Chapter 140 - Home sweet home (I)
"When you have a chance to rise, don't hesitate.Fight tooth and nail for that chance, because something like that can change the fate of someone and an entire family." - Aurane Waters, Bastard of Driftmark.
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Blackwater Bay - Dragonstone Island
Looking at the letter delivered by the Emperor's Daughters, Daenerys displayed a stunned expression. Not in her wildest dreams would Robert leave King's Landing for Casterly Rock. After all, it was the capital of the Seven Kingdoms!
It wasn't just any city. Yet here she was, faced with the information that Robert had moved the entire Court to Casterly Rock. After a moment's reflection, Daenerys understood why Robert had made this decision.
Dragons...
With dragons, the city wall would be a mere obstacle to overcome. If she took drastic action, she could go straight to the Red Keep and set the whole castle on fire at once. Although Balerion's flames couldn't melt the castle, she knew that, in fires, it wasn't the fire that killed the most, but the smoke.
She could imagine the apocalyptic scenario that the Red Fortress would become if she did such a thing. Those who remained inside the castle would die of suffocation from the smoke, and those who came out would perish in the face of Balerion's flames.
Honestly, for the first time, Daenerys realized how fortunate she was to possess a being capable of destroying cities in a matter of minutes. Without the Special Ships that Aenar had mentioned to her, there was no way humans could stop a dragon.
Putting aside the main letter, Daenerys picked up the second, which explained the situation in the city. As she read the contents, her face paled at the cruelty described in the letters.
Robert and Tywin were indeed monsters in Daenerys' eyes. No human being with a shred of humanity could commit something so despicable, insane and cruel as to turn a city with half a million inhabitants into a hell on earth.