FitzMagna
I may not be following but why is he opposed to foregoing their current claim to the throne when his grandaughter will be the future queen to the king's first born son?
Giving the Gift back to the North is a great way to keep the Reach in check..because it food prices get too high then development of the gift will kick into overdrive and potentially forever lose their biggest customer. It also puts MC more favorable to the North than any monarch after Jaehaerys was