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I have a broken monitor with its power box here, basically only thing wrong is that it's backlight is broken. Cheaper to just buy a new one, but I don't want it filling up a landfill if I can help it.

Is there a parts store or somewhere that reuses the broken hardware?

My monitor of five years has started flickering and I was wondering if any local shops repaired them, I appreciate any advice.

My mother has a disposable from awhile ago and I was wondering if there was a place to get it developed, even if it was expired. Walmart doesn't do it since it's out of date I guess.

Any recommendations? I'm pretty poor, I just don't want points and fines if I can help it.

Could they feasibly stand up to him as one and not be executed?

Would Aerys have no recourse but to stop?

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I just find it strange that people say the KG should have stopped him when there doesn't seem to be any way for them to do so without either killing Aerys or being executed afterwards.

Specifically a Tywin that is not;

1. A walking machiavellian stereotype ripped straight from The Prince.
2. A bumbling idiot that does everything wrong and can't put two slices of bread together.

In this scenario, he is Hand of the King, 277 AC just as Duskendale happens. Beforehand, the court was embroiled/still is embroiled in a conflict between multiple factions attempting to push their preferred brides onto Rhaegar.

The four factions are;

1. Rhaella and Princess of Dorne for Elia
2. Aerys' Loyalists for Robyn Celtigar (he was preferring her and her family before his kidnapping)
3. Rhaegar and friends for Daenys Brightflame (Though he'd really prefer to be unmarried right now, as he still thinks he's TPTWP as of now)
4. Tywin's loyalists for Debra Banefort (In this canon the grandaughter of Daella Targaryen).

Tywin at present is in the BLAST alliance (STAB with Lannisters). He is attempting to keep the prince in check once he becomes king, and ensure that he doesn't have any possible alliances outside of his control.

Obviously, this is helped by him being Hand. Sadly, by this point Aerys doesn't trust him, and hasn't considered Debra at all. Tywin's faction is also the smallest, and is only propped up by his position as Hand.

So my question is what kind of maneuvers would he make going into this? He's a veteran at court and in the field. He's dealing with Duskendale and this courtly madness all at the same time. There's spies, undermining lickspittles, and an entire Small Council (save Pycelle) set against him. The Queen and Dorne hate him (Joanna was their friend and they feel he disgraces her legscy), and Rhaegar KNOWS he means nothing well (Not to mention Debra isn't the kind of woman Rhaegar would be into).

Any advice for writing Tywin as the middle between his fanon depictions is appreciated, as I'm tired of seeing both versions, honestly. I guess in short I'm trying to seek advice for writing a Tywin that is as canon as this scenario allows.

Specifically a Tywin that is not;

1. A walking machiavellian stereotype ripped straight from The Prince.
2. A bumbling idiot that does everything wrong and can't put two slices of bread together.

In this scenario, he is Hand of the King, 277 AC just as Duskendale happens. Beforehand, the court was embroiled/still is embroiled in a conflict between multiple factions attempting to push their preferred brides onto Rhaegar.

The four factions are;

1. Rhaella and Princess of Dorne for Elia
2. Aerys' Loyalists for Robyn Celtigar (he was preferring her and her family before his kidnapping)
3. Rhaegar and friends for Daenys Brightflame (Though he'd really prefer to be unmarried right now, as he still thinks he's TPTWP as of now)
4. Tywin's loyalists for Debra Banefort (In this canon the grandaughter of Daella Targaryen).

Tywin at present is in the BLAST alliance (STAB with Lannisters). He is attempting to keep the prince in check once he becomes king, and ensure that he doesn't have any possible alliances outside of his control.

Obviously, this is helped by him being Hand. Sadly, by this point Aerys doesn't trust him, and hasn't considered Debra at all. Tywin's faction is also the smallest, and is only propped up by his position as Hand.

So my question is what kind of maneuvers would he make going into this? He's a veteran at court and in the field. He's dealing with Duskendale and this courtly madness all at the same time. There's spies, undermining lickspittles, and an entire Small Council (save Pycelle) set against him. The Queen and Dorne hate him (Joanna was their friend and they feel he disgraces her legscy), and Rhaegar KNOWS he means nothing well (Not to mention Debra isn't the kind of woman Rhaegar would be into).

Any advice for writing Tywin as the middle between his fanon depictions is appreciated, as I'm tired of seeing both versions, honestly. I guess in short I'm trying to seek advice for writing a Tywin that is as canon as this scenario allows.

**Title:** The Schemes of a Wolf

**Author:** Thunderous777

**Rating:** Explicit

**Language:** English

**Length:** 51,054 words

**Status:** Ongoing

**Link:** https://archiveofourown.org/works/70186696/chapters/226843131

**Chapter Summary:** Ned seeks an escape from Casterly Rock for the day, but in doing so, he comes to some *stark* realizations about his life, love, and where he fits in it all.

How would you go about aligning what we have written on the wars with Dorne with what actually makes realistic sense IRL, without straight up retconning or changing the history of it's independence?

My first thought is to make Aegon become depressed rather than enraged by Rhaenys' death, maybe connected to the prophecy, and have him sign a white peace or some such. Could connect it with whatever the Dornish have in the letter, but have it happen much faster than in canon.

Never been to court before, just wanted to see if there was someone I could speak with to understand better what I can and cannot do.

My car got towed today, and I called to ask when I could pick it up, but they said they're closed on Sundays.

On maps it says they're open. Does anyone know for sure? I don't want to have to pay storage or what not.

