𝐔𝐍𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐓.

the 𝖇𝖑𝖔𝖔𝖉 of the 𝖉𝖗𝖆𝖌𝖔𝖓 .

[avatar-yang]

[valyriqn]

[valyriqn]

❝ it is chivalry that makes a true knight, not a sword. without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. it is better to die with honor than to live without it. ❞ Ser barristian

truer   words   have   seldom   been   spoken  .       the   men   who   decimated   her   family   before   her   once   called   themselves   knights  ,     perhaps   even   heroes  ,     donning   medallions   and   prestige   for   their   atrocities  .       there   is   no   dignity   in   murder  .          “       it   is   men   with   such   honor  ,     such   regard   for   justice   that   i   choose   to   serve   me  .       for   what   kind   of   queen   would   i   be   should   i   have   the   unjust   fight   my   battles   for   me  ?       the   same   breed   of   man   who   spilled   the   blood   of   my   𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬  ?       “

asoiaf   sentence   starters .

[debcmorgan]

The Targaryens are gone. Not all of them.

[tyrll]

❛   A  ROT   has   infected   this   kingdom,   and   those   in   power   have   failed   to   see   it.    ❜

&  *   /  open  !   

[valyriqn]

“  perhaps   they   have   seen   it ,     and   simply   choose   not   to   act   for   the   welfare   of   the   people .       𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫   and   𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞   can   devastate   a   land   when   authority   rests   with   the   wrong   leader .  “

[valyriqn]

tap   the   heart   for   a   starter  .      message   me   for   plotting  .

[valyriqn]

❝ do i look fearsome? ❞

eyes   brush   over   the   female’s   form ,     taking   in   each   and   every   detail   before   her .       perhaps   not   the   most   intimidating   presence   she’s   encountered ;     a   petite   frame   compared   to   the   hulking   men   she   once   feared .       alas ,     there’s   𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠   about   her .       her   charring   red   hair ,     the   intricate   tracings   that   mark   her   arms ,     her   evident   ferocity   and   determination .       daenerys ,     too ,     was   once   written   off   as   a   weak   and   defenseless   woman ;     an   oversight   her   adversaries   would   later   lament   when   facing   the   pyre   of   the   dragon .

“  i’ve   learned   to   never   𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞   one   based   on   appearances ,     as   first   impressions   can   be   deceitful .       you   are   not   one   i’d   wish   to   contend   opposite   the   battlefield .  “

asoiaf   sentence   starters .

[potterised]

[rpmemetic]

✯ A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SENTENCES / PART TWENTY-FOUR

↪ A list of SENTENCES from George R. R. Martin’s novel A Dance With Dragons, to be used and changed however you see fit. possible trigger WARNINGS for violent and sexual content, profanity, and alcohol.

↪ All parts can be found here.

❝ no harm will come to me today. only my pride will suffer. ❞ ❝ why are they here? am i to die? ❞ ❝ ____ promised that no harm would come to me. ❞ ❝ i am not afraid. i am a lioness. ❞ ❝ hot pies. getcha hot pies here. ❞ ❝ shame, shame, shame upon the sinner, shame, shame. ❞ ❝ you do not need to drag me, ser. ❞ ❝ this is my penance. i have sinned most grievously, this is my atonement. it will be over soon, it will be behind me, then i can forget. ❞ ❝ this wounds me deeply, i will have you know. ❞ ❝ debts written on the wind tend to be … forgotten, shall we say? ❞ ❝ i am dancing as fast as i can. ❞ ❝ your cock is as big as in the stories. consider me well and truly fucked, ____. ❞ ❝ is that all that you require of me? don’t i need to swear an oath? kill a baby? suck the captain’s cock? ❞ ❝ if you sleep any longer, you’re like to miss the war. ❞ ❝ this may take a while. ❞ ❝ there’s sound steel here if you can find it.none of it is pretty, but it will stop a sword. ❞ ❝ it will go faster if we look together. ❞ ❝ do i look fearsome? ❞ ❝ i don’t want to hack off heads. ❞ ❝ we discussed this. you agreed it would be my way. ❞ ❝ i will not suffer the murder of children. accept that, or i’ll have no part of this. ❞ ❝ you kill men for the wrongs they have done, not the wrongs that they may do someday. ❞ ❝ it is chivalry that makes a true knight, not a sword. without honor, a knight is no more than a common killer. it is better to die with honor than to live without it. ❞ ❝ what … why … how dare you … ❞ ❝ this is what I was made for. the dance, the sweet steel song, a sword in my hand and a foe before me. ❞ ❝ only cowards dress in iron. ❞ ❝ let them die. ❞ ❝ keep back, the rest of you. put away your steel, we’re scaring him. ❞ ❝ what will be done with him, ser? he is so very far from home. ❞ ❝ the nights are too long, and there is much and more to do, always. ❞ ❝ ____. we are pleased that you could join us. ❞ ❝ speak no ill of the dead. the prince paid a ghastly price for what he did. ❞ ❝ may i sit? these bones are old and weary. ❞ ❝ may i offer you refreshment? ❞ ❝ i must look a ragged thing, and starved. i will not freeze. ❞ ❝ if i fall and die, it will still have been worth it. ❞ ❝ men are mad and gods are madder. ❞ ❝ i am lost at sea, so perhaps i’ll find some crabs, or a nice fat fish. ❞ ❝ i loved you once. ❞ ❝ you hurt me. you frightened me. ❞ ❝ you sold me. you betrayed me. ❞ ❝ a dog takes after its master. ❞ ❝ what have we become, when kings and high lords must dance to the twittering of sparrows?❞ ❝ better to live shamed than die proud. ❞ ❝ have you ever felt such cold? ❞ ❝ the time to speak of the cold, is not when we are standing out in it. ❞ ❝ you are suffering, i know, yet here i stand going on like some silly old woman. time to make an end to it. ❞

[valyriqn]

tap   the   heart   for   a   starter  .      message   me   for   plotting  .

