#// it's also interesting to wonder who mel's shadow baby would've killed instead of renly... i reckon probably joffrey

[ofperzys]

Not to be annoying but how would Stannis react to having Renly not try to rise up but instead offer to help gather men, seeing that he is the more charismatic of the two. Would he be up for the alliance or would he find the offer condescending?

🔥 stannis would absolutely have allied with renly if renly had given him that option.

that's, of course, assuming renly acknowledged stannis as the true heir after robert's death. stannis did offer renly to be his heir until he had a son, as well as keeping a seat on the council once stannis was king. stannis knew that having renly as an ally would've been hugely beneficial, and the only reason it didn't happen was because renly staked a claim on the throne.

stannis definitely wouldn't have found it condescending because they're from the same house. they're brothers. stannis isn't weighed down by pride like a lot of other lords are - he would've seen renly's popularity as a tool, and tools should not go to waste if they have a purpose.