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“We are as the god made us. Strong and weak, good and bad, Cruel and kind, heroic and selfish. Know that if you would rule over the kingdoms of men.” -Septon Barth pg. 146

“The Realm was at peace when my grandsire died... They were testing him, to learn if he was strong or weak. They will test me as well.” -Young Jaehaerys pg. 154

“The Wind Our Steed” -House Farmans of Fair Isle go. 162

“It would be a year of peace, plenty, and marriage remembered in the Annals of the Seven Kingdoms as the Year of the Three Brides.” Pg. 124

“So beautiful, so brave, so tragic, women said of her.” Pg. 127

“The game of thrones takes many a queer turn, however, and Maegor himself had fallen in turn...” pg. 128

“The question of who the young king might marry was less easily resolved.” Pg. 135

“The Realm that Jaehaerys inherited was impoverished, war-torn, lawless, and riven with division and mistrust, whilst the new king himself was a green boy with no experience of rule.” Pg. 107

“King Jaehaerys had reconciled the Iron Throne to the Fairy ansput an end to the bloodshed that had troubled the reigns of his uncle and father.” -Grand Maester Benifer pg. 123

“The blood of the dragon must remain pure.” Pg. 53

“Bother, you need never kneel to me again. We shall rule this realm together, you and I.” -King Aenys pg. 59

“The Truth is plain enough. Even Aenys sees it. Why else would he have given Blackfyre to my son? He knows that only Maegor has the strength to rule.” -Dowager Queen Visenya pg. 62

“Abominations in the sight of gods and men.” -Father of the Faithful pg. 71

“The Iron Throne was forged with fire and steel and terror, it is said, but once the throne had cooled, it became the seat of justice for all Westeros.” Pg. 40

“Yet if the dragon kings are considered solely on the basis of their legacies, the laws and institutions and improvements they left behind, the name of King Aegon 1st belongs near the top of the list, in peace as well as war.” Pg. 50

“Though the Wars of Conquest were said to have ended when Aegonfort was crowned... not all of Westeros had yet submitted to his rule.” Pg. 27

“The Dornish “victory” (if victory it was) was seen to be dishonorable... promised one another that another day would come, and with it reckoning. Their vengeance would need to wait for a future generation...” pg. 39

“All carried the same message: Those who bent the knee to Aegon of House Targaryen would keep their lands and titles. Those who took up arms against him would be thrown down, humbled, and destroyed.” Pg. 7

“... proclaimed him Aegon of House Targaryen, the First of His Name, King of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, And Protector of the Realm.” Pg. 25