Sordelor Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I've allready seen several people saying that Kevan was HotK and they asked themselfs who the new hand is going to be.Do they mean that HotK and Lord Regent is the same thing and just mean who will be the ruler now Kevan's dead?I know Kevan was Lord Regent, I just want to know why people say he was Hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dornishman's Wife Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I've allready seen several people saying that Kevan was HotK and they asked themselfs who the new hand is going to be.Do they mean that HotK and Lord Regent is the same thing and just mean who will be the ruler now Kevan's dead?Just a mistake. There was some talk about the possibility of making Kevan Hand when Cersei still pulled the strings, but that didn't happen. After Cersei was removed, Kevan got to be Regent. The Hand is Mace Tyrell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansa_Stark Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Regent is different.Mace is already hand. Kevan was basically "King" in terms of power until Tommen came into age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcotron Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I've allready seen several people saying that Kevan was HotK and they asked themselfs who the new hand is going to be.Do they mean that HotK and Lord Regent is the same thing and just mean who will be the ruler now Kevan's dead?They're definitely not the same thing. And Kevan didn't hold both positions; his first action as Regent was to make Mace Tyrell the Hand.** I suppose you could claim that Kevan was the de facto Hand for a few seconds before doing that, but I think if anyone is left to write the history books after this is all over, they'll say that Mace's predecessor was Merryweather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcotron Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Of course the fact that some people get the Handship and Regency mixed up doesn't answer the question of who's going to be Regent. Will it be left vacant? Returned to Cersei even though she's on trial for treason? Taken by Mace Tyrell "just until Cersei is found innocent"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Gwynhyfvar Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 That's a good question. Poor Tommen is running out of family members. Can't see the Council choosing a second tier Lannister, which leaves Mace, his good father? Failing that, Jaime, in absentia, until they discover he's joined the BwB and gone off Sansa hunting ;)I don't know that Cersei would ever be trusted in power again since Varys' stated intention is to make the Tyrells suspect her in Kevan's death. Of course she'll suspect them which will lead to counter plots, and the joy of watching her go down in flames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaarioKnowsBest Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Because he was removed shortly after getting the job.That's pretty much what happens to Hands, unless you are Jon Arryn.Easy to mistake Kevans fate for typical hand of the king stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Monkey Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 He was a high-ranking middle-aged nobleman with a serious, sober personality who was carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders, which accurately describes almost every Hand of the King we've seen in the series. It's easy to make that mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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