[valyriqn]

not    a    𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧  .           a    𝒌𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒊  .

[valyriqn]

guess   who   finally   remembered   her   password  :^)

[creganstark]

#mood

[valyriqn]

direreign‌:

there were whispers that called her the dragon queen, and sansa would be a liar if she claimed to be anything other than curious. interested. jon had gained her help, her army, to save the north from what was to come. it would be foolish to think that she wouldn’t want something in return. 

but as she stands there, daenerys at the other end of the hall, sansa would also be foolish to claim that she was anything other than awed. even only momentarily. 

she pulls herself together, the start of a smile curling up the corners of her mouth, as if the hardship and stress of having to try and find the resources for her audience. to keep her people alive during the winter, as was her main priority.

“lady targaeryen,” she rises to a stand, manners taking over anything else as they always did. she rounds the table, a smile on her face. soft. sincere. “i hope the journey was not too hard  –—  i fear that the start of winter is hindering even the best of the riders with the snow worsening.”

a     cordial     smile     passes    ,       bearing     a     genial     nod     towards     her     attendant     in     response    .        the     journey     north     had     been     grueling    ,       never     facing     𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒉     𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒍     in     her     lifetime    ,       but     it     would     all     be     worth     it     once     an     alliance     had     been     shaped    .        not     just     any     union    -    both     capable    ,       driven     women     in     a     world     dominated     by     the     pretension     of     incompetent    and     𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐭     𝐦𝐞𝐧    .        this     bond     could     forever     change     the     rule     and     outlook     of     the     seven     kingdoms    ,       and     she     has     never     been     so     𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥    .

the     queen     invites     herself     to     have     a     seat    ,       soliciting     her     company     to     do     the     same    .          ❝       winter     is     truly     coming    ,       and     that     is     why     it     is     important     for     us     to     𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧     𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫     and     preserve     life     from     the     death     that     attempts     to     destroy     it    .       ❞

[eldritch-crone-deactivated20210]

Daenerys and Her War Strategies

The wars Daenerys waged in Season 7 reminded me of something. I was wondering what it was. So, I re-read Daenerys’s conquest of Yunkai and Mereen. And there it was…

Exhibit 1:

book!Dany:

While talking about taking Yunkai, she commands her army:

“Spare any slave who runs or throws down his weapon. The fewer slain, the more remain to join us after.”

 show!Dany:

Her Dothraki are explicitly shown to hunt and take down fleeing soldiers and unarmed men. Dany presumably doesn’t give a fuck.

Exhibit 2:

book!Dany:

Daario says that Unsullied should do ram the gates of Mereen and brave the hot oil poured from top, as they are feel no pain and are disciplined. (Also, because he is prejudiced and thinks that unsullied lives aren’t worth much.) Grey Worm says that they will feel the pain, but they would do it if Dany commands.

“I will not throw away Unsullied lives, Grey Worm.”

 show!Dany:

Tyrion suggests the siege of Casterly Rock where Unsullied would ram the gates as a diversion, while getting coated in hot boiling oil and falling rocks.

Dany: Sure, seems like a cool idea.

Exhibit 3:

book!Dany:

Dany suggests that instead of invading, they can blockade it and minimize bloodshed.

 “Perhaps we can starve the city out.”

show!Dany:

Tyrion suggests that they should continue blockade and starve King’s Landing out. Dany doesn’t listen.

Dany: Nah, that’s stupid.

Exhibit 4:

book!Dany:

Dany had no wish to reduce King’s Landing to a blackened ruin full of unquiet ghosts. She had supped enough on tears. “I want to make my kingdom beautiful, to fill it with fat men and pretty maids and laughing children. I want my people to smile when they see me ride by.”

show!Dany:

Dany plans to burn Red Keep to crisp.

“I have three large dragons, I will fly them to the Red Keep. My enemies are in the Red Keep.”

So, basically the show took Daenerys (who is actually pretty good when it comes to conquering & war strategies) and gave her good ideas, her kindness, her wish for minimal bloodshed and gave it all to her male advisors & councillors; while she openly flouted them and followed unsound strategies.

Me:

[valyriqn]

the     frightened     child     died     on     the     dothraki     sea   ,       and     was     reborn     in     𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒅     𝒂𝒏𝒅     𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆   .   

[valyriqn]

things     i     need    :

night     queen     dany

fleshed     out     mad     queen     dany

dany     bonding     w     other     strong     women    ,       no     weird     jealous     rivalries    ,       just     women     supporting     each     other  

shippy    !       things    !!!!

a     new     url

5     cups     of     coffee     to     accomplish     all     the     above    .