How Addam got Seasmoke. They couldn't have went about that a better way? Addam is ambitious and clearly wants to be more than what he is, but they couldn't play into that with the way he gets his dragon. It's like they try to do things that will turn into memes or something and had to do this stupid chase scene.
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I think you kind of missed the point here. Sea Smoke has been anxious and clearly misses Laenor. I'd image a dragon rider abandoning his dragon would have a different affect than an actual death. It's not a coincidence that he went after somebody that is also a son of Corlys and obviously resembles Laenor