Melissa Blackwood

Melissa was slender of frame, and pretty with dark head of hair and gray eyes.

Melissa had a kind heart, was generous and modest, and was well loved.

Melissa became the sixth mistress of Aegon IV Targaryen early in the king's reign, in 172 AC, replacing Lady Barba Bracken, who had been sent from court in disgrace. Even though she was Aegon's mistress, Melissa's kind heart and generosity led her to befriend Aegon's sister-wife Queen Naerys, her brother Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, and her son Prince Daeron.

While Melissa was slender of frame, Barba had been buxom. When Barba was heard to joke that Melissa was flat as a boy, King Aegon, who previously had renamed the hills known as the Mother's Teats after Barba ("Barba's Teats"), renamed the hills for Melissa instead and granted them to House Blackwood. Members of House Bracken still refer to the hills as "Barba's Teats", while members of House Blackwood continue to call them "Missy's Teats".

Melissa was King Aegon's mistress for five years, during which she gave birth to three children: two daughters, Mya and Gwenys, and a son, Brynden Rivers. Brynden would later be able to maintain close relations at court, due to the fact that his mother had been well loved during her time there, even after her dismissal. Lord Bracken, with the help of his daughter Barba, groomed his younger daughter Lady Bethany to replace Melissa. In 177 AC, King Aegon visited Stone Hedge to see his bastard son by Barba, Aegor Rivers, and Bethany caught his eye and returned with him to King's Landing.

A statue of Melissa can be found in the godswood of Raventree Hall, the seat of House Blackwood.

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Melissa became the sixth mistress of Aegon IV Targaryen early in the king's reign, in 172 AC, replacing Lady Barba Bracken, who had been sent from court in disgrace. Even though she was Aegon's mistress, Melissa's kind heart and generosity led her to befriend Aegon's sister-wife Queen Naerys, her brother Prince Aemon the Dragonknight, and her son Prince Daeron.

While Melissa was slender of frame, Barba had been buxom. When Barba was heard to joke that Melissa was flat as a boy, King Aegon, who previously had renamed the hills known as the Mother's Teats after Barba ("Barba's Teats"), renamed the hills for Melissa instead and granted them to House Blackwood. Members of House Bracken still refer to the hills as "Barba's Teats", while members of House Blackwood continue to call them "Missy's Teats".

Melissa was King Aegon's mistress for five years, during which she gave birth to three children: two daughters, Mya and Gwenys, and a son, Brynden Rivers. Brynden would later be able to maintain close relations at court, due to the fact that his mother had been well loved during her time there, even after her dismissal. Lord Bracken, with the help of his daughter Barba, groomed his younger daughter Lady Bethany to replace Melissa. In 177 AC, King Aegon visited Stone Hedge to see his bastard son by Barba, Aegor Rivers, and Bethany caught his eye and returned with him to King's Landing.

A statue of Melissa can be found in the godswood of Raventree Hall, the seat of House Blackwood.