Jonquil's Pool

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The attempted assassination of Alysanne at Jonquil's Pool, as depicted by Douglas Wheatley in Fire & Blood.

Jonquil's Pool is the name given to the sacred waters of Maidenpool where legend had it, Florian the Fool first saw Jonquil during the Age of Heroes. The waters were said to blessed and believed to have amazing healing properties. The Lords of Maidenpool had erected a great stone bathhouse around the pools centuries ago and it was given over to an order of holy sisters of the Faith of the Seven who have attended it ever since. Men are forbidden to enter the structure and the waters and must wait without. [1]

History

In 51 AC, during the reign of Jaehaerys I Targaryen, while on a royal progress, Queen Alysanne visited Maidenpool. While there the pregnant queen wished to bathe in the sacred waters. Although Jaehaerys had won over most of the faithful, who now made an exception to House Targaryens practice of marriages of incest, most was not all. The sisters who attended the Pools told themselves that the sacred waters would become polluted if the queen, with the king's "abomination" in her belly, entered the pools. When she entered the bathhouse, Alysanne was accompanied only by her maids and septas, while two of the Kingsguard waited outside. Three of the holy sisters suddenly attacked the queen with daggers as she disrobed. The queen was not harmed due to the courage of her ladies, who did not hesitate to protect and shield her. The shouts alerted the Kingsguard outside, who entered and slew two of the attackers, sparing the third for questioning. Under questioning, the remaining assassin revealed the names of a dozen more in the order who had helped plan the assault, but who lacked the courage to wield a dagger. The guilty were hanged by Lord Mooton.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Fire & Blood, Birth, Death, and Betrayal Under King Jaehaerys I.