Vhagar Ignores Aemond

Aemond chases Luke to frighten him, but Arrax attacks Vhagar against Luke’s command and Vhagar ignores Aemond’s order to stop, killing Arrax and Luke and making war far harder to avoid.

Weapon systems with their own reactions escalate reciprocal provocation beyond either operator’s intent, turning a local loss of control into a wider conflict cascade.

Dragons are living animals with instincts and riders rather than autonomous AI weapons.