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• Game Of Thrones through the Eyes of Elden Ring Pt. IV: Jon Snow and the Tarnished/Elden Lord!

  “Godhood would be Miquella’s prison. You must kill Miquella. Grant him forgiveness.” – St. Trina

  Those were St. Trina’s last words. We, the Tarnished Elden Lord, would confront Miquella and his Consort Radahn at the Divine Gate. Our goal was to stop his Age of “Compassion”. The premise is that it would be compassion in light of Miquella having abandoned his Love. Compassion enforced through bewitching and enchantment instead of the love you abandoned is manipulation and madness. That isn’t benevolence, that is totalitarianism masqueraded as a Messiah. This is why I had to vanquish Miquella and Radahn. It’s why Ansbach told us to become Lord, “not for gods but for men”. We’re not to rise in Lordship for self-indulgence. We are not to be the puppet of divine beings. We rise for the service of a world that has fallen under the watch of these gods.

  That is where we begin the discourse regarding Game Of Thrones’ Jon Snow/Aegon VI. As I’ve said before, seeing it through the eyes of Elden Ring is a different vibe. The story of A Song of Ice & Fire/Game Of Thrones would lead you to think initially that Rhaegar Targaryen’s seed came only from Elia Martell. Elia is the sister of Prince Oberyn, who also was known as the Red Viper. While Winds of Winter has yet to be released, the show gave us a revelation. It revealed that Rhaegar didn’t rape Lyanna Stark. Bobby Baratheon led us to believe this. Instead, Rhaegar married her in secret. Aegon VI was born to her instead of Martell. Ned would be given Aegon VI to raise as his own bastard son. No one knew he would be the next heir apparent to the Iron Throne. In addition, this would make Jon/Aegon VI the physical embodiment of Ice (Stark) and Fire (Targaryen). Even if Daenerys & Drogo’s son had been born, Jon/Aegon would get first dibs. This is similar to how Rhaenyra had first claim despite Daemon still being alive. The difference is that unlike Rhaenyra, Jon Snow is born male. By tradition, no one would contest a King but would be conflicted with a Queen. This is a theme explored in Fire & Blood/House of the Dragon.

  Jon may not have been the one to execute the Night King to end the Long Night. This event looked like a curse upon the Lands Betw— erm I mean Westeros and eventually Essos. However, he did have an alliance with Daenerys. She brought her forces and everyone under him to face the great evil. The Forest Children created this evil. Their false belief was that it would lead them to defeat The First Men. Jon mostly avoided the politics of the Lands. However, his character demonstrated the Flame of ambition up to his assassination in Season 5. This ambition went beyond being a perceived bastard. He showed a willingness to lead those who were being trampled on, starting with his befriending of Samwell.

  There is a parallel here with him and our Tarnished that aspires to be Elden Lord. We emerge from among the dead into a land divided by a shattering war. The war is due to a queen gone mad (Marika). She went mad because of the assassination of her beloved son Godwyn. We have to somehow make it to King’s Landi— erm I mean Leyndell to become Elden Lord. None of it will happen without facing many opponents along the way. This also includes the possibility to choosing to be Lord representing different principles and viewpoints.

  The GoT version of Jon, upon resurrection, may not have wanted the Iron Throne. He also hesitated to be King of Winterfell. He was, before assassination, a willing Lord Commander of the Night Watch. In similar manner, the Tarnished didn’t ask to be called upon by Grace to seek the Elden Throne. However, he is ushered to do so. It just so happens that how you want to rule will be your choice.

  The range of possibilities start with being Lord for Those Who Live In Death. This is through the mending rune of the Death-Prince. We’d be the equivalent of being the Night King.

  You can also spread the Blessing of Despair. In this state, everyone in the land is afflicted with the Omen curse. As a result, the Erdtree will cease to have life returned and recycled from it. This will destroy the Erdtree over time and cause gradual depopulation.

  There’s pursuing the Perfect Order, where upon Goldmask’s revelations, you seek to rule on the premise of justice and honesty.

  Age of Fracture is where you simply take the Throne and whatever happens happens.

  Becoming Lord Of Frenzied Flame is outright succumbing to the power of the Three Fingers. It means burning everything down to ashes.

