the Rogares were traitors. The Lord Commander fulfilled his king's command to arrest those who had falsely implicated Thaddeus and the Rogares. Marston was stabbed with a dagger while trying to apprehend his own sworn brother, Ser [[Mervyn Flowers]], who was then beaten to death by others. Grand Maester [[Munkun]] attempted to treat Marston's wounds and gave him [[milk of the poppy]], but the Lord Commander died that night. Marston had held the office of King's Hand for less than a moon's turn.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}

When Lord [[George Graceford]] was questioned about those involved in the plot, he claimed Marston was involved from the start as a "bloody turncloak". [[Tessario the Tiger]] also mentioned Marston's name while being tortured.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

Some historians suspect Marston might have been no more than a catspaw deceived by [[Unwin Peake|a more cunning man]]. Marston, Mervyn, and Amaury were replaced in the Kingsguard by Ser [[Edmund Warrick]], Ser [[Dennis Whitfield]], and Ser [[Agramore Cobb]], with Ser [[Raynard Ruskyn]] becoming Lord Commander.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}