"Palavras são como o vento - ele disse para o seu conselho -, mas o vento pode alimentar o fogo. Meu pai e meu tio lutaram contra palavras com aço e chama. Nós combaterems palavras com palavras, e apagaremos o fogo antes que ele cresça."

And we're back into the backstabbing politics and family feuds of Westeros, shining a light on the history of the powerful House Targaryen - from Aegon's Conquest to the start of the dying of the Dragons, passing through one of the most violent (but exciting) episodes, the Dance of the Dragons. I liked how Martin decided to tell this tale, as if truly written by a historian of this world that collected documents and writings of people who lived in those times. As such, we still don't have the 'full' version of events, because there are conflicting accounts, things that went on behind the screens, and things that happened beyond Westeros but affected its history directly, but thus can't be fully known. I think this way of telling things added veracity to what was being told and, though it is supposed to be/sound like a scholarly text, it wasn't dull at all - on the contrary, it was very engaging, at times even with touches of humor. Needless to say, I loved every second of it - especially the chapters about the Conquest, Jahearys I, and the Dance. Martin knows his political intrigues and convoluted characters and it's s easy to slip back into the vast world of ASoIaF. I also listened to the audiobook while reading and the narration was excellent, it only added to my experience. I can't wait for volume 2 (which I think we're all anxious about - I MEAN, the Blackfyre rebellions and FINALLY Robert's Rebellion in its entirety!) and for House of Dragon to premiere in 2022 so I can see some of this play out on my TV again (DRAGONS! DRAGONS FIGHTING! YAY!)