A Dream Of Spring: Wedding On Dragonstone

A Dream of Spring: Wedding on Dragonstone

I read a theory recently that Jon and Dany secretly got married on Dragonstone before leaving for Winterfell, and that Tyrion watched Jon enter Dany’ s cabin because the scene we saw was their bedding ceremony. I love this crackpot because of the parallels to Rhaegar and Lyanna and how it would set their wedding to precede the reveal of Jon’s parentage. So, naturally I had to draw it as I imagined – one last unseasonably warm day and one last moment of simple love and happiness before the long night. I am considering drawing more of this sequence because it’s so beautiful to me.

Jon serving as Mormont's steward and Arya serving as Bolton's cupbearer is such an underrated parallel. While their circumstances are completely different, the actual details of their jobs are pretty much the same. They're taking on servile positions where they're waiting on a person in power, which gives them access to privileged information, shows the inner workings of the politics, and gives them unofficial instruction on leadership. Both Jon and Arya even use their position as a powerful person's steward/cupbearer to convince others that what they're doing is on the orders of the person they serve. Its not lol

While this position is presented as a reward for Arya (which it is), Jon takes offense to it until Sam explains that this position puts him on the path to leadership. And that's true. Serving a person in power is usually treated as a type of internship for young nobles and royals. Rhaenyra became her father's cupbearer once she became his heir so she could attend small council meetings and court sessions, the same way Arya and Jon are both present for meetings that they otherwise wouldn't have access to. It was similar with Aegon V who served during council meetings when he was a child.

Roose doesn't intend for this to be an internship for Arya the way Mormont foes for Jon, but it's likely the author's intent for her in this case.

dean's three widower arcs

Jacaerys Velaryon, a Prince of questionable parentage (whether it be true or false), turned out to be 10 times the man/leader than any one of Alicent’s “trueborn” sons (Aegon the Usurper, Aemond One-Eye, and Daeron the Useless) could ever be.

- confirmed by Green biased Maesters as well.

I love how GRRM addresses the issue of parentage here, and shows how children born under questionable circumstances can rise to be better than children born “the correct way”.

It also shows how simple-minded people in the Middle Ages used to be, believing that only children born from a sanctified union, could ever be worth something.

It’s not a coincidence that GRRM made Rhaenyra’s sons good, well-mannered, brave and loyal, while Alicent’s sons are all despicable, rude, anger-driven, and overall huge disappointments (yes, Daeron too. He ended up showing his true colors. Bitterbridge never forgets).

#babe can you believe this shi- wait a second

Jon Snow

“Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born.”