Alyssa Velaryon’s escape from Dragonstone

Alyssa Velaryon’s escape from Dragonstone was a sudden departure that deprived Maegor of Queen Alyssa and her children, as well as two dragons and a Valyrian steel sword. It unfolded in the confusion after Queen Visenya’s death, while Maegor was away from King’s Landing, and left the royal family’s whereabouts uncertain.

Background and Escape

Maegor had departed King’s Landing with a force of knights and men-at-arms to destroy House Harroway. During his absence, Queen Visenya died. In the confusion that followed her death, Queen Alyssa and her children escaped from Dragonstone. The account gives no route, preparations, or precise timing for their flight; its defining circumstance is that it occurred while the king was away and the royal household was unsettled by the death of the Queen Dowager.

What They Took

The escape involved more than Alyssa and her children: they left Dragonstone with Vermithor and Silverwing. They also took Dark Sister, a sword Maegor later ordered his Kingsguard to recover through questioning Prince Viserys. The dragons and the weapon made the flight a consequential loss for the king, even though the account does not describe how the fugitives managed to take them or whether anyone tried to stop them.

Uncertain Destination and Aftermath

The fugitives’ destination was unknown: when Maegor returned to King’s Landing, no one could say where Queen Alyssa and the others had gone. He ordered his Kingsguard to seize his squire, Prince Viserys, and question him about his mother’s whereabouts. When Ser Owen Bush cautioned that the prince might not know, Maegor answered that Viserys should be allowed to die, adding that perhaps his mother would appear for his funeral. The threat underscores the immediate danger surrounding the escape, but the account leaves its outcome and the family’s destination unresolved.