Despite her previous losses, she still possesses a great number of ships left over from her victory in Meereen, and the largest single fighting force in the conflict: her 100,000-strong Dothraki horde. Out of patience for the comparatively cautious battle plans of her Hand, Tyrion (who prioritizes keeping her safe and reducing casualties by carrying out sieges) Daenerys decides to take matters into her own hands. Jaime's army then advanced throughout the north of the Reach, seizing as many grain stores as it could find.ĭaenerys is enraged by the fall of Highgarden and her hollow victory at Casterly Rock. Lighter gold indicates likely areas of pillage by the Lannister army. The gold of House Tyrell is sent ahead to King's Landing, where Cersei intends to use it as payment of the Crown's massive debt to the Iron Bank, possibly enabling her to take another loan and hire the Golden Company to further enforce her authority in Westeros.
After the Sack of Highgarden, the bulk of the remaining Lannister army advanced east led by Jaime, along with Randyll Tarly commanding the formidable forces of House Tarly.
