You are right. I could burn the entirety of King's Landing, if I wanted. The city would be mine in a day, whether they surrendered or not.
Perhaps you might ask me what I want, when we next meet. Properly.
[It isn't that she doesn't hear him. It isn't that his point of view isn't clear. But she cannot think past the knowledge that Jon (and the North, by proxy) do not intend to unite with the rest of the Kingdoms. It makes her sick. It makes her sad.
But worse, it infuriates her. And her anger is deadly. She's already killed on this trip once. She does not need to do it twice.]
Daenerys, I had no wish to anger you. Or to disappoint you.
[Or to be king, but this doesn’t seem to be the right time to say that. He has no wish to disappoint the North, either. But he doesn’t care much if he angers them a little, so long as gives them all the best chance he can at living out their natural lives, rather than marching as the Night King’s thralls until there’s nothing left.]
[All she can do is confirm for him. She cannot give more thought to this without endangering the rest of her party -- or her own clarity. Tyrion and Varys weren't there to talk her down.
Rey was in Everest, and so was Kylo Ren. She hadn't seen Octavia in months. And Ren was -- well, he seemed just as upset as she was. He was in no condition to comfort her.
As usual, she was alone, and she would need to figure it out for herself.]
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I could burn the entirety of King's Landing, if I wanted.
The city would be mine in a day, whether they surrendered or not.
Perhaps you might ask me what I want, when we next meet.
Properly.
[It isn't that she doesn't hear him. It isn't that his point of view isn't clear. But she cannot think past the knowledge that Jon (and the North, by proxy) do not intend to unite with the rest of the Kingdoms. It makes her sick. It makes her sad.
But worse, it infuriates her. And her anger is deadly. She's already killed on this trip once. She does not need to do it twice.]
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Daenerys, I had no wish to anger you. Or to disappoint you.
[Or to be king, but this doesn’t seem to be the right time to say that. He has no wish to disappoint the North, either. But he doesn’t care much if he angers them a little, so long as gives them all the best chance he can at living out their natural lives, rather than marching as the Night King’s thralls until there’s nothing left.]
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[All she can do is confirm for him. She cannot give more thought to this without endangering the rest of her party -- or her own clarity. Tyrion and Varys weren't there to talk her down.
Rey was in Everest, and so was Kylo Ren. She hadn't seen Octavia in months. And Ren was -- well, he seemed just as upset as she was. He was in no condition to comfort her.
As usual, she was alone, and she would need to figure it out for herself.]