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but His Grace chose familiarity, and recalled to court Ser Otto Hightower, the queen’s father, who had filled the office before for both Viserys and the Old King.
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and of course we must begin to make our preparations for Queen Rhaenyra’s coronation—” Ser Otto Hightower cut him off. “All this must needs wait,” he declared, “until the question of succession is settled.
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Her first act as queen was to declare Ser Otto Hightower and Queen Alicent traitors and rebels.
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Ser Otto Hightower, who had served three kings as Hand, was the first traitor to be beheaded.
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