Daenerys glaring at people – requested by @anonymousÂ
She is beauty and strength, I love her story because it is about her finding inner strength to become a leader who uses her power to spread compassion and strength to the people around her.
It truly is amazing to see her go from meek and abused to become even more strong and end slavery.
âMother of Dragons, daughter of Dragons, Bride of Dragonsâ
âA Song of Ice and Fireâ Â Left panel, triptych .Dany atop Drogon, eclipsing the moon.
moodboards: the dothraki
âThe Dothraki do things in their own time, for their own reasons.â
ă €House Targaryen.
Like their dragons, the Targaryens answered to neither Gods nor men.
Daenerys Targaryen and Titles
âł đ„đ„đ„Â Daenerys Stormborn of House TargaryenâKhaleesi, 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
DAENERYS TARGARYEN FASHION: House Targaryen / Dragon Representation
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.
#ruling isnât easy #itâs not a game #there are consequences for every action #i think thatâs part of grrmâs message #and how itâs not as simple as âand he ruled wiselyâ in the end
(via @muttpeeta)
đ„ There is beauty in destructionđ„ 