Editing Mushroom (section)

===Regency of Aegon III===
After King [[Aegon II Targaryen]] died in mid-{{Date|131}}, Mushroom was one of the members of the royal court who gathered in the hall to greet the [[riverlords]] leading their army against Aegon II. During the [[Hour of the Wolf]], Mushroom testified against the men who had murdered [[Ummet]].{{Ref|fab|Aftermath - The Hour of the Wolf}}

For the first few years of the [[regency of Aegon III]], Mushroom remained at court. When Lord [[Manfryd Mooton]] traveled to [[Braavos]] to treat with the [[Sealord of Braavos|Sealord]], Mushroom supposedly hid in a wine cask on the ship, as to escape the gloom of the Red Keep.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}} The Sealord was so amused by Mushroom that he made the dwarf a handsome offer to remain in Braavos, but Mushroom declined.{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Following the death of Queen [[Jaehaera Targaryen]], Mushroom was frequently in the presence of King [[Aegon III Targaryen]]. Although he was unable to make the king laugh, he was often summoned by Aegon to delight [[Gaemon Palehair]], the king's companion, with his japes. In the weeks leading up to the ball where Aegon was to chose a new wife, the dwarf told the king many rumors about the maidens who were set to be presented to the king. Mushroom states he had been given the choice between "silver or steel" by [[Tessario]], Lord [[Unwin Peake]]'s captain of guard, and agreed to be paid "handsomely" for this service. Mushroom was present for the ball, which he would afterwards dub the [[Maiden's Day Cattle Show]].{{Ref|FAB|Under the Regents - War and Peace and Cattle Shows}}

Mushroom was often summoned to perform for Aegon III and the new queen, [[Daenaera Velaryon]], at supper. In {{Date|135}}, during one such suppers, Mushroom was present when Gaemon began to complain of cramping in his gut. By the time Mushroom returned with Grand Maester [[Munkun]], Gaemon had already collapsed from the [[poison]], and died within the hour.{{Ref|fab|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

During the [[secret siege]], Mushroom was within [[Maegor's Holdfast]] with Aegon, Prince [[Viserys II Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]], and Queen Daenaera. When Lord [[Thaddeus Rowan]], who had been tortured for days, was brought before the battlements and falsely confessed to the king and prince his involvement in a plot, it was soon clear to Viserys that Thaddeus had been broken by his experience and simply responded affirmatively when accused of anything, a point that was exemplified when Mushroom asked him if he had [[poison]]ed King [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys I]], to which Thaddeus said he had.{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}

After the siege ended and the real conspirators were caught, Lord Rowan was reinstated in his post as a [[regent]] and [[King's Hand]], but only for a moon's turn as it was soon clear to all he was no longer fit for the office. Mushroom continued to mock Thaddeus while he was at court, and once got him to confess to causing the [[Doom of Valyria]]. When King Aegon came of age and dismissed the regents and his new Hand of the King, Lord [[Torrhen Manderly]]. Mushroom, who had become fond of Torrhen, accepted his offer and choose to leave court for a place at [[White Harbor]], as he had no desire to stay in the Red Keep for a king who never laughed and barely smiled.{{Ref|twoiaf|The Targaryen Kings: Aegon III}}{{Ref|FAB|The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency}}