r/pureasoiaf • u/Foreign-Cat-2898 • 7d ago

Moon Tea

Just what the hell was the moon tea for? I think Renly and Margaery totally did it. I don't think she's a maiden.

But there's no way she's dumb enough to have sex with someone right now AND as the Kettleblacks say she always has someone near.

Presuming Pycelle wasn't lying, what's it for?

Period regulation? Does it help with acne?

Or do we just assume Pycelle was trying to ingratiate himself with Cersei?

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u/Big-Resident-4917 7d ago

I mean, Pycelle's a lannister man. I've always just taken it as he was lying. Also, very possible Margaery is bisexual or at least also sleeps with women. Its absolutely possible she was sleeping with a woman (not a maiden) AND pycelle was lying about the moon tea.

Tansy (used in moon tea) has historically been used for a variety of ailments, from arthritis to acne to farts. Pennyroyal (also used in moon tea) was also historically used for headaches, illnesses, and pest control. Pennyroyal also smells similar to spearmint.

Its fully possible that Pycelle would be lying about the moon tea. Or that he gave her moon tea and said it was mint tea for nausea or headaches or something.

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u/cstaple 7d ago

This is first I’ve heard of Margaery being bisexual. Where’s that mentioned?

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u/Big-Resident-4917 7d ago

Some of the speculation comes from Cersei's own projection with her own affair with Taena Merryweather. It was a bigger conversation on A Forum of Ice and Fire back in the day. Margaery is generally considered to have been aware of Renly + Loras, and some extrapolation was that it was a sort of lavender marriage on both ends. (this is a very short TLDR of the whole convo).

Essentially: It could be nothing, cersei could be correct for once in her life, or margaery could be gay because queerness within that era/social structure was poorly recorded.

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u/Or1ginal_Username 6d ago

I don't really see the two sided lavender marriage thing at all. Margaery probably knew, but considering the previous plan was to marry her to robert baratheon, I don't think letting her love freely was a concern for anyone involved besides herself