âKhaleesi, â the handmaid Irri explained, as if to a child, âJhaqo is a khal now, with twenty thousand riders at his back.â
She lifted her head. âAnd I am Daenerys Stormhorn, Daenerys of House Targaryen, of the blood of Aegon the Conqueror and Maegor the Cruel and old Valyria before them. I am the dragonâs daughter, and I swear to you, these men will die screaming.â
They are not strong, she told herself, so I must be their strength. I must show no fear, no weakness, no doubt. However frightened my heart, when they look upon my face they must see only Drogoâs queen. She felt older than her fourteen years. If ever she had truly been a girl, that time was done.
i donât think her driving motivation is conquering. i think her primary motivation(s) are helping and protecting people; reclaiming her familyâs seat; finding or making a home for herself.
to be honest, iâm kinda staring at this ask a little perplexed. are you a fan of Danyâs? because thinking sheâd grow âboredâ by ruling because she has a thirst for conquering is kind of strange, to me. thatâs just not how i interpret her character at all. she even says in the books: âI was tired, Jorah. I was weary of war. I wanted to rest, to laugh, to plant trees and see them grow.â
i also find it weird when people say Dany doesnât enjoy ruling and wouldnât enjoy being queen. iâm not sure if itâs ultimately something that will bring her joy, no. and should it? no, not if sheâs a person who cares deeply about people and their suffering. i imagine a good, sympathetic leader is often weighted down by their decisions and the challenges their people face. because if you have empathy, which she does, then youâll always be struggling to make things better for others. but regardless, how i interpret her arc in Meereen, her growing unhappiness, isnât because ruling is boring to her, itâs because she feels too much, and sheâs being broken down and forced to compromise by people who ultimately betray her because she so desperately wants peace for her people. the unhappiness is because she knows itâs not working. compromising with slavers is not working.
she might not be happy ruling the seven kingdoms, but it wonât be because sheâs bored. itâll be because she will have to rule over a continent ravaged by war. thatâs going to be a miserable time, bringing her people back from that. but if she has a home and a family, things that could truly bring her happiness, while she tries to restore her kingdom, then i think she would be fine staying where she is.
âitâs high time she got roughed up some.â – Thatâs a really fucked up thing to say about a character thatâs been raped and physically abused. Wtf is wrong with you? And why are you comparing her to Jon, this isnât a competition. Just because she hasnât been stabbed, doesnât make her pain any less. Screw you.
Also are people just ignoring how she was starving and almost half dead in Season 2 before they got to Qarth and then in Season 6 where she was being whipped and dragged by the Dothraki. Or even in Season 3 when she almost got stung by that bug thing. Like⊠are we watching the same show guys? Itâs not like Dany has been queen 24/7 For the last 7 seasons. Did you not listen to her speech from 7×03? Girl has been through some crazy shit.
I canât. People really think Dany is some pampered princess whoâs lived in the lap of luxury her whole life. What bullshit. Even Jonâs had a better childhood than her, yes even as a bastard. Heâs always had a home, always had a family even if Catelyn hated his guts. Dany has been through hell and Iâm tired of people disregarding her like this.
đ„ There is beauty in destructionđ„ 