  Lastly, the Age of Stars. This involves helping Ranni. She is the one that had her half-brother Godwyn’s soul assassinated while having her flesh discarded. You help her open the path to ascend to godhood with you as her King Consort. This also ends the existence of Marika and her Golden Order. You would then rule from the stars with Ranni, under the guidance of the Moon. All life in The Lands Between (and arguably Land of Shadow) would decide how to govern themselves. They would also dictate how to rule themselves, for better or worse.

  Book version of Jon, however, always longs for being respected, to rule and do so from the Iron Throne. These are also known traits of someone of Targaryen lineage. The liberties the show took from Season 6-8 weren’t outside the realm of possibilities. They align with the kind of turn of events Martin could write. In his reveal of being a Targaryen/Stark offspring, Jon had various choices.

  Given his experience with Yigrette and being alongside the Wildlings, he can just be away with them. He wanted to live out being free of all the politicking and Lord/King stuff. This possibility would leave everyone to their devices. It would’ve shaken things up for everyone else. He lived free.

  He could’ve kept his crown as King of the North. He even might’ve kept aflame the bond Starks and Targaryens once had. This would end the animosity and even stay Sansa’s sharp demeanor towards Daenerys at bay. From the start, Sansa also had ambitions of being a Queen one day. The presence of another Queen upon the Iron Throne wouldn’t allow this. As a result, this possibility would be the most likely to lead to division among the Stark house.

  Jon joining Daenerys in sharing the Iron Throne would’ve been perceived as an actual “vanilla ending.” Many seemed to have wanted this outcome. However, it would likely have led to in-fighting. Some of the kingdoms, if they had someone ambitious among them, would then attempt to rebel. They would rebel the way Bobby Baratheon did.

  Jon having done what he did to Daenerys but opting to take the throne would’ve caused some uproar among Essos. This would be especially among the remaining Dothraki and remaining Unsullied. While Westeros would support Jon, he would face a war with Essos. Conversely, all those who were free in Essos would then hear word of a fallen Daenerys. They would see it as an opportunity to re-enslave the people she freed. It would’ve led to backlash from everyone that followed Daenerys. They would think all the hard work done by Daenerys would’ve been for nothing. They would see those free cities in Essos becoming lands of enslavement. They would think all the hard work done by Daenerys would’ve been for nothing.

  Jon’s decision to not take the Throne, despite his birthright, may have been the safer path. The 3 Eyed Raven is a being that can see the past, present, and futures. It also has the ability to manipulate the past (see Hodor). This would set up an interesting late story confrontation. If Samwell finds news regarding the sinister manipulations of the Raven in Essos, he will likely tell Jon Snow. He would inform Jon about a possibly resurrected Daenerys. This news would potentially ignite a fire in Jon Snow. He’d have to no longer hide away in exile. Jon would find a way to resolve a mess that was long weaved together by the 3 Eyed Raven. Bran had no interest in kingship. Yet when chosen, he accepted with a sinister grin. Viseris I accepted his election stoically whereas Bran replied simply with, “Why do you think I came all this way?”, leaving us to ponder if the appointment of him as King was orchestrated by Bran the whole time. He didn’t have to disclose his discovery of Jon’s true identity. He knew well the chain of events that would have dire ramifications. Yet he did.

  It’s this book/TV hybrid of Jon Snow that parallels our Tarnished aspiring to be Elden Lord/Lord Of Frenzied Flame. Multiple outcomes but how the character pieces their world and ambitions together that determine how things will end. Like Jon Snow, we had to slay a Queen gone Mad. Like Snow, we had to slay a would-be King. Miquella was loveless yet would rule compassionately? He bewitches all life under his whims. That is just absurd hubris, flying in the face of sense. This isn’t a 1:1 ratio but just enough parallels to understand how similar the Tarnished and Snow are. Both have destiny thrusted upon them and upon their journey’s end, decide how their world will move on.

  Tune in next time. I will discuss Arya Stark along with the Faceless Men. We will also explore parallel elements of the Black Knife Assassins.

  In the meantime, I’ll be reading Fire & Blood. So far, it’s a deep but fun read. This book has led me to believe that FromSoftware needs to patch Bale. They should enable him to fly higher. He should have a bigger fire range and hit much harder with a bigger hitbox. Balerion the Black Dread flies so high, he looks like a tiny fly on the moon. Then he speed travels to the ground with absolute destruction in hand.

