Still, nothing stopped the Targaryens from flying northward on their dragons and directly attacking Winterfell. And what infuriated him the most was that there was little he could do to defend his home against dragons without him being there. Sure, they had scorpions, and the marksmen were instructed to aim at the dragon's wings. But how much death and destruction could Daenerys cause before she was taken down? Would his sisters and newlywed wife survive?! But he could not afford to stand and wait for his enemies to make the first move. Even if he was there when she attacked, there was little guarantee that the outcome would not be tragic for him. If any fighting took place on northern soil, it would be far too devastating.