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THE KING IN THE NARROW SEA

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STANNIS BARATHEON, the First of His Name, the older of King Robert's brothers, formerly Lord of Dragonstone, secondbom son of Lord Steffon Baratheon and Lady Cassana of House Estermont,
 
 

-- his wife, LADY SELYSE of House Florent,

 -- SHIREEN, their only child, a girl of ten,

 -- his uncle and cousin:

 -- SER LOMAS ESTERMONT, an uncle,

 -- his son, SER ANDREW ESTERMONT, a cousin,

 -- his court and retainers:

 -- MÆSTER CRESSEN, healer and tutor, an old man,

 -- MÆSTER PYLOS, his young successor,

 -- SEPTON BARRE,

 -- SER AXELL FLORENT, castellan of Dragonstone, and uncle to Queen Selyse,

 -- PATCHFACE, a lackwit fool,

 -- LADY MELISANDRE OF ASSHAI, called THE RED WOMAN, a priestess of R'hllor, the Heart of Fire,

 -- SER DAVOS SEAWORTH, called THE ONION KNIGHT and sometimes SHORTHAND, once a smuggler, captain of Black Betha,

 -- his wife MARYA, a carpenter's daughter,

 -- their seven sons:

 -- DALE, captain of the Lady Marya,

 --ALLARD, captain of the Wraith,

 -- MATTHOS, second of Black Betha,

 -- MARIC, oarmaster of Fury,
 
 

- DEVAN, squire to King Stannis,

 -- STANNIS, a boy of nine years,

 -- STEFFON, a boy of six years,

 -- BRYEN FARRING, squire to King Stannis,

 -- his lords bannermen and sworn swords:

 -- ARDRIAN CELTIGAR, Lord of Claw Isle, an old man,

 -- MONFORD VELARYON, Lord of the Tides and Master of Driftmark,

 -- DURAM BAR EMMON, Lord of Sharp Point, a boy of fourteen years,

 -- GUNCER SUNGLASS, Lord of Sweetport Sound,

 -- SER HUBARD RAMBTON,

 -- SALLADHOR SAAN, of the Free City of Lys, styled Prince of the Narrow Sea,

 -- MOROSH THE MYRMAN, a sellsail admiral.
 
 

King Stannis has taken for his banner the fiery heart of the Lord of Light; a red heart surrounded by orange flames upon a bright yellow field. Within the heart is pictured the crowned stag of House Baratheon, in black.