The Green Bard
Part 1: The Prince that was Promised Rides This part considers Daenerys’s reunification with Drogon in the fighting pits of Meereen, while next time, we tackle her final chapter in A Dance with Dragons. A Dance with Dragons – Daenerys IX In this chapter, Daenerys Targaryen first rides Drogon, which is the culmination of 4 […]
This episode focuses on Rhaegal, Viserion, and Quentyn Martell, when Dany shows the dragons to Quentyn, and continuing with his ill-fated attempt at becoming a dragon rider.
The Bard’s Truth, Episode 7.5 I recently mentioned in a twitter post on #ASongofMadness that I was voting for Gilly, on account of her hidden dragon blood. I got some feedback for @lizdated that she had never heard of that idea, asking if I have a video of that theory! Well, no, I didn’t. I […]
If A Storm or Swords was a transition period for Dany’s dragons (call it their teen years), I would say that A Dance with Dragons is their final transition to adulthood. No longer are they lovable beasts; they are now dangerous creatures, with fully developed personalities – and wills – of their own. This applies to all 3, but especially to Drogon.
A Storm of Swords represents a transitional period in Dany’s bond with her dragons. The wolf bond themes from our Direwolves of Winterfell series seem in evidence in several interactions between Dany and her dragons. I think that GRRM has made these types of bonds similar in many aspects. There are certainly differences, though, and in later volumes, we’ll see these more.
Part 2 in my series on Dany and her 3 dragons, focusing on A Clash of Kings #ACoK. We see that Dany’s bond to Drogon is strongest. #asoiaf #GRRM
We can identify the dragon to be Drogon because this time we get a physical description. I presume it to be the same dragon as the first dream because it is described as “the dragon,” not “a dragon.” Drogon’s egg is mentioned in the passage, as well, to make sure that we connect him to the dream. Recall our prior discussion of physical contact amplifying the bond. Dany feels heat coming off his egg when she touches it, and for an instant, she feels like she’s dreaming again. To me, this is clear evidence for a telepathic bond to Drogon at this moment. Recall again, that the magic is amplified by physical touch.
This is a transformative dream for Dany, so much so that the handmaidens immediately noticed. This is significant; the dragon symbolically heals her mind and body, burning away her fear and pain, and making her “new and fierce.” Whether you believe that it was just a psychological healing, a physiological healing by fire magic, or some combination of these with the normal healing and development of callous from blisters due to the passage of time, we know for certain that after the dream she feels better, so she was at least healed emotionally by the dream, if only partially.
The Green Bard 