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Martins booksFire & BloodandThe World of Ice & Fire.
Simply killing a child offscreen isnt enough.
Theres conservative wisdom in leaving George R.R.
Martins most depraved descriptions of, say, child prostitutes on the page and off the screen.
Daemon knows the more devastating play is taking out one of Aegons heirs as Aemond took Rhaenyras.
The other was a ratcatcher in the Red Keep.
Their true names are lost to history.
They are remembered (would that they were not!)
as Blood and Cheese.
A Son for a Son slides into horror-movie mode once Daemon sneaks into the city to enlist the pair.
As soon as Blood and Cheese enter Helaenas quarters, though, the scene screeches to a dramatic halt.
You hear that, little boy?
Cheese whispered to Maelor.
Your momma wants you dead.
The queen began to scream.
In the series, Aegon and Helaena have only the aged-down twins Jaehaerys and Jaehaera.
Shes rigid and barely speaks, offering her necklace as barter before quickly identifying Jaehaerys.
This isnt to suggest that the only valid emotions in a traumatic situation are big, exaggerated ones.
