Thread:Patrick.vtap/@comment-27097330-20170401230622/@comment-27097330-20170401234154

So basically Lady Fustin starts ranting about how she doesn't trust the Maester and how they poison the minds of those around them, which is a clue in that they may be more than just a group dedicated to learning, but what's important here is the second part. Where she starts talking about the doomed southern war that killed her husband. She complains Brandon should have married her, not Catelyn Tully, and how Richard Stark always did have "Southron Ambitions." And that's where the theory starts.

First the theories that points out something unusual about the generation of Robert's rebellion. The marriages. Brandon is to marry Catelyn Tully. Jon Arryn is to marry Lysa Tully, at least after there is no potential for a betrothal with Jaime Lannister. And finally Robert Baratheon is to marry Lyanna Stark. Now here's where this gets unusual. There are almost no other examples of the lords of the seven kingdoms marrying their children to other lords. They almost always wed bannermen, as it was far more important to secure their alliance. Hoster Tully wed a Whent. Steffon Baratheon wed an Estermont. Tywin wed another Lannister. Rickard's wife was believed to be of Clan Flint. Mace wed a Hightower, Balon a Harlaw, and so on and so forth. So why are all these marriages taking place? These aren't just marriages. Their marriage alliances. More in a sec.