daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
The Targs only really have one adult dragon rider at this point that would go to war - Daemon.
Rhaenyra is still a child and Rhaeneys is old and wouldn’t be interested in battle.
The Free Cities and other various armies have warred with dragon lords before and killed their dragons.
The Triarchy (alliance of Lys, Myr, and Tyrosh) are also probably wealthier than The Seven Kingdoms. It’s not just random pirates vs dragon lords. It’s three powerful nations from the old Valyrian Freehold that are supporting thousands of mercenaries, which in Essos is almost an endless supply.
The Stepstones, where this conflict is taking place, is a permanently disputed chain of islands in the narrow sea so it’s not like Westeros has a claim to it. It’s a permanently disputed area that no one is able to hold for very long because of the endless pirates that are always attacking. The only reason Corlys is tight about it is because those shipping lanes are directly responsible for his newfound wealth.
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