Talya
Talya served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Alicent Hightower at the court of King's Landing, in the years leading up to the civil war for the Iron Throne.
Her closeness to the queen placed her at the edge of some of the court's more private moments, from awkward interruptions to confidences others would have preferred kept quiet.
Chapter 1
The queen's maid
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Alicent Hightower
Larys StrongTalya was present when Princess Rhaenyra brought her newborn son before Queen Alicent, in one of her earliest appearances at court.
On another occasion she walked into the queen's chamber while Alicent was speaking privately with Larys Strong, and her arrival unsettled them both.
A palace maid, after being sexually assaulted by Prince Aegon, confided in Talya, who passed the matter on to Queen Alicent.
Chapter 2
Meetings with Mysaria
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MysariaTalya held secret meetings with Mysaria, passing on information about what was happening inside the court.
She reported the royal audience called to settle the succession of House Velaryon, King Viserys's last supper, the factions splitting the royal family, and the clash between Rhaenyra's children and Alicent's.
Chapter 3
The price of the secret
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A servant told Talya of King Viserys's death, and she hurried to inform Queen Alicent.
On Ser Otto Hightower's orders, Talya was imprisoned along with other servants, to keep news of the king's death and the Green Council's plans to crown Aegon from reaching Rhaenyra at Dragonstone.
The following season, Larys Strong told Queen Alicent that the imprisoned servants had been interrogated, and that those found guilty of espionage were executed. Nothing more is known of Talya; the record lists her as deceased.