Peter Claffey Explains Dunk’s Big Reaction to Baelor Targaryen’s Death on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Everyone, including Ser Arlan, kept saying Baelor would improve things and bring a brighter future to Westeros. Dunk feels deeply responsible because he believes his involvement led to Baelor fighting – and dying – for a cause that ultimately failed. The people of Ashford feel they were robbed of a great king because of a foolish knight who should have been severely punished, and now they fear a dark age is coming. Things are likely to get even worse with the drought and the spread of the Great Spring Sickness.








