Would it have been any other noble to invite Ser Marq to a dinner , he would have considered dressing in a casual attire for a Kingsguard , rather than their ceremonial dress . But it was Price Beron who called upon him to attend , and so ceremonially he would dress . If no other of his brothers would see the validity of Beron ascending the throne , Marq would be damned to see the Prince without at least one member of the Kingsguard . A time had been set for the gathering , but Ser Marq Penrose saw to it to arrive at a slightly earlier time to assure Lord Tyrell had not decided to strip this dinner from the Prince as well . As he approached the manse with a hand resting on one of his blade ' s pommels , he was bombarded with the delicious scents and aromas that radiated from its premise . Marq briefly allowed the smells to sweep over him as he closed his eyes , and entered the premises , greeted by the manor ' s guards and large wooden doors . He was quickly escorted to the dining hall , where the Prince would be waiting .