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What constitutes kings blood? Does Danny have it because she was born into an existing royal family? Did she loose it then gain it back? We're the Baratheons born with it or did the gain special status after the rebellion? Did the Starks get kings blood after Rob was proclaimed king in the north?
Just curious where the line is and how this works. Is this just a hand wave "magic" thing or is there a midichlorians reason or rhyme to all of this?
Dany would likely have it from birth, being born a Targaryen. Doubt she ever lost it...her son's death served as sacrifice to keep Khal Drogo alive, afterall.
The Baratheons could potentially have it from multiple sources. 1st, they were the rulers of the Stormlands, if I'm not mistaken. Meaning, they were kings before the Targaryen invasion. 2nd, one of the Baratheons married a Targaryen princess, and all of their offspring would have Targaryen (king's) blood. 3rd, Robert became king of the realm after his rebellion.
Same way the Starks could have it from old, due to Kings of the North before the Targaryens.
Then again, it could all be a load of bunk, and the king's blood from Robert's bsstard in the leeches didn't do anything magical, and the deaths were merely coincidence. After all, no one affiliated with Stannis had anything to do with killing Rob or Joffrey or Balon Greyjoy. Rob was likely to get killed one way or another, either by betrayal like he did, or in combat, or for treason if the Lannisters caught him. Joffrey had it coming with the Tyrells and LF conspiring even before Stannis attacked on King's Landing.