Erudain Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Scenario I would have loved. "RHAEGAR PREPARE TO DIE!"."I can't fight you. I'm a Prince. My KG will fight in my name""Bring it on, emo boy... I'll defeat who ever you send to me. He will die in your name for the crime of dishonouring my sister!"."And you will die for what you did to mine" ...and Arthur kills Brandon. Fin. This one is funny because if Aerys had done this the war never happens. Going to KL and threaten to kill the crown prince is treason. Aerys had every right to detain and trial Brandon and summon Rickard to the court."If" he made Hightower or Jaime fight the trial by combat, no one in the kingdom would be mad if Rickard died and Brandon is executed for treason..."the gods decided the victor" yada yada."if" he never demands the heads of Ned and Robert (who isn't even a member of the offending house) = no casus belli for Jon to go to war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamoDega Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Build up an army of Stark, Baratheon and TullyGo thereAsk very politely to get the girl back, if needed challenge straight Rhaegar Duel will likely be broken by Lyanna (wich will try to avoid lose his brother or loved man or both) and if not i think Brandon got a decent to good chance at win if the condition are about fight without horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Malenkirk Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He wasn't though, and that doesn't appear to be a secret. So jump straight to open rebellion, then? At that point the government still appeared to have functioned more or less normally. Calling out the prince (in a more level headed fashion) was pretty much the logical and even only recourse. By being a crazy maniac, Aerys opened other... avenues of contestation, shall we say. Of course, the Starks could also have decided to just drop their trousers, bend over and take it from the royal family. That's always an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordStoneheart Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 So jump straight to open rebellion, then? At that point the government still appeared to have functioned more or less normally. Calling out the prince in a more level headed fashion was pretty much the only recourse. By being a crazy maniac, Aerys opened other... avenues of contestation, shall we say. more like be smarter about calling out the prince. try any sort of diplomacy. Maybe don't threaten the family of a known sane man in the process? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Malenkirk Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 more like be smarter about calling out the prince. try any sort of diplomacy. Maybe don't threaten the family of a known sane man in the process? That's pretty much what BBE said. So did I. No matter how you describe it, it amounts to calling out the prince on his shitty behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Blue Eyes Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He wasn't though, and that doesn't appear to be a secret. A bit loony or batshit suicidal? Because only at the very deep end of the sliding scale would a ruler react like Aerys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserys - The last dragon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Targs are bat poop insane sometimes. Remember that too. Well, I suppose Brandon had enough knowledge about Rhaegar (since he was obviously loved by many) to know that he was in fact not all that crazy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaircat Meow Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Rickard Stark was probably epic scum though, so Aerys burning him might not have been so harsh. Although it was stupid. He ought to have waited for Rhaegar to come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaworth'sShipmate Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Id send a letter to King Aerys, as well as ravens to other lords. Idk what Id do exactly, but Id never ever go with 6 other friends to the red keep, where I would certainly be outnumbered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilish Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I would have investigated what happened first and make plans. Threatening the crown prince wasn't a bright thing to do although no one could imagine that Aerys would be mad enough to treat the Starks so poorly especially considering their connections with the Vale and the Baratheons + he lacked the support of the Lannisters. If Brandon wasn't so hasty then maybe Lyanna would still be alive and her heir would be King by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Warning Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I raise my armies and sit at Moat Cailin. Demand answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Ahai Targeryan Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 ill pay a visit to the faceless men and wipe out the entire targ line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferocious Veldt Roarer Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 If I believe my poor sister was kidnapped, I ask the king for justice. If I believe the little brat ran off willingly and dishonored her family, however, I ride straight to the Red Keep and yell at Rhaegar to come out and die, since that's be pretty much the only way left to fix that mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viserys - The last dragon Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I would have investigated what happened first and make plans. Threatening the crown prince wasn't a bright thing to do although no one could imagine that Aerys would be mad enough to treat the Starks so poorly especially considering their connections with the Vale and the Baratheons + he lacked the support of the Lannisters. If Brandon wasn't so hasty then maybe Lyanna would still be alive and her heir would be King by now. Yep. Could not agree more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword of the Morgan Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Brandon was an idiot. Did he not know Aerys was mad, and did he not know it was unlawful to threaten a member of the royal family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talleyrand Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 The problem with all the "go home and raise and army" ones is that that takes time, time during which Lyanna would be Rhaegar's captive and at his mercy. And for all his faults of being a bit daft and hot headed Brandon does seem to have cared for his sister so to him the idea of sitting around and waiting would have been out of the question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedCrow Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Brandon could have handled it almost any other way with a better outcome. Come out and die, is, well, a death threat and needs a definitive response. And then Aerys was nuts and has Varys guiding him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword of Mutilation Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Brandon was an idiot. Did he not know Aerys was mad, and did he not know it was unlawful to threaten a member of the royal family?He wasn't an idiot, He was rash. Just like your avatar character. I am 100% sure that jaime would have done the same for cersei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonCon's Red Beard Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He wasn't an idiot, He was rash. Just like your avatar character. I am 100% sure that jaime would have done the same for cersei He went and attacked Ned, so, yeah. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sword of Mutilation Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 He went and attacked Ned, so, yeah. :PExactly :DAnd that was for tyrion his brother.If it was Cersei, his sister and lover, he would have burned the 7 kingdoms [emoji1] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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