The Death of Aegon

The king himself died a horrible death, his body so swollen and obese that he could no longer lift himself from his couch. He was grossly fat, barely able to walk and some wondered how his last mistress, Serenay of Lees, the mother of Shira C star, could ever have withstood his braces. Aegon was given milk of the poppy to dull his pain, but else wise little could be done for him. More and more examples of potential taking advantage of a guy in ill health to make political calls like Otto and Alison did during the early before the dance broke out. The sicker he gets, the less likely he's to participate in courtly decisions.

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