In his attempt to escape, Luke tried to quickly fly away.

The tyranny of their tradition, woven throughout the entire season, has now taken hold.

Aemond knows any explanation he gives will not be able to explain away the culpability he still holds.

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Death was all but certain when these conditions were created for it to happen.

She tried to exercise restraint when all around her were clamoring for war.

All the awareness he had of this would not spare him.

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It is baked into this family so completely that they struggle to conceptualize a different way forward.

They are going to send the entire realm into chaos, and for what?

To see who gets to sit on the most uncomfortable-looking chair of all time?

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In the pursuit of power, they will push themselves and each other further to the edge of oblivion.

This is the tragedy that we are seeing merely in its beginning stages.

This is what all their adherence to tradition has gotten them.

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