  09/29/2024

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• Game Of Thrones through the Eyes of Elden Ring Pt. III: Daenerys, Fractured Marika the Eternal and Empyrean Miquella the Kind!

  

  Last time, I presented the parallels of the Night King and Godwyn the Prince of Death. I also presented the parallels of the Three Eyed Raven and the Weirwood Trees. These parallels are with the Three Fingers and the Frenzied Flame of Chaos. In the words of Roman Reigns during an interview before WrestleMania XL, he said, “There are layers to this.” That’s a fact.

  Now I come before you with a three-fold parallel. This idea didn’t ring in my head until a week after watching Game Of Thrones. It makes more sense now upon my 2nd round of watching the show. This thought also came in the wake of having beat Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree twice. The concept is about how Marika bore similarities with Daenerys Stormborn. Her son Miquella did as well. We defeated the false Messiah in Shadow of the Erdtree. This occurred long after we’d slain the remnant of Marika, known as Radagon/Elden Beast.

  For the sake of simple background, Daenerys Stormborn allegedly grew up in Braavos with her brother Visceris. In the book series of Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, she would have memories of her room. This room had a lemon tree, and her home had a red door. Her brother got the reputation as the Beggar King. This was due to him not having the financial backing. Despite his agenda to Make Westeros Targaryen Again, he lacked the military manpower to take back Westeros. His desperation was such that he sold whatever means of riches left to him and Daenerys. He did this to get some semblance of power to stake the claim.

  Daenerys got married off to Drogo on the premise of giving her brother manpower to eventually retake the Iron Throne. This also meant she was barely an adult. She was initially objectified and suffered with Drogo until she one day learned to actually seduce him. This in turn led to her helping lead the Dothraki. Her brother, for as vile as he was, suddenly felt betrayed. Sounds familiar?

  In the story trailer of Shadow of the Erdtree, Leda tells the viewer about how “Miquella spoke of the beginning. The seduction and the betrayal. An affair from which Gold arose and so too was Shadow born”. In what the DLC revealed to us, Marika was from the Shaman Village. Marika’s experience was akin to her fellow Numen that were Shaman. It is implied that Marika was tortured. She was likely subjected to the jar process that the Hornsent would use to eventually “make saints”. While the great majority of her kind suffered genocide, she arose. It is theorized that this is how Radagon became her other half. The jar process consisted of mashing and grafting various bodies into big jars. This subjugation that the Hornsent inflicted upon Marika would eventually come to haunt them later. She would leave one of her hair braids in the Shaman Village near a grandmother tree. It was almost as a memento or a symbolic vow. She hasn’t forgotten what the Hornsent have done and she would avenge them.

  As per the item description and image of the Talisman of Lord’s Bestowal, Godfrey would become Marika’s first Elden Lord. He accepted such honor stoically. Marika would also bear a son named Messmer. While the Talisman and its location leads me to think he is Godfrey’s son. Messmer’s hair resembles Radagon. His boss music style also resembles Radagon. Messmer’s Kindling also indicates him having a younger sister. She bore visions of fire. By all accounts, that would be Melina. She would be our Tarnished character’s guide in the main game. Godfrey would be the one Marika would seduce. The Badlands are likely the Land of Shadow that the dlc has. The game says he and the Tarnished originally came from there. This includes particularly Enir-Ilim and Tower of Belurat. The Divine Gate consists of a pile of corpses. The story trailer showed Marika with golden strands plucked from a dead creature there. The pile consists mostly of Hornsent. It’s safe to infer that Godfrey, formerly known as Hoarax Loux, was seduced by Marika. He then betrayed the Hornsent. This was done to help Marika and Messmer charge in with fellow warriors and knights. They committed an entire crusade of genocide to ensure Marika’s rise to godhood without any dispute. This was followed by the Land of Shadow being sealed away.

