Wm Portnoy

You ( @H Wadsworth Longfellow )woke up Arya's defense lawyers. It is a futile exercise to defend to Arya though. They can try to play down her crimes and make them seem trivial but Arya is a villain. She is guilty of multiple murders.

It's not looking good if you want Arya to be a protagonists. I say she was never that. But her actions will be rewarding to the folks who like the Starks. They will get their revenge but at the expense of Arya's life and her soul.

Sansa is not evil but she is heading towards the darkness. She will be the one to take Robin's life.

Or the woman kills the man. The legend has it, the red murdered the blue. To correct the wrongs of the past or to finally get justice, the blue could kill the red. Things could get really dark and twisted if the redstone emperor was an Azor Ahai and his betrayal caused the long darkness. The empress this time around may have to kill the emperor.

I see a gender reversal going on with the kings in the hallway and Daenerys. Dragons are not bound by gender. That may be the advantage for Daenerys. "He told me the moon was an egg, Khaleesi. Once there were two moons in the sky, but one wandered too close to the sun and cracked from the heat. A thousand thousand dragons poured forth and drank the fire of the sun. That is why dragons breathe flame. One day, the other moon will kiss the sun too, and it will crack and the dragons will return." [Doreah] "Moon is no egg. Moon is god, woman wife of the sun." [Irri] In this case, Khal Drogo was the one who got too close to Daenerys and got burned. Fire consumes after all. His death brought Drogon, Viserion, and Rhaegal. Daenerys represent the Sun, the Maiden Made Of Light. Khal Drogo was the Moon. It is easy to see why Qaithe wants her to go to Asshai. She can bring the sun back to that darkened city.

The plea from Qaithe would delay the trip to Westeros at the very least. It is a search for knowledge but also a chance to gain experience. The Long Night will happen anyway. It is for the best to wait until it's over before moving operations to Westeros. Let the white walkers rid the land of the pesky lions and direwolves. Spring will drive the white walkers back to where they came from.