I smell mice.
So far, House of the Dragon’s magic has been low-level — dreams, prophecies — despite the fact that the story takes place during Peak Dragon. So, is there a greater magic going on behind the scenes? There is also a recurring motif of rats scurrying around the edges of the story. theory, likely to be Larry’s Strong’s non-human agent. What if he’s gathering information by greenseeing (seeing through carved faces in wood) and warg (taking over animal bodies)?
It’s not as stretchy as it sounds. Ralith grew up in the great castle of Harren on the north shore of the great lake known as God’s Eye. In the middle of this lake is a mysterious place called Faith Island, his one of the last refuges of the Children of the Forest. Also, in ‘Fire & Blood’, Larys also has a relationship with her Alys Rivers. Alys Rivers is a former Melisandre witch of unknown age who claims to see visions in fire. (She was either his nanny or his half-sister, possibly both.) If Lalith is a follower of the magic religion, he has blood magic, blood oaths, blood sacrifices, and the convenience of his bloodletting. You might also practice justification.
haunted castle
Terrible things are known to happen to the Great Castle Lords of Harren, a group that includes Janos Slint and Littlefinger in “Thrones”. The people of Westeros often attribute these misfortunes to an age-old curse dating back to Aegon’s conquest. His obsession has resulted in the death of thousands of slave laborers. On the very day this great task was completed, Aegon began his conquest. His dragon, Balerion the Black Dread, soon reduced the great castle of Harren to a cinder.
In “Fire & Blood”, the cause of this second conflagration is never determined, but history points to several possible culprits, most of them eliminating Harwin Strong and Rhaenyra’s has a motive to prevent him from revealing his children’s illegitimacy. Now, Larrys indirectly provides this protection to Targaryen and Velarion while also giving credit (and blame) to Hightower, but why? Is there anyone he doesn’t sacrifice?
Larys believes love is a weakness and life is better off not encumbered by it. This is a philosophy that seems to ensure the extinction of dynasties. Sure enough, by the time Game of Thrones begins, the Great Castle of Harren is ruled by House Wendt and House Strong no longer exists.