  What caught my attention further in my 2nd viewing of Game of Thrones was Daenerys being gifted 3 dragon eggs. They were found in the Asshai. In the lore of A Song of Ice & Fire, the Asshai contained the arcane. It also contained fire and blood magic. It was also a “land of shadow.” At night, white ghostly blades of grass and stone would be visible. This is akin to the Land of Shadow in Elden Ring. There, you find Fire Knights that practice Messmer’s Flame incantations. Bloodfiends abound and worship the Formless Mother. This consists of blood and fire incantations that scale with arcane. At night, there are white, ghostly blades of grass. Larval tears emerge among the Gravesite Plains of the Land of Shadow. It’s also in the Land of Shadow where we learn about Bale the Dread. This is an obvious reference to Balerion the Dread. We also learn about the rebellion he had against Dragonlord Placidusax. The massive dragon corpse you see near the Dragon Altar resembles the wound that Balerion the Dread received. It’s said his throat was gashed open, leaving a massive gaping hole. I have yet to read Fire & Blood. I believe this occurrence is why his skull to be near the Iron Throne.

  One other thing about Daenerys and Marika that caught my eye were crucial events they both had in their lives. These events led to massive changes in the world they dwelled in. Daenerys lost many Dothraki and Unsullied warriors. She also lost one of her dragons in The Long Night battle against the Night King and his Others. Near the end of her march to reclaim the Iron Throne, she lost 2 of her most trusted confidants. She had known them throughout her journey. She also lost one more dragon at the hands of Euron Greyjoy’s fleet. This led to Daenerys’ state of emotional rage breaking loose. It caused a severe rift between herself, Tyrion, and Jon Snow/Aegon VI. In Elden Ring, Marika learned of the soul slaying of her beloved son Godwyn the golden. She came emotionally undone and set in motion The Shattering. It’s an event that would plunge all of The Lands Between into a brutal war. It’s a war where no lord or god arose. Thus, her Divine Grace is from the Erdtree itself. She beckons to have our Tarnished character rise from our grave (Altered Beast style). They must make the journey to become Elden Lord. Both characters suffered severe losses that fractured their sanity to take drastic actions with grievous consequences.

  Lastly, let’s discuss Miquella the Kind, who would’ve been the next Empyrean qualified to be a god. Miquella was one of the few children of Marika qualified to be Empyrean. He was next in line to be god. He saw that the Golden Order, led by his father Radagon, was found wanting in their incantations. They couldn’t heal his twin sister Malenia of her Scarlet Rot affliction. So, he made plans. He created the Haligtree. It would be a place of refuge for those whom were unwanted throughout The Lands Between. This consisted of Misbegotten, Albinaurics, his sister, some sorcerers once loyal to Raya Lucaria and Carian Manor. He sought to grant Godwyn’s soulless body a true death. This is similar to how Daenerys wished to grant Drogo a true death. Drogo was in a soulless vegetative state. A living body where the soul is not active isn’t truly being alive at all. Daenerys, throughout her journey, prided herself not only as the Mother of Dragons. She was also pursuant of the Iron Throne and the Breaker of Chains. Being an abolitionist is something she prided herself in because she saw the horrors of subjugation and slavery. She disclosed her agenda to Jon Snow towards the end of Game of Thrones. She aimed to free every last living slave in all the lands. She wanted to be on the Iron Throne as the only master. After seeing everything she has and enduring what she has, she knows what’s good.

  Miquella failed freeing Malenia of her Scarlet Rot. He was unable to grant Godwyn a true death. To reach his height of power, he plotted his way to the Land of Shadow to reach the Divine Gate. He aimed to ascend to godhood. This would ensure him the ability, alongside his Lord Consort brother Radahn, to rule an Age of Compassion. There were just two problems with Miquella. The first issue was his way to gain followers. He had so many followers because he used his ability to enchant and bewitch them. His means of securing Radahn to be his consort meant we, the Tarnished, had to vanquish him. We had to send his soul to the Land of Shadows. Then the Tarnished would vanquish Miquella’s omen demigod brother Mohg. He also enchanted Mohg. The Tarnished would use a Secret Rite that would implant Radahn’s soul into Mohg’s body. Those cursed to be Omen or of similar lineage lose their souls forever. Ask yourself, how can you rule all the lands of your mother with true compassion? How can you rule when everyone in obeisance to you is bewitched and charmed instead of free will? The second problem Miquella has is that he abandoned St. Trina. He abandoned her to make the successful trip to the Divine Gate. He called St. Trina “my love”. Trina, his female half, was the embodiment of love. She was left behind in your plot. How can you rule with compassion without any fragment of love along with you? Daenerys, by the end of Game of Thrones, reaches the throne with very little love left in her heart. The final episodes show her completely possessed by a heart full of hurt, vengeance, and rage. Her words of ambition as Queen are one thing. Her actions since the end of Season 6 showed constant betrayal, loss, and frustration leading down a spiral of frenzy. Would all the free in Westeros and Essos truly acknowledge her as rightful Queen? Would they do so, even with Jon/Aegon VI as her King Consort as suggested by Tyrion? In the words of Ymir from Cathedral of Manus Metyr when discussing Metyr and Marika, “Is there no hope for redemption? The answer, sadly, is clear…Unhinged from the start..and the fingers that guided her…if the roots are rotten, then we have little recourse”.

