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| image_caption = [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] (left) and Cheese (right)<br>Art by Will Owen
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| image_caption = [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] (left) and Cheese (right), by Will Owen ©
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'''Cheese''' is the alias of a rat-catcher who, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], helped murder six-year-old Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s firstborn son and the heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. Cheese's true name is lost to history.  
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'''Cheese''' was the alias of a ratcatcher who, during the [[Dance of the Dragons]], helped [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] murder six-year-old Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]], King [[Aegon II Targaryen]]'s firstborn son and the heir to the [[Iron Throne]]. Cheese's true name is lost to history.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
  
Cheese was a rat-catcher in the [[Red Keep]]. The hidden doors and secret tunnels that [[Maegor I Targaryen]] had built were as familiar to Cheese as the rats that he hunted. However, even Cheese knew of no way in and out of [[Maegor's Holdfast]] except over the drawbridge that spanned the dry moat and its formidable iron spikes. Cheese spent time in [[Flea Bottom]].{{Ref|tPatQ}}
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==Appearance and Character==
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The hidden doors and secret tunnels that [[Maegor I Targaryen]] had built in the [[Red Keep]] were as familiar to Cheese as the rats that he hunted.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
After the death of Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]], Cheese, along with [[Blood (the butcher)|Blood]] was employed by [[Mysaria]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]'s spymaster, to slay one of [[Aegon II Targaryen]]' sons.
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Cheese was a ratcatcher in the [[Red Keep]], and he also spent time in [[Flea Bottom]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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After Prince [[Aemond Targaryen]] killed Prince [[Lucerys Velaryon]] at [[Storm's End]], the [[blacks]] wanted vengeance against the [[greens]]. Cheese and the swordsman called [[Blood (butcher)|Blood]] were employed by [[Mysaria]], Prince [[Daemon Targaryen]]'s spymaster, to slay one of the sons of Aemond's older brother, King [[Aegon II Targaryen]].{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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Cheese led Blood into the Red Keep through a forgotten passageway, and creeping through walls, they entered the chambers of Aegon's mother, Queen [[Alicent Hightower]], in the [[Tower of the Hand]]. After Cheese bound and gagged the Dowager Queen and Blood strangled her bedmaid, the assassins waited for Aegon's wife, Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]], and her children to arrive.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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Blood killed Helaena's guardsman once she arrived, and Cheese grabbed her youngest son, Prince [[Maelor Targaryen]]. Cheese asked Helaena which of her sons she wanted them to kill. Helaena offered herself but Blood refused, stating it had to be a son. Although Helaena eventually named her youngest son, Maelor, Blood beheaded Prince [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] instead. Blood and Cheese then fled through the secret passages with the prince's head in hand.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
  
Using a forgotten passageway in the Red Keep, Cheese led Blood into the heart of the castle unseen by any guard. The two men crept up through the walls and slipped into Queen [[Alicent Hightower]]'s chambers. Once inside Cheese bound and gagged the Dowager Queen whilst Blood strangled her bedmaid. Then they waited for Queen [[Helaena Targaryen]] and her children to arrive.
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While Blood was captured at the [[Gate of the Gods]] and tortured to death, no trace of Cheese was found by the [[gold cloaks]] of Ser [[Luthor Largent]]. In his fury, Aegon II ordered all of [[King's Landing]]'s ratcatchers to be hanged. Afterward, Ser [[Otto Hightower]] brought one hundred cats into the [[Red Keep]] to replace them.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}} Aegon II wanted to attack [[Dragonstone]] to avenge his son's murder, but Ser [[Criston Cole]] instead suggested sending Ser [[Arryk Cargyll]] to infiltrate the castle.{{ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold}}
  
Once Blood and Cheese confronted Helaena in the [[Tower of the Hand]] they told her to name which son she wanted them to kill. Helaena offered herself but they refused, stating it had to be a son. Although Helaena eventually named her youngest son [[Maelor Targaryen|Maelor]] (after Cheese threatened her that Blood would rape her daughter [[Jaehaera Targaryen|Jaehaera]] if she did not choose one), they killed [[Jaehaerys Targaryen (son of Aegon II)|Jaehaerys]] instead. It was Blood who slew Jaehaerys, striking the boy's head off with a single blow. After killing the prince Blood and Cheese did no further harm to Helaena or her surviving children and fled with the prince's head in hand.{{Ref|tPatQ}}
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==Quotes by Cheese==
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{{Quote|'''Helaena''': Who are you?<br>
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'''Cheese''': Debt collectors. An eye for an eye, a son for [[Lucerys Velaryon|a son]]. We only want the one, t' square things. Won't hurt the rest o' you fine folks, not one lil' hair. Which one you want t' lose Your Grace?{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|Cheese to [[Helaena Targaryen]] and Cheese}}
  
