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== Garion was set up by Polgara and Belgarath as a puppet king. ==

Bear with me. Garion is raised by Polgara on Faldor's farm, and spends most of his childhood doing menial tasks. Now, while this does make sure he never develops a sense of superiority, and it makes him a very sensible person- both valued virtues in a king-, he was also continually kept in the dark by Polgara on nearly every subject, and this makes him totally dependent on her, because as a very sensible person, Garion isn't going to try tackle a problem he has no idea how to handle by himself, he'll just call his Aunt Pol. This gives Polgara the ability to continually interfere in the workings of the Western kingdoms so she can make sure that the events of the Prophecy happen. Once Garion grows up and gets the hang of the job, he isn't dependent on Polgara any more- but she raised him, so mostly, what he does will be what she wants, especially since he loves her and admires her and has put her on a pedestal. Belgarath, in the meantime, is there to serve as another figure for Garion to depend on, while serving the same goals as Polgara. While Polgara and Belgarath do care for him, they care for the Prophecy even more.