"Duskendale was quickly put under siege by the Hand, and Tywin but did not dare to storm the walls because Lord Darklyn had promised to kill the king if they acted. In half a year, no resolution was reached, and we did not know if Aerys was still alive, so the Hand finally decided to attack. I proposed to go and try to save the king by myself, dead or alive, before the assault. Where a whole army would be easily noticed, a single man would not be. Tywin gave me a day."