#on top of that if the Vael dynasty had been popular at the time of the massacre they would have been scrambling to crown Sebastian
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Once again thinking about the probable instability during the reign of Sebastian's parents
#OOC / HOLLY.#Sebastian was sent to the chantry under orders that if he attempt to escape he be KILLED#and the canonical reason we're given is they didn't want him producing any illegitimate children#which yeah can be an issue but from the third son who was maybe early 20s at the time and had zero respect or pull . . .#you only get *that* worried about it if you're paranoid about the stability of your reign and the future of your actual heir#which would contribute to his parents being 'prudent' in how they handle their nobles aka iron-fisted and merciless#on top of that if the Vael dynasty had been popular at the time of the massacre they would have been scrambling to crown Sebastian#out of loyalty to the Vael line and the stability it brings if nothing else#the fact that he could fuck around in Kirkwall for 6-ish years debating if he *should* return#that no one even showed up or wrote to him or anything trying to convince him to come back#what's more he actually struggled to gain support for his bid#implies that people were fckn sick of the Vaels and wanted a change of dynasty#someday I need to write this all up in one post because I've rambled briefly before about#how the last 200 years contribute to all of this#but like. damn. he thinks his parents were effective leaders even if he disagreed with their methods#but he was young when he was sent away; he wasn't involved in affairs of state beforehand; and he didn't keep up with#anything going on in Starkhaven while essentially in exile. for obvious reasons#he doesn't know much more than the facade his parents projected#which also warped his perception of what effective leadership — good leadership even — looks like#(iron-fisted 'decisive' rulers like his parents and like Meredith)#if he'd stayed in Starkhaven longer or otherwise been able to peel back that veneer#he would've seen that they weren't as effective as they seemed#and their heavy hand shattered a 400 year dynasty founded by an Anointed that defined Starkhaven#the Vaels ARE Starkhaven in so many ways so for things to reach this point —
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