So, after perusing as many posts concerning the "half a dozen" companions Rhaegar left with, I have to say that NOBODY online seems to have gotten it right, at least from what I was able to find.

Firstly, there's tons of answers to who they were with characters that just couldn't have been there, like Jon Connington, Lewyn Martell, or even ones that makes very little sense, like Jonothor or Ashara.

So, to do some justice to the discussion, let's go one by one to figure out who could/was and who couldn't be the six.

Firstly, obviously Rhaegar is not part of the six. As per The World of Ice & Fire, pg. 127: "With the coming of the new year, the crown prince had taken to the road with half a dozen of his closest friends and confidants..."

So that rules him out as taking one of these spots, just in case anyone might think that. I've seen some people share that idea.

Those who couldn't have been in the six;

1. Jon Connington - We know this doesn't make any sense, given in all his POV chapters she and her "kidnapping" never comes up. I figure there would be lots of resentment for the one who stole his 'silver prince' away. The one big positive for him being there is his relationship with Rhaegar, but interestingly, despite how much Jon seems to love Rhaegar, it seems Rhaegar didn't feel nearly as close to him. Especially compared to Arthur or his squires.
2. Gerold Hightower - Some people seem to think he was there, but I think these people just haven't read the book, where it literally states Aerys sent him out to go find Rhaegar after Rhaegar had already left. Now, that could be a reason he could have been in the party, given he'd had to have known where Rhaegar is, but I think it's also highly likely he was just told by someone (Varys, Elia, etc.)
3. Jonothor Darry - He had to be there to speak to Jaime of Rhaella and how they couldn't protect her. This was right after Chelsted had been burned, which was well into the rebellion at that point, before Rhaegar came back. The timeline is fuzzy (Rhaegar could have gotten back by that point and begun marshaling the armies), but I figure that if Jonothor came back with Rhaegar, that would be mentioned.
4. Ashara Dayne - Lest we forget, she (presumably) got impregnated at Harrenhal, which would have been anywhere from 2-4 months before Rhaegar left, making her visibly pregnant when it happens. I doubt Rhaegar or anyone else would allow her to go running around whilst pregnant, but there's some doubt here. She could have hid it well until they got to the Tower of Joy, and could be a reason why she lost the baby. We also know from George that Ashara wasn't just waiting around at Starfall or King's Landing, she was doing stuff, but of what nature we don't know. I'm open to this one.
5. Lewyn Martell - He'd had to have been around for Aerys to go about threatening him and sending him to Dorne to take charge of the 10k army. Also like Jonothor, it seems stupid not to mention him coming back with Rhaegar if he'd been gone with him. I could see some saying he went with them and then went back right after they left the Riverlands, but idk, it just seems a little strange that it's never mentioned. I will also add the book does directly say he became Rhaegar's confidant, but of what capacity, I don't know. That does seem to point toward a willing Elia Martell though, which I haven't seen people discuss.

Those who it'd make less sense if they weren't in the six:

1. Arthur Dayne - Is nowhere to be found for the entirety of the rebellion and is found at the Tower of Joy by Ned. Rhaegar and him were also best friends basically.
2. Oswell Whent - He presumably helped to create the tourney at Harrenhal, and was also found at ToJ, so I think this is also in the bag.

Those who actually could have been in the six:

1. Myles Mooton - Squire and best friend to Rhaegar after earning his knighthood from him, I think the only thing going against this is his participation in the Battle of the Bells, but that was so long after they'd left that I could easily see him having left the main party. He might have been bearing a message or had attempted to bring one to someone, but we have no idea. We know he and Richard weren't at the tower, so I think it is safe to presume they either left the party or weren't there at all, but it seems a little strange to name them Rhaegar's closest supporters but then not have them be in the group that are literally made up of his closest supporters.
2. Richard Lonmouth - Also a knight who squired for Rhaegar and earned his knighthood after. After the tourney, we have no information on his whereabouts or what he did during the rebellion. Many think he became Lem Lemoncloak, but I find this doubtful given he never seems to have much if anything to say about the rebellion or Rhaegar and Lyanna. He might have also left from the main party before they arrived at the ToJ, but again there's not much known of his whereabouts.
3. Gerold Dayne - I think this one his tons of merit and thematically a lot going for it. Gerold squiring for Arthur makes a lot of sense, if we're to believe he's the most dangerous man in Dorne. But for other reasons, he might be dangerous due to the knowledge he held from being at the ToJ, or knowing of it. Given he's not stated to be there by Ned, we can assume he was either at Starfall or High Hermitage when the actual fighting went down. The age lines up as well, as Gerold would have been 12 or so at this point.

So that's all I got, and all I think can be extrapolated from the text. Given this, I think it's safe to presume that the sixth spot- which is left open if we're going to assume Myles, Richard, and Gerold were there- Would have been no one we know of.

Lewyn or Ashara might have been with them, but I highly doubt it for the reasons stated. It also makes little sense in terms of what the historical texts have told us. You would think either of them would have been stated as having gone.

I find it a little funny that George doesn't say who the six were, and also a little OOC for the historical writers of the time to leave that out. You'd think those who participated in the kidnapping of Lyanna would have been hanged or at least sent to the wall for it, unless they'd already been killed like Arthur and Oswell, or somehow escaped capture.

Looking forward to see what others think. I mostly made this post because people were saying the six were so and so when plenty of evidence for many of the picks made little sense. Especially Gerold Hightower and Jon Con, who just couldn't have been there and have had zero textual evidence of being there.