After being chosen as the Lord Commander, he is told by Maester Aemon, to ‘kill the boy’, as he is considered to be soft-hearted and thus unfit for a position as Lord Commander. This tests her skills as a ruler, who’s trying to becomes a part of the masses by adopting their culture but at the same time is repulsed by it. Thus, Daenerys finds herself in a city where everyone is free but is starving. Those who do have a skill, become a target for the Sons of Harpy. Rich people are annoyed for having to pay wages for getting their work done, while slaves who have been so far used to work find themselves unemployed for their lack of skill. People of Ghiscari culture including slaves, are so used to slavery that a world without slaves is queer to them. He is a person of royalty and has lived a lavish life, but it is through his experience as a slave meant to die in the pits for the enjoyment of others that he learns the value of life of others especially the slaves.ĭaenerys after conquering Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen and banishing slavery becomes a figure of hatred in the Slaver’s Bay, which she believes is strange as she believes that she has freed people, but what she doesn’t realises that by doing so she has defied the foundation people, including slaves have been living upon. His journey uncovers many aspects about Essos, which so far had not been introduced in the previous books. Possibly, Varys and Illyrio could have been contemplating Tyrion’s wit and competence for the running of a kingdom which leads them to save him and convince him to go looking for Daenerys as an advisor. He is completely suicidal at this point after learning of the innocence of Tysha, his first wife, whom Tywin declares to be a prostitute. Tyrion, after being accused of killing Joffrey and sentenced to death, kills his father Tywin and with the help of Varys escapes to Pentos. Through multiple POVs, we learn of the aftermath of the war at the Wall, the impending one in King’s Landing and the ongoing civil war in Meereen.Īll the main characters are reeling after a major event and trying to find their bearings. While this book focuses on the action in the East and the Wall, a Feast for Crows focused on the action at the King’s Landing and Braavos. The book picks up after events of A Storm of Swords thus, it runs parallel to A Feast for Crows and even after the events of A Feast for Crows have ended. The name implies the unpredictability of the dragons Daenerys faces, although it is possible the name depicts the struggles of Daenerys, Jon, and Tyrion, the former two being confirmed Targaryens, while unconfirmed theories suggest that Tyrion might be a half-brother to Daenerys. The civil war is known mostly for the destruction and carnage in Westeros. The name of the book, A Dance with the Dragons, is reminiscient of a civil war in Westeros called The Dance of Dragons, when a Tagraryen princess rebelled for the Iron Throne. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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