While Blood was captured and tortured to death, no trace of Cheese was found. In his fury, Aegon II ordered all of [[King's Landing]]'s ratcatchers be hanged. Afterward, Ser [[Otto Hightower]] brought one hundred cats into the [[Red Keep]] to replace them.{{ref|fab|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}
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{{Quote|You hear that, little boy? [[Helaena Targaryen|Your Momma]] wants you dead.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|Cheese to [[Maelor Targaryen]]}}
  
==Quotes==
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==Quotes about Cheese==
{{Quote|Which one you want t' lose Your Grace?{{Ref|tPatQ}}|Cheese to [[Helaena Targaryen]]}}
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{{Quote|Cheese knew the [[Red Keep]] better than the shape of his own cock.{{Ref|FAB|The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son}}|writings of [[Mushroom]]}}
  
 
==References==  
 
==References==  
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Revision as of 13:12, 12 October 2021

Cheese
Cheese the ratcatcher.jpg
Blood (left) and Cheese (right), by Will Owen ©

Alias "Cheese"
Allegiance Blacks
Culture Crownlands
Books

Cheese was the alias of a ratcatcher who, during the Dance of the Dragons, helped Blood murder six-year-old Prince Jaehaerys, King Aegon II Targaryen's firstborn son and the heir to the Iron Throne. Cheese's true name is lost to history.[1]

Appearance and Character

The hidden doors and secret tunnels that Maegor I Targaryen had built in the Red Keep were as familiar to Cheese as the rats that he hunted.[1]

History

Cheese was a ratcatcher in the Red Keep, and he also spent time in Flea Bottom.[1]

After Prince Aemond Targaryen killed Prince Lucerys Velaryon at Storm's End, the blacks wanted vengeance against the greens. Cheese and the swordsman called Blood were employed by Mysaria, Prince Daemon Targaryen's spymaster, to slay one of the sons of Aemond's older brother, King Aegon II Targaryen.[1]

Cheese led Blood into the Red Keep through a forgotten passageway, and creeping through walls, they entered the chambers of Aegon's mother, Queen Alicent Hightower, in the Tower of the Hand. After Cheese bound and gagged the Dowager Queen and Blood strangled her bedmaid, the assassins waited for Aegon's wife, Queen Helaena Targaryen, and her children to arrive.[1]

Blood killed Helaena's guardsman once she arrived, and Cheese grabbed her youngest son, Prince Maelor Targaryen. Cheese asked Helaena which of her sons she wanted them to kill. Helaena offered herself but Blood refused, stating it had to be a son. Although Helaena eventually named her youngest son, Maelor, Blood beheaded Prince Jaehaerys instead. Blood and Cheese then fled through the secret passages with the prince's head in hand.[1]

While Blood was captured at the Gate of the Gods and tortured to death, no trace of Cheese was found by the gold cloaks of Ser Luthor Largent. In his fury, Aegon II ordered all of King's Landing's ratcatchers to be hanged. Afterward, Ser Otto Hightower brought one hundred cats into the Red Keep to replace them.[1] Aegon II wanted to attack Dragonstone to avenge his son's murder, but Ser Criston Cole instead suggested sending Ser Arryk Cargyll to infiltrate the castle.[2]

Quotes by Cheese

Helaena: Who are you?
Cheese: Debt collectors. An eye for an eye, a son for a son. We only want the one, t' square things. Won't hurt the rest o' you fine folks, not one lil' hair. Which one you want t' lose Your Grace?[1]

—Cheese to Helaena Targaryen and Cheese

You hear that, little boy? Your Momma wants you dead.[1]

—Cheese to Maelor Targaryen

Quotes about Cheese

Cheese knew the Red Keep better than the shape of his own cock.[1]

—writings of Mushroom

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.
  2. Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - The Red Dragon and the Gold.