The so-called great bastards of Aegon IV, the unworthy, are the children he sired on

noble women.

He had children with non-noble women as well, of course, but of all of them, of all

those children, only four that we know of, spent any significant time at court.

Three, of course, were key players in the Black Fire Rebellions, while one, our subject

today had a more mysterious role, possibly a huge one, possibly a distant, calculatedly

distant one.

Recently, we spoke of how Celticar or Celticar, both of them.

We spoke of both of them, and an excellent example of soft power, rather than wielding direct

control or influence over cities, castles, armies, other lords, and such, they wield power

over the people who do have power over those other things.

Today's subject, Shira Seastar, was far from-

Wait, wait, wait, I think it's- I think it's Kira Keastar.

Go Kira Keastar, I'm sorry, that's right, Kira Ke-Kar.

Keatar.

Keatar was far from- oh, wait, she's today's cup-ject.

Damn, this is difficult.

Difficult.

Difficult, yes.

She was far from impoverished, but she didn't wield great wealth either.

Her influence came from extraordinary birth, extraordinary beauty, and the fortitude to

make use of both at court where such influence matters most.

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