  Daenerys, Marika and Miquella were each characters with unfortunate backgrounds, great power but beholden to character flaws that proved fatal. Daenerys concluded Game of Thrones with the classic fate of every would-be messianic character. This is evidenced when looking at the whole of it in classic stories and epics. I do believe that Martin may not have a totally different conclusion for A Song of Ice and Fire compared to Game of Thrones. This is apparent when he last responded to such a question with, “Yes and no. No and yes. Yes and no and no and yes.” If we even go further back, someone whispered to Daenerys the premise. They suggested that her being alive and returning to Westeros would result in them just giving her the Iron Throne. All of us who followed the story would know this to be an utter lie. This is why, when meeting Jon Snow, there’s such a different tone when he doesn’t kneel. This is especially true after the events in Mereen put her in a very defensive state. This gave me a deja vu. It reminded me of how Miquella thought we would just yield to him and Radahn’s Age of Compassion. This happened knowing what we eventually discovered.

  This entry was definitely one that had my gears turning for maybe a week. Those of you whom waited, thank you for your patience. I do have one more for this mini-series. Oddly enough, it has to do with Jon Snow, a bit of Arya Stark, and the Tarnished. It won’t be as extensive as this entry but will still be worth a read.

  09/26/2024

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• Game of Thrones through the Eyes of Elden Ring, Pt. II: Night King, Prince of Death and Chaos

  In my last entry, I brought up a few things. I found these things familiar yet dynamically different between Elden Ring and A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones. I also talked about how experiencing Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree before Game of Thrones. This would give me a very different experience. This is different from the reverse experienced by many. Not all GOT enjoyers are FromSoftware enjoyers.

  At the very core of A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones, there is a central conflict. It’s the conflict between the Forest Children and the First Men. In attempting to win, the Forest Children (according to Game Of Thrones) used Dragonglass on a human. This turned the human into the first White Walker, i.e., the Night King. What they didn’t expect was the Night King not being their puppet and instrument. Instead, he became an agent of chaos plaguing both Men and Forest Children alike. He almost wiped out the latter in the process. The First Men managed to survive, thrive and multiply.

  Firstly, I want to address the Night King’s creation, which Game of Thrones presented. I found a parallel between the Forest Children using a foreign ancient object on a human. They turned that man into their puppet against the First Men. This resulted in the creation of the Night King. Unbeknownst to them, the Night King, being a now living 3rd party in the equation, chose chaos. He wiped out most of the Forest Children while also being the thorn of the side of humanity.

  This reminded me of the Night of the Black Knives. It was an event where Black Knife Assassins, hired by Lunar Princess Ranni. They stole a fragment of the Rune of Death from Gurranq/Malekith. They did this in order to slay Ranni’s flesh…at the expense of her half-brother Godwyn the Golden’s soul. When Godwyn the Golden’s soul was slain, his body was physically alive. As a result, he was no longer Godwyn the Golden. He is now Godwyn the Prince of Death. As the Prince of Death, the Black Knife Assassins unleashed a new problem for all life upon the Lands Between. They also unleashed a problem on the Land of Shadow. This problem is called Those Who Live In Death. They are like living zombies walking the earth. They haunt and bring ruin to anything they touch. The presence of their power is made visible by Deathroot, Tibia Mariners, Deathrite Birds and other creatures. In Elden Ring, they’re allergic to Holy magic as it permanently eliminates them. The only problem I have with the game’s lore is related to TWLID. The problem is that the Rune of Death is unsealed. This happens when you defeat Malekith at Farum Azula. Thus, the concept of Death itself is now widespread again. By this logic, TWLID should be granted a true death. The Mending Rune of the Death-Prince would end the persecution of TWLID. It would be used on Fractured Marika’s body at the end of the game. In having a closed wheel hallow brand, TWLID would be granted a true death.

