Post by shymaid on Feb 3, 2018 18:29:05 GMT
I think that each line a skinchanger crosses, the more powerful they become. Perhaps those rules that Haggon lived by were only things he was cautious of. Varamyr certainly thought they were things that held Haggon back. If you cross off one of the "abominations" on Haggon's list, your ability grows. That might benefit Bran someday!
The down side is seeing the mental rape of Hodor, or seeing how weak Bran's body get's when he is "in Summer". As to Bran as Summer tagging a she-wolf, I would much rather see that, then Bran as Hodor raping Meera, which is something I really worry could happen.
Mayhaps, and so it could be another hiltless sword. Which would indicate that it might be a common rule set within the community. The little we hear about other skinchangers beyond the Wall, it's only Varamyr that has so much strength. Perhaps he was the only one to do this.
In Bran's case it could be a benefit as you say, but it could also be dangerous if my line of thought here is valid.
I find myself trying to skip those parts in rereads now, as it's not only Hodor that gets sick but me as well! Bran's weakening isn't so hard for me, as he's doing that to himself. I have a line there. Not that it's good for Bran of course, but it's less bad. And your last point I'll not think much about at all, as that might recuire me to find my magic marker if that comes in the next book! And if it does, I fear we'll get both... Past time for Meera to get back south!
I think Robb did that, and I wonder if he didn't spend a little time in Grey Wind while he ate that heart. That would give Robb a bit more power as a skinchanger, I think, and that feed's into my tinfoil about the Red Wedding. I seen a pretty good post a couple years back on Westeros about this. If you are interested, I could try to find the thread again.
Well, I haven't analyzed Robb as thorough as I could yet so I might be wrong. Catelyn is hampering me! LOL!
I'd like to see that, so if you'll bother to find it I'll definitely read it!
It seems a bit unfair to hold a death against you, if you don't know they are your blood. Could this be something that Ygritte was incorrect about?
Of course it's unfair! Honestly I think that's the point in many ways. And not so long ago I pointed out some of the flaws in Ygritte's story if taken at face value. It's one of the "rules" that is hard to varify for mere humans, and the kinslayer theme is prominent in many places in the books. Time might tell in this case as well!
My brothers refuse to listen to me at times, and I find that rather irritating!
Haha, my sister does as well! But now she also wants my advice on everything just not to follow them! Siblings, eh?
Well, Jon is not aware of the close call, although he does think that it was Summer that saved him. I am not sure what might have happened, but Jon's loyalty to the watch might have been tested earlier, which could have caused him never to become Lord Commander. It's possible the avoidance was a good thing, but still, it makes a person wonder why Jojen was so determined that Bran not seek Jon's help.
And yes, I would agree that Jojen probably has some not so great influences steering his actions, although he would not know he was unwittingly causing harm. If he is! Hard to say.
That is possible considering Jon's arc. And Bran's group would never have avoided the Thenns, which would probably have cost all their lives.
From Jojen's perspective (leaving out his "source") if his goal is to get Bran beyond the Wall, the possibility of achieving that is extremely small if they go to Jon. So I do get his point. And it's everyone's guess what would happen if Bran didn't get to the cave, and Jon getting different trouble with the Watch. I'm not even going into that!
For some reason I thought that the Faith of the Seven wasn't tolerated on the Iron Islands, but maybe that is a blip from history, and not the current Iron Islands. Too lazy to try to research that right now.
The Faith has been driven out at least once after the Conquest (don't remember when off the top of my head), but for some years there's been some who've converted after staying in the green lands. Some of them, if not all, were hostages IIRC. There's even a knight or two at the Islands! And one important man was killed and chopped into seven pieces after Euron took the throne, due to his Faith. But they're not many, so the old ways rule. For the time being...
I get your meaning on Dany's dreams now. The regular did throw me a bit, the other day. One thing I wonder about with Bran's coma dream is the time frame that it occurs over. Dreams are funny things in the real world, and fiction can make them even more remarkable. Is what we see of Bran's dream actually taking place over weeks instead of a small portion of time, say just minutes or hours before he woke up? A longer dream period almost makes more sense to me, considering all the different influences it seems there are occurring in the dream.
We get hints of this with Bran's wolf dreams, were he thinks it is but a few moments, but in reality, he is dreaming as Summer for up to three days, some times! Too long! Easy to get lost in those dreams, and I wonder if the coma dream wasn't the same thing. Bran was lost in it for weeks, possibly longer, as the time frame of his coma is vague. It could be up to almost two months.
I find the dreams to be rather amazing, over the whole story. The dreams we know about and the ones that are implied. And I speculate that there are more dreams that lead people, but we have not been clued into that yet! Time will tell!
Haha, I was a bit vague! An instance where I'm sure everyone follows my thoughts as they are obvious.
It would make sense if he's dreaming the whole time. The thought has crossed my mind as well. The different nature of this dream compared to the others, is a reason I'm not fully sold on the shared dreamscape for this one. I'll have to ponder this more I think!
Dreams could play a larger role than we think, for sure! Who knows how many actions were made due to dreams?
It's possible it's a wood in opposition to weirwood. So ebony is a possibility. The fact that it is painted red is a clue to tell us something or to hide something from us. I still question a nod to Ashara/Arthur with hints of King Arthur and his sister Morgan, who I have found depicted wearing a mask. Of course, that only works if Quaithe is Ashara, and I know that is not a favored theory, but it's one I like, especially if Dany has Dayne blood.
Another wood that I question is the wood from the Shade of the Evening tree's. Is it ebony? Is it ironwood? Some other type of wood. If the leaves have power, one would think the wood would, too!
All of these are a possibility, and it's no way to tell which. I'd think it's one more local to Asshai, as it's something shadowbinders wear in general there. Though, nothing grows there... Urg, I have barely touched this material yet, so I really shouldn't say anything!
I am not so sure about that, but time will probably tell.
Well, less than a year into the books, I might very well be wrong. Or change my mind later. Hopefully time will tell!
Me neither. The depth and layers of these novel's is stunning!
It really is! Maybe I'll have to start picking other books apart later, to see if there's anything there!