Shireen Baratheon

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	Things get worse for Stannis and his army when [[Ramsay]], along with twenty other Bolton soldiers, sneak in and destroy the food tents and kill some of the horses. The desperate nature of Stannis' position suddenly becomes clear. Before Davos is sent away to the wall to retrieve more supplies and men, the onion knight visits Shireen in her tent and presents her with a beautifully carved stag. Grateful of his gift, Shireen thanks Davos and sends him off with a heartfelt goodbye. Stannis later visits Shireen and the two discuss the events that unfolded between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her brother Aegon during the Dance of the Dragons. Stannis tells her if a man knows what he is and remains true to his self that he must fulfill his destiny no matter how much he hates it. Shireen, being the loving daughter she is, expresses to him that she wants to help and will do whatever she can to help her father without knowing his true intentions. As Shireen embraces her father, Stannis asks for her forgiveness.		Things get worse for Stannis and his army when [[Ramsay]], along with twenty other Bolton soldiers, sneak in and destroy the food tents and kill some of the horses. The desperate nature of Stannis' position suddenly becomes clear. Before Davos is sent away to the wall to retrieve more supplies and men, the onion knight visits Shireen in her tent and presents her with a beautifully carved stag. Grateful of his gift, Shireen thanks Davos and sends him off with a heartfelt goodbye. Stannis later visits Shireen and the two discuss the events that unfolded between Rhaenyra Targaryen and her brother Aegon during the Dance of the Dragons. Stannis tells her if a man knows what he is and remains true to his self that he must fulfill his destiny no matter how much he hates it. Shireen, being the loving daughter she is, expresses to him that she wants to help and will do whatever she can to help her father without knowing his true intentions. As Shireen embraces her father, Stannis asks for her forgiveness.
	[[File:Shireen's sacrifice.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Shireen, about to be sacrificed to [[R'hllor]].]]		[[File:Shireen's sacrifice.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Shireen, about to be sacrificed to [[R'hllor]].]]
−	Later on Shireen is escorted and tied to a pyre where she is sacrificed to the Lord of Light by Melisandre. As she burns she pleads for her mother and father to help her. Selyse runs to her daughter's aid, but is held back by Baratheon soldiers, and crumples to the ground as she watches her daughter die by the flames and Stannis looking away with tears in his eyes.<ref>"[[The Gift (episode)|The Gift]]"</ref>	+	Later on Shireen is escorted and tied to a pyre where she is sacrificed to the Lord of Light by Melisandre, who does so without remorse. As she burns she pleads for her mother and father to help her. Selyse runs to her daughter's aid, but is held back by Baratheon soldiers, and crumples to the ground as she watches her daughter die by the flames and Stannis looking away with tears in his eyes.<ref>"[[The Gift (episode)|The Gift]]"</ref>
−	Shireen's sacrifice allows her father's army to press forwards as the blood magic appears to have been successful in melting the snows. However, the horror of a little girl's sacrifice has made hundreds of Baratheon troops and all his [[sellswords]] (about half his army) desert, while Selyse hangs herself and Melisandre flees. Stannis nevertheless presses forward to Winterfell but his army is defeated by the Boltons. Stannis is later possibly killed by a vengeful [[Brienne of Tarth]], his spirit broken by defeat and the sacrifice that was far too dear.	+	Shireen's sacrifice allows her father's army to press forwards as the blood magic appears to have been successful in melting the snows. However, the horror of a little girl's sacrifice has made hundreds of Baratheon troops and all his [[sellswords]] (about half his army) desert, while Selyse hangs herself and Melisandre flees. Stannis nevertheless presses forward to Winterfell but his army is defeated by the Boltons. Stannis is later possibly killed by a vengeful [[Brienne of Tarth]], his spirit broken by defeat and the needless sacrifice that was far too dear.
	Jon Snow and Davos Seaworth later learn of Shireen's death when Melisandre returns to Castle Black, although they are unaware of the specific details of her death, including Stannis and Melisandre's roles in it.<ref>"[[Mother's Mercy]]"</ref>		Jon Snow and Davos Seaworth later learn of Shireen's death when Melisandre returns to Castle Black, although they are unaware of the specific details of her death, including Stannis and Melisandre's roles in it.<ref>"[[Mother's Mercy]]"</ref>