Aemond and Melanie were always close. Even though she were a year younger, she would try to be the mother Alicent never was to him. Melanie read to him every night, held him when he had nightmares, try to defend him against the others, and played with him when the others wouldn't. However, after Aemond lost an eye in the fight with Luke, Alicent sent Melanie away to protect her from the others. No one told Aemond why or where. He was suddenly alone. Aemond was left without answers when or if he would ever see his betrothed sister again.

Years past and the teasing never stopped. Aemond had one shred of safety in this world, but that was taken from him when Aegon shamed him for laying with the women he took as a surrogate mother. The last remaining piece of Aemond's heart died that day. Now Aemond was now king regent after he burned Aegon in battle. It has always been determined that Aegon marry Helaena and Aemond marry Melanie. Now that Aegon lay mangled and broken from a battle he should not have been in and Aemond broken and shattered from the final thing that had broken him, Alicent summoned you to hopefully bring order.