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re: GOT Book Readers: Jon Snow question
Posted on 4/20/15 at 9:39 am to OMLandshark
Posted on 4/20/15 at 9:39 am to OMLandshark
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Doesn't make sense for him to have played Rhaegar and Aerys against each other
Meh. He was probably part of the conspiracy to move Aerys on to "King Emeritus" status, if that was even possible, in favor of Rhaegar - I mean EVERYONE wanted Rhaegar to be the king - until the Lyanna Stark thing. For inspiration, I think Martin drew upon the Helen of Troy story for this part.
In any event, Varys had a number of opportunities to have Viserys and Dany killed when they were children - I mean Illyrio is his boy. If he wanted them dead, they would have been dead. He was keeping them behind glass until he needed to put them into play, IMHO. He may know about R+L=J - he may not, but knowing (without anyone else knowing) meant he didn't have to do anything until it becomes necessary.
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Posted on 4/20/15 at 9:51 am to Ace Midnight
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In any event, Varys had a number of opportunities to have Viserys and Dany killed when they were children - I mean Illyrio is his boy. If he wanted them dead, they would have been dead. He was keeping them behind glass until he needed to put them into play, IMHO. He may know about R+L=J - he may not, but knowing (without anyone else knowing) meant he didn't have to do anything until it becomes necessary.
Well, they didn't want them dead at the time. They were trying to keep Robert's attention on the Targaryens they didn't care about instead of even considering Aegon's survival.
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