This was the first time she heard this. Viserys had always told her the story of how their parents loved each other greatly. It seemed that little of what she heard as a child from her brother was true. Barristan took another sip and continued, "Queen Rhaella had many miscarriages or stillbirths over the years. And any living babe died within a few months. The King slowly grew suspicious of everyone. When he heard someone praise Lord Tywin and imply that the Hand was running the kingdom instead of the king, Aerys had that Lord's tongue removed. He became envious of Tywin, who was greatly respected at the time. With the queen's inability to produce a healthy living babe, the King became increasingly violent, suspicious, and erratic. Tywin continued serving faithfully, but the friendship between the two had grown cold. When your brother Viserys was born, there were kingsguard posted around his crib day and night. Aerys even had a food taster drink from the breast of the prince's wetnurse, lest her nipples were smeared with poison."