In intrigued about your latest comment in the Gardeners looking for independence after the dead of the dragons, had they survived the conquest. Is this really possible? If the king can summon the other 6 kingdoms, they could pretty much lose everything. If it was just the dragons stopping kingdoms from returning to their pre-conquest state, why didn’t the Lannisters tried to regain their Independence then?

Of course it’s possible, it depends on the circumstances – I don’t think the Gardeners would be stupid enough to do it on their own, at a time when there was a strong monarch who commanded the support of the other six kingdoms, especially since even Mern IX was smart enough to ally with the Lannisters before confronting Aegon.

Rather, I think the Gardeners might well try to seize on instances in which the Iron Throne was weak and preferably already in the midst of a civil war to try to gain more autonomy within the system, or gain their independence if they think they could manage it.