A group of themes around one man's right to call men to die for his rule. This major theme opens in A Game of Thrones with Robert's bringing too many mouths to Winterfell and taking entitlements at Darry castle. We see Joffrey order peasants to serve him and Sansa wine after Robert's example. It is understood the king has the right to take what he likes yet, as is brought up in Robert's guilt, is his lesser evil better enough than Aerys to justify their rebellion. Or is the

Hound vs Mountain, Stannis vs. Renly, Tyrion vs. Cersei, Asha vs Theon... Opening in A Game of Thrones as Becoming Brothers , the theme of Rather Fight Brother reminds readers that those assumed to be in league may in fact be rivals and that old feuds, especially childish ones, can involve clearer action than to countenance real threats. 17 AGOT Eddard III & 4 5 AGOT Sansa III : Sansa vs Arya. Unable to conceive of a world where a queen would wear the pelt of a young girl

12 AGOT Daenerys II : The forty thousand Dothraki outisde Pentos scare the people of the city. Only a wall separartes them. What happens...