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Moving up. Upward mobility.
Universal Sword Donor replied to James Fenimore Cooper XXII's topic in General (ASoIaF)
Being in the night's watch basically guarantees lack of upward mobility. Even if you're LC, you're still tied to the wall, no wife, no lands, and no real possessions. Fake stature in a quasi military organization limited to the coldest part of the country isn't a reward. We see the absolute lack of respect for the NW in both POV and public conversation. The Citadel or faith will absolutely let people join for free -- though traveling to Oldtown would indeed cost money -- but it's not going to be easy. And the citadel literally provides education and training, as in that's it whole purpose. Wandering septons don't need to be able to read and are clearly a level up from the average peasant. We see the city watched expanded in peacetime and in warfare in Westeros. Again might not be easy but it's a sight better than freezing and poor and without respect in the far north. -
Moving up. Upward mobility.
Universal Sword Donor replied to James Fenimore Cooper XXII's topic in General (ASoIaF)
Man you're breaking hearts over here with this advice -
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Darkstar is a pale imitation of Oberyn Martell, Doran's brother. Arianne even makes the direct comparison betwixt the two in her chapters. Doran goes on at length to Arianne and the sand snakes about him and oberyn working together like the snake and the grass. He very would understand Darkstar in your scenario. He might very well fear what he represents, but for sure he understands the kind of man DS is.
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Fireball: "FUUUUUUU.... why why didn't anyone tell me this?"
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Martell-Tyrell-Conspiracy (pro-Targaryen)?
Universal Sword Donor replied to SansaTakingUpNeedle's topic in General (ASoIaF)
Yeah that's definitely not the way to keep vassals happy -
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How was Cersei so influential on Robert?
Universal Sword Donor replied to EggBlue's topic in General (ASoIaF)
This coupled with a general indifference to governance. There's also the debt aspect. There's a "non canon" line where Robert references being half a kingdom in debt to Cersei's father which is illuminating. However Jaime probably said it best: "A man can bear most anything, if he must," Jaime told his son. I have smelled a man roasting, as King Aerys cooked him in his own armor. "The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them, or look without seeing . . . go away inside." And we know which one Robert would dearly love to choose and which one he actually resorts to.