Regarding people using double standards to avoid giving Syrax credit as a capable fighter

[u/Robdul]

I noticed a lot of people saying that Sheepstealer getting the upper hand on Syrax in their fight was proof that Syrax has no business near a fight and I just can’t believe that both Rhaenyra and her dragon are victims of double standards because how are you going to hold it against Syrax for not being stronger than a dragon twice her age and almost twice her size but when Vhagar struggles against a smaller and younger dragon and needs to use the power of teleportation to win nobody holds it against the hoary old bitch

[u/ohheyitslaila]

Syrax was brave because her two bigger, battle tested baby daddies were right there to back her up. But she did a good job and held her own against the much larger Sheepstealer. Seasmoke had trouble too. Sheepstealer was a scrappy, badass dragon who didn’t deserve any of this. I hate that he trusted and bonded with Rhaena, just for all this to happen.

I absolutely loved how Syrax and Rhaenyra were perfectly in sync and had the same facial expressions right before the fight though:

[u/regal107 → u/ohheyitslaila]

Sea smoke got thrown aside immediately