Things aren't getting any better for Dany and her rule. The Sons of the Harpy group that is terrorizing her Unsullied and her city are getting bolder and bolder. How much longer before they come after her? I imagine they won't get close enough to harm her, but I bet they could get close enough to scare her. She's already scared. She admits as much when she hears of how her men were murdered.
Her decision to question the wineseller and his daughters shocked me a bit. Actually, I should say that how she authorized them to be questioned is what shocked me. There was no evidence that this man was involved in the murder of Dany's soldiers. In fact, I'd wager that he had nothing to do with it. The group that is committing these attacks seems to be much too smart to make a mistake like that. I don't think they'd entrust the deed to the man who could be connected directly to the crime. Yet, Dany orders the man to be questioned using what I assume is torture. On top of that, she authorizes for his daughters to be used as leverage to force the man to provide information, information that he may not even have. Dany initially orders the man to be questioned without torture and then changes her mind when her temper flares. This is a dangerous thing to begin happening to her. It reminds me a bit of her brother Viserys and perhaps her father the Mad King. Did her father's madness begin slowly as his temper flared easier and easier and as he began to make harsh or even cruel decisions? Perhaps or perhaps Dany is simply doing what needs to be done.
The scene in the pool is also a bit disconcerting as well. Is Dany losing it? Was Quaithe really there whether mentally or physically? Or was Dany imagining the entire conversation? Clearly no one else could hear or see her, but that doesn't mean she wasn't real. Quaithe's foretelling is, of course very interesting. I'm not sure who the pale mare is or who the dark flame represents. The Kraken is probably Victarion Greyjoy. The lion is Tyrion. The griffin, again, I'm not sure. The sun's son has to be Quentyn. The mummer's dragon is also a mystery to me. I had to look up the Undying reference because it's been a while since I read aCoK. It'd be awesome if some of the stuff from that vision played into things that happen in this book. Quaithe tells her to trust no one, but can she really survive as queen if she doesn't? Can she take back Westeros?
I really liked hearing Ser Barristan's story about his escape from Westeros. Joffrey was such a little punk. Hearing about all of that makes me even happier that he is gone.
Lastly, we see Dany's dragons chained below the city where they can't go all Mike Tyson on any more children. Well, we see two of them. The other one, the scariest one, is still roaming free. Could Dany eventually be betrayed by one of her dragons? She keeps assuming she'll be betrayed by other humans, but her dragons are kind of like her children. Couldn't one of them technically betray her?
I know you are much further than me in the book (you have probably finished by now), but do you remember when they were talking about the obsidian candles… I think somewhere someone said something about being able to communicate through them. One of the first things Quaithe says is the black candles are burning again (or something like that). I seriously think that might be how she is appearing to Dany.
ReplyDeleteI think she really was there… somehow… she detailed all the people that are coming towards Dany. There is no way that Dany would know that even if she was going crazy like her brother or father.
I did hate that she told her to trust no one, b/c I think some of the people that are coming to her can be trusted.
Wow - crazy thought about a dragon betraying her. That sounds totally feasible.
Ahh! Good point about the candles. I forgot about that. That is very possibly how she talked to her. I think she was probably there, too. I hope so at least. :)
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