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Shiera Seastar

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

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The Gray Area of Kingdom

"It seems like, you know, made his name was Aegon the unworthy," he says. "There's all sorts of motivations to not obey his decrees ... But they did, like, oh, he said it. Well, they're all legitimate now." He asks: What would have happened if Damon never rebels? The King's word is law in a monarchy where tradition and politics play into each others' hands.

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