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Aegon Targaryen, Sixth of his Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men.


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It is likely that six months passed from the time Renly and Loras fled King's Landing until Catelyn arrive at Bitterbridge. That would have been sufficient time for the lords of Storm's End and the Reach to gather their men. 

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On 24.8.2017 at 4:32 PM, Lord Varys said:

Only Robert Baratheon was the the guy who could, more or less, declare he was a universally accepted king (if you ignore the Greyjoy Rebellion). Joffrey and Tommen never were. And Stannis most definitely wasn't.

That may be the case but do you recall how shitty Stannis treats men like Horpe and Massey who actually are loyal to him? Just reread Theon 1 and you'll get the picture. The man only sees the flaws in the men serving him. Davos is a huge exception there, but only because he is mad enough to actually like the fact that Stannis cut of parts of his fingers which is essentially completely sick.

Stannis might intend to never move against the men he pardoned but they will never be granted any royal favors and Stannis will let them feel the remainder of their lives that they failed him and that he doesn't like them at all. That is not a good working relationship and could eventually lead into another rebellion.

Stannis could be a better king - if he was a different man. He has certain good qualities but his bad qualities equal those out and his most important bad features - his characters and temperament - make it impossible for him to ever be a good king. He could be a good Hand or perhaps even a good lord but not a good king. A king has to inspires his subjects and followers. Stannis couldn't do that even if he wanted to try. And he doesn't even want to try.

Still, Daemon and Robert had the potential to win the love and support of a lot of people simply because of their personalities. That is what makes you king if you don't inherit the throne or don't conquer a kingdom. They had their flaws, too, of course, especially Robert, but Stannis just has more character flaws than either of them.

And of course even more than Renly. Renly is essentially Robert without his bad habits. He could have been a great king if the people had been able to forget that he would have to take the throne over the dead bodies of his nephews and brother.

That doesn't sound likely. If Varys has spies there those are Haldon or Lemore. Or Aegon himself, who is, after all, indebted to Varys. Rolly is a man Aegon knows, a man he knows he can trust. Connington's plan to throw white cloaks on some great names just to gain support isn't completely bad, either, but it undercuts the purpose of the Kingsguard which is to protect the king - having a Kingsguard who isn't all that loyal could mean you have a potential traitor and kingslayer directly beside the king. And that's not something you want.

That's what I said, too. It is not all that realistic for a modern-day 15-18-year-old (but then, the people in Martinworld are not really trained to rule their passions, right?). But it is no hint or sign that Aegon is mad, cruel, or a hothead who reacts completely irresponsible if you provoke when he is in a bad mood. As I've said above, he could have slapped him, he could have beaten him, or he could given command to kill him.

And Tyrion really pushed him there. It is very shitty behavior to give somebody the impression you have a game where you are giving the other player honest advice and then you end up lying to him.

In fact, his insistence that Connington save Tyrion just a short while ago shows his potential for compassion and his willingness to go out of the way to help people he considers part of his family/group.

A man with the temperament or Joffrey, Aerion, Aerys, Maegor, etc. would never have done that. Tyrion was an ugly dwarf and a potential danger since he had (apparently) figured out Aegon's true identity. If they don't know they can trust him - and they didn't know that at that point - why not allow him to drown in the Rhoyne?

Stannis has fewer character flaws than Renly.

 

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