A Little Dragon

"I still think our best shot is to hit King's Landing with everything we have," Yara Greyjoy said, repeating what she's been saying since she'd arrived on Dragonstone yet again.

Daenerys sighed. She could feel a headache threatening to break through. Why must they all be so stubborn? They had been in the meeting for over two hours now, with little progress. Her allies were adamant about attacking the capital with full force to push Cersei out. Daenerys did not want to endanger the people of the city. She did not want any accidental, unnecessary casualties, and she's stated as much to them. But they don't want to hear that. They want permission to go full force, no holding back, on Cersei and the capital that's taken so much from them. Daenerys could understand their perspectives, and even felt their anger and need for revenge, but could not and would not harm innocents.

She looked over at Tyrion who sat to her right. He had an expression much like what she felt. Tired. Exasperated. Daenerys looked back up to where her allies sat, all still in discussion, all offering up varying ideas of the same thing. She sighed again, before she stood, folding her hands in front of her, her movement causing her allies to quiet down and turn to her. "We will not simply attack King's Landing full force." They all looked like they were about to protest, but Daenerys didn't give them the chance to speak. "I understand your motives for vengeance. I understand why you don't want to hold back. But you must remember, it was Cersei and her little group of cronies who are to blame. The people of King's Landing are not. They have not played a part in Cersei's little schemes."

"Then what do you propose we do?" Olenna Tyrell asked, frustration evident in her tone. "Go in and ask them nicely to hand over Cersei and the throne?"

Daenerys glanced over at Grey Worm, who nodded, before she looked to the Queen of Thorns. "We will send a few men in. Westerosi, so they blend in. They will infiltrate the city, alerting the people. They will tell them Cersei plans on blowing up the city, grounding it. The people shouldn't have too much trouble believing it, given how Cersei dealt with the Sept of Baelor. We'll have the men stay in the city, watching it unfold, reporting back to us. The people will either evacuate the city or rebel. Or both. At such time, we will surround the city, letting the people know we are there to help put an end to the tyrant that is Cersei Lannister. We will not attack until we must." She looked around the room at each of her allies. They were all considering her plan, whether it would work. "Well... what do you all think?" She looked at each of them expectant.

"How sure are you that the people will even listen? From what I remember, they seemed to be as dumb as doorknobs," Ellaria Sand said, clearly looking doubtful. She wants nothing but violent revenge. Can she really not see there are other options?

"Yes, the people of the capital are very dense. I doubt they would believe it so easily," Olenna Tyrell added. She had a bored expression on her face now. It began to irritate Daenerys immensely.

"Perhaps." Daenerys looked around at them all. "Perhaps the people really are as unintelligent as you all say. Regardless, people respond to violence. And Cersei Lannister has been nothing but violent. I have no doubt they feel nothing but fear for this false queen. Any notion of safety outside the capital should be enough to sway them, even if momentarily. The first goal is to get them out from within the city walls. After that, you can all attack the empty city as much and as violently as you wish."

They all seemed to sigh almost simultaneously. "It sounds too simple," Yara Greyjoy began. "but, it also seems sound. I have never been in the capital. I do not know its people. But the queen is correct. People respond to violence, and alerting the people of King's Landing that Cersei will unleash violence on them soon should get them to leave."