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The '''girl bought to please a king''' is one of [[Illyrio Mopatis]]’s slaves in [[Illyrio's manse|his manse]] in [[Pentos]]. She speaks the [[Common Tongue]].  She offers to tell Tyrion her name but he says it is of no interest to him.  
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The '''girl bought to please the king''' is one of [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s slaves in [[Illyrio's manse|his manse]] in [[Pentos]].{{Ref|ADWD|1}} Her given name is not mentioned.
  
==Appearance==
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==Appearance and character==
She is blond, blue-eyed, fair, young and willowy.
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The girl is blond, blue-eyed, fair, and willowy.{{Ref|ADWD|1}} She is a talkative girl, sixteen years of age, and is the favorite of [[Illyrio Mopatis]].{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
She was trained as a bed slave in [[Lys]]. She was taught the [[Common Tongue]] at some point. She was bought to please a king in the bedchamber, which king she does not mention.  According to Illyrio the king enjoyed her greatly.  
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The girl was trained as a [[Pillow house|bed slave]] in [[Lys]] and was taught the [[Common Tongue]] at some point. She was bought to please the king, [[Illyrio Mopatis]]'s one-time guest [[Viserys Targaryen]], in the bedchamber.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Dance with Dragons===
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
She attends to [[Tyrion Lannister]]’s needs during his stay in [[Illyrio's manse]] having been told by magister Illyrio to scrub his back and warm his bed. Upon meeting her Tyrion asked her if she knows where whores go, she flushes at the question and tries to answer him but is unable to grasp the questions  and asks him if it is a riddle. Tyrion reminds himself that the girl is not Shae, only some little fool.
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The girl and an older woman help bathe [[Daenerys Targaryen]] before the princess's introduction to [[Drogo]]. The young servant is envious that Daenerys will marry the powerful ''[[khal]]''.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}
  
After bathing him she asks Tyrion if he wants her after he has eaten with Illyrio. He tells he no but he thinks the girl takes that disappointment too well for his liking, this angers him and he changes his mind and tells her to wait for him in bed naked and to keep her mouth shut and her thighs open. He gives her a leer, hoping for a taste of fear, but all she gives him is revulsion. Tyrion threatens to strangle her and then he gets the fear he wants.  
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===''A Dance with Dragons''===
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After drinking at [[Illyrio's manse]], [[Tyrion Lannister]] wakes to find the girl tending to him, having been told by Magister [[Illyrio Mopatis]] to bathe the dwarf and warm his bed.{{Ref|ADWD|1}} Tyrion initially declines the girl's offer to sleep together. After thinking of the girl's revulsion for him, however, Tyrion reconsiders and disparages the girl.{{Ref|ADWD|1}} When he joins Illyrio for supper, Tyrion tells the magister that the girl did all that was required of her.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}
  
When he joins Illyrio for supper Illyrio asks him if he enjoyed the girl he sent him, Tyrion tells him that she did all that was required of her.
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==Quotes by the girl==
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{{Quote|Now you look all a princess.{{Ref|AGOT|3}}|the girl, to [[Daenerys Targaryen]]}}
  
==Possible kings she was bought to please==
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{{Quote|'''girl''': My name—<br>
*[[Viserys Targaryen]]
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'''Tyrion''': —is of no interest to me. Do you know where [[prostitution|whores]] go?<br>
*[[Joffrey Baratheon]]
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'''Girl''': Whores sell themselves for coin.<br>
 
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'''Tyrion''': Or jewels, or gowns, or castles. But where do they go?<br>
==Quotes by the girl==
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'''Girl''': Is it a riddle, m'lord? I'm no good at riddles.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}|the girl and [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
{{Quote| “Whores sell themselves for coin.” “Or jewels, or gowns, or castles. But where do they go?}}
 
  
==Quotes==
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==Quotes about the girl==
{{Quote| “It might please m’lord to strangle you. That’s how I served [[Shae|my last whore]]. Do you think your master would object? Surely not. He has a hundred more like you, but no one else like me.}} - [[Tyrion Lannister]], to the girl
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{{Quote|She despises me, he realized, but no more than I despise myself.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}|thoughts of [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
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{{Quote|It might please m'lord to strangle you. That's how I served [[Shae|my last whore]]. Do you think [[Illyrio Mopatis|your master]] would object? Surely not. He has a hundred more like you, but no one else like me.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}|[[Tyrion Lannister]] to the girl}}
  
{{Quote|She was trained in Lys, where they make an art of love. The king enjoyed her greatly.}} - [[Illyrio Mopatis]], to [[Tyrion Lannister]]
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{{Quote|She was trained in [[Lys]], where they make an art of love. [[Viserys Targaryen|The king]] enjoyed her greatly.{{Ref|ADWD|1}}|[[Illyrio Mopatis]] to [[Tyrion Lannister]]}}
  
==References and Notes==
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==References==
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{{References}}
  
[[Category:Characters from Lys|girl bought to please a king]]
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[[Category:Slaves and freedmen]]
 
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 23 January 2023

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The girl bought to please the king is one of Illyrio Mopatis's slaves in his manse in Pentos.[1] Her given name is not mentioned.

Appearance and character

The girl is blond, blue-eyed, fair, and willowy.[1] She is a talkative girl, sixteen years of age, and is the favorite of Illyrio Mopatis.[2]

History

The girl was trained as a bed slave in Lys and was taught the Common Tongue at some point. She was bought to please the king, Illyrio Mopatis's one-time guest Viserys Targaryen, in the bedchamber.[1]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

The girl and an older woman help bathe Daenerys Targaryen before the princess's introduction to Drogo. The young servant is envious that Daenerys will marry the powerful khal.[2]

A Dance with Dragons

After drinking at Illyrio's manse, Tyrion Lannister wakes to find the girl tending to him, having been told by Magister Illyrio Mopatis to bathe the dwarf and warm his bed.[1] Tyrion initially declines the girl's offer to sleep together. After thinking of the girl's revulsion for him, however, Tyrion reconsiders and disparages the girl.[1] When he joins Illyrio for supper, Tyrion tells the magister that the girl did all that was required of her.[1]

Quotes by the girl

Now you look all a princess.[2]

—the girl, to Daenerys Targaryen

girl: My name—

Tyrion: —is of no interest to me. Do you know where whores go?
Girl: Whores sell themselves for coin.
Tyrion: Or jewels, or gowns, or castles. But where do they go?

Girl: Is it a riddle, m'lord? I'm no good at riddles.[1]

—the girl and Tyrion Lannister

Quotes about the girl

She despises me, he realized, but no more than I despise myself.[1]

—thoughts of Tyrion Lannister

It might please m'lord to strangle you. That's how I served my last whore. Do you think your master would object? Surely not. He has a hundred more like you, but no one else like me.[1]

Tyrion Lannister to the girl

She was trained in Lys, where they make an art of love. The king enjoyed her greatly.[1]

References