#the dying of the dragons:the short sad reign of aegon ii

[lya-dustin]

Rereading Fire and Blood for the end of All is Bliss

And this part is rather interesting

“Your Grace,” the Sea Snake said, when the rump of the once proud green council had assembled, “you must surrender. The city cannot endure another sack. Save your people and save yourself. If you abdicate in favor of Prince Aegon, he will allow you to take the black and live out your life with honor on the Wall.”

“Will he?” King Aegon said. Munkun tells us he sounded hopeful. His mother entertained no such hope.

“You fed his mother to your dragon,” she reminded her son. “The boy saw it all.” The king turned to her desperately.

“What would you have me do?”

“You have hostages,” the Queen Dowager replied. “Cut off one of the boy’s ears and send it to Lord Tully. Warn them he will lose another part for every mile they advance.”

Imagine seeing the end is nigh (or as it was put couple of pages ago standing naked before your enemies) and its either torrtue a kid after traumatizing him on your mom's orders or take the Black.

Anyways looking forward into Alicent’s descent into madness and cruelty and seeing Aegon truly have no one on his side except for the woman who threw him into the path that led to this end.

There is a poetry to the person who gave you life be the unknowing architect of your death.