I tend to agree with that but there's still the question of why Illyrio would help Dany and Viserys at all. Maybe he expected the Dothraki to kill Viserys but he couldn't have predicted Drogo's death opening the door for Aegon and Dany to marry could he? Even so, does that marriage strengthen Aegon's claim more than a marriage to, say, Maegary Tyrell?

Also, all the Free Cities seem pretty dedicated to commerce but the Prince of Pentos has no problem with one of his Magisters plotting with exiled Princes?

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Posted by CottonWasKing

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Posted on 8/21/12 at 10:58 pm to shinerfan

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end to agree with that but there's still the question of why Illyrio would help Dany and Viserys at all. Maybe he expected the Dothraki to kill Viserys but he couldn't have predicted Drogo's death opening the door for Aegon and Dany to marry could he?

Well it was probably planned for the Dothraki to kill Viserys from the beginning and they more than likely expected Dany to be shipped off to the Dosh Kaleen after Drogo's death. Effectively removing the last remaining Targs from the equation.

When Dany birthed the dragons..... well shite changed.

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Even so, does that marriage strengthen Aegon's claim more than a marriage to, say, Maegary Tyrell?

Yes because Margery Tyrell doesn't have three dragons.

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Also, all the Free Cities seem pretty dedicated to commerce but the Prince of Pentos has no problem with one of his Magisters plotting with exiled Princes?

I'm assuming the prince either does not know or stands to gain something from the situation.

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Posted by Mr. Wayne

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Posted on 8/22/12 at 8:45 am to shinerfan

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I tend to agree with that but there's still the question of why Illyrio would help Dany and Viserys at all. Maybe he expected the Dothraki to kill Viserys but he couldn't have predicted Drogo's death opening the door for Aegon and Dany to marry could he?

I think Illyrio was trying to take Viserys and Dany out of the picture completely. He and Varys likely knew that Drogo would kill Viserys because of his nature. They also knew that the Dothraki would very likely never cross the sea to fight for a throne they had no interest in. With the only two remaining Targs out of the picture, it would create an easy path for fake Aegon to claim the throne as a Targ pretender. If Viserys or Dany are alive, they would have actual Targ's there to question his lineage. Without them, they get to present a returning king to a country in chaos. Many of whom still have loyalty to the Dragon. Instead they now have another Targ who is actually in possession of dragons. Loyalists are likely to be divided now which is what I believe Illyrio and Varys were trying to prevent.

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Posted by Gugich22

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Posted on 12/6/12 at 2:32 pm to shinerfan