  This is a flaw I found in its execution. It does not respect the very lore George RR Martin co-wrote in Elden Ring. Game of Thrones executed it well. Arya used a dagger imbued with Dragonglass to bring about the true death of who once was the Night King. As a result, she granted true death to all the White Walkers.

  Lastly, I wanted to bring about the element of Chaos. In Elden Ring, the Two Fingers were always divining the message of their Mother of Fingers, Metyr. Metyr, in turn, was relaying the message of her father, The Greater Will. The Two Fingers represented order in The Lands Between. The Three Fingers? They represented madness and chaos. In the lore of A Song of Ice & Fire/Game of Thrones, Chaos was essentially introduced. This happened with the creation of the Night King. As I discussed earlier, he was intended as the Forest Children’s trump card against the First Men. This only ended up creating a chaotic 3rd element. It was to the detriment of both parties. Additionally, the Weirwood Trees throughout Westeros contain the history and mysteries of all the land. Through the Three Eyed Raven/Crow, these trees offer a means to even manipulate the past in part. This can alter the present and potential futures. In House of the Dragon Season 2, Daemon goes through his journey of conflict. He struggles between his ambitions, regrets, and worries. This journey brings him full circle towards understanding his role in the story. He doesn’t joke when he says that the place would make one bark at the moon. Wherever there’s a Weirwood Tree, a sense of chaotic madness in the mind of any unsuspecting person is inevitable. The conclusion of Game Of Thrones showed us this. The Three Eyed Raven is like the Three Fingers and its Frenzied Flame. It isn’t just an entity that possesses those whom it deems worthy. It also works to throw monkey wrenches in the plans of the unsuspecting.

  In turn, The Three Eyed Raven, originating from the Weirwood Trees, works on the behalf of the Forest Children. With Bran Stark as King of the 7 Kingdoms, he is essentially now the puppet of the Forest Children. The Night King couldn’t become this puppet. The Forest Children found their Messiah. He is seated and lord over the descendants of The First Men. In turn, the war between The Forest Children and the First Men came to an end.

  In Elden Ring, Hyetta would tell us the story of the One Great. She explained how, “All that there is came from the One Great. Then came fractures and births and souls. But the Greater Will made a mistake. Torment, despair, affliction. Every sin, every curse. Every one, born of the mistake and so, what was borrowed must be returned. Melt it all away, with the yellow chaos flame until all is One again.” This would only be accomplished if your Tarnished character decided to be embraced by the Three Fingers. Your character must do this to be Lord of the Frenzied Flame. This would then lead to burning everything down. We learn in Shadow of the Erdtree why Melina beseeches us to not embrace the Three Fingers. We find out that the Yellow Chaos Flame doesn’t just destroy bodies. It also destroys souls. Torrent, our trusted spectral steed, flees. He refuses to aid your travel through the Abyssal Woods when trying to reach Midra’s Manse.

  Bran Stark no longer has agency over himself as the Three Eyed Raven. In the same way, such is the Tarnished when they become Lord of Frenzied Flame. They’re not in control, the Outer God of Frenzied Flame is. The former is covert chaos while the latter is overt chaos. Why would Bran stir the pot by revealing Jon’s secret? He knew who would leak it. This set into motion the descent of chaos that we witnessed in Season 8 of Game of Thrones. This would then benefit the 3 Eyed Raven. It created chaos as a means to clear the path for them to rule. Thus, it put the Forest Children in charge by proxy.

  This also brings into full circle a central theme that seemed to encompass Martin’s book series. The theme is the environment. Humanity tends to be not only nature’s worst enemy but its own as well. If nature were sentient like the Forest Children, would it do what they did against the First Men? Would it wage war on us? Tolkien’s message in The Hobbit/Lord of the Rings was about the power of love and kindness. They will find a way to drive out evil. Love and kindness will prevent evil from ruling the land. Martin’s message asks if love and kindness would be enough. Martin asks if love and kindