Though House Tyrell had made a few enemies, Harlan had seen to it that he could count upon greater friends.
And thus it was that House Tyrell was raised up while House Florent was not. The Seven had favoured him, however, and he was in Highgarden when Aegon and his dragons came, while Florent? Florent was at his home of Brightwater Keep. A disgusting, vile man possessed of many foul passions and traits - the most concerning of which was a superior line of descent from the Gardener kings of the Reach. Harlan's lip curled with disgust as he was forced to think about his most fervent rival, Lord Garth Florent. Some houses had not taken too kindly to this fact, and paramount amongst them was House Florent.
It had been a declaration made by the new King of all Westeros, Aegon the Dragon, elevating him from the humble stewardship of Highgarden to rule over the land that had once been the Kingdom of the Reach. ' Harlan Tyrell, Lord of Highgarden, Defender of the Marches, High Marshal of the Reach, Warden of the South', the words still resonated through his mind like septry bells.