Memory and the Past Quotes: A Clash of Kings Page 2

"And much of the stock [of wildfire] we made for Aerys was lost. Only last year, two hundred jars were discovered in a storeroom beneath the Great Sept of Baelor. No one could recall how they came there, but I'm sure I do not need to tell you that the High Septon was beside himself with terror." (21.Tyrion.10)

But what was King Aerys storing wildfire all over the city for? Doesn't seem like stuff you'd want just lying around… In terms of history, the wildfire seems like the kind of thing you wouldn't want coming back as a blast from the past, either.