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Guys sorry for the House of Dragon spoilers but the Dance of the Dragons is famously a big reason for why there are no living dragons at the beginning of GOT so if you think it ends well for anyone, quit now
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Gonna be a lot of dead dragons and probably the worst person winning
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I suspect it will also answer questions like “why are there no Black people or Hightowers in Westeros in Game of Thrones”
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Funny thing is, the show could actually go with that considering that GoT cut out Alerie and Gerold Hightower.
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I completely forgot there were Hightowers in the books lol
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There's also Jorah's ex! But then again she never actually appears in the books anyway.
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Hightowers are Bannermen to the Tyrells but since the Lord Tyrell is a baby right now and the Hightowers are close to the crown they have more influence now than Bannermen usually would. GOT followed the Great Houses mostly so Bannermen like the Tyrels and Velaryons didn't show up or were skipped.
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Also the Hightowers had more prominence during HotD times anyway, because then Oldtown was still: i) the largest city in Westeros (by GoT King's Landing has surpassed it) ii) the HQ of the High Septon and the Faith of the Seven, before they were moved the King's Landing by Baelor.
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yeah their location and ties to The Seven really help them stand as peers with their overlords the Tyrels even if they don't rule The Reach
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I've already spoiled myself on everything that's about to happen and it's actually helped me because I know who to be comfortable attaching myself to.