Truth is, she hated King's Landing with a passion. It still stank of shit and piss, and most of her memories were of Joffrey lording over her or tormenting her. Both Robert Baratheon and Cersei Lannister hadn't taken any interest in her at all. And the sad fact was that she most certainly came out better for it. She had seen first-hand the result of Cersei's undivided attention on her elder brother. And the less said about Robert Baratheon, the better.