Bronze Yohn and the others also paled. They naturally knew that Duke Rickard had been burned alive with wildfire, and that one of Lord Jon's heirs had also died in that affair.
"That's right. King's Landing has stockpiled a great deal of wildfire, and its production has now accelerated considerably," Gendry explained with a nod. He had himself to blame for that acceleration. With the birth of the dragons, wildfire production had begun to speed up.
"In that case, there really is little need to take King's Landing. We need only annihilate the Lannisters' main force to achieve the same result."
"A city of hunger and terror." Ser Barristan Selmy nodded as well. Gendry's move to have the Crackclawmen rise up was both ruthless and deadly. After all, more than half the food still came from the prosperous little towns of the Crownlands.
Gendry actually had an even bolder, more radical idea. Someone had to taste the wildfire anyway. If the men of Lys and Volantis, or the Braavosi, could be baited into attacking King's Landing, the plan would be perfect, though this vicious trick could only be used once. But Gendry also felt the plan was too fanciful. How could Lys, Volantis, and the others so easily do as he wished?
"And the sixth force? Which army will you choose to mobilize, Your Highness?" Bronze Yohn asked expectantly. The remaining choices were Highgarden, the Iron Islands, and Dorne.
"The last force will be Highgarden. Lord Mace should seize this final opportunity. Dorne has limited troops, and they have another task," Gendry said. In his letter, he had urged Mace to mass a hundred thousand elite troops and join the hunt for the lion of King's Landing. Surely Mace was not a complete fool.
"Why not the Iron Islands?" Jon