A Clash of Kings – Leaving
Out on the river, Bold Wind unshipped her oars and glided downstream in the wake of Seaswift. Last came King Robert’s Hammer, the might of the royal fleet . . . or at least that portion that had not fled to Dragonstone last year with Stannis. Tyrion had chosen the ships with care, avoiding any whose captains might be of doubtful loyalty, according to Varys . . . but as Varys himself was of doubtful loyalty, a certain amount of apprehension remained. I rely too much on Varys, he reflected. I need my own informers. Not that I’d trust them either. Trust would get you killed.
A Clash of Kings Chapter 41 – Tyrion
Marcella and her entourage are leaving King’s Landing and heading for Dorne.
This was meant to be a cheat. I had a long day and picked what I thought was something easy to draw. It turns out drumons are about as easy to draw as horses.
It also triggers one of my pet peeves. I know this is a fantasy setting and Mr. Martin can have anything he wants in it. But considering everything else he has in his setting, drumons, and Ironborn longships for that matter are extremely anachronistic, being nearly 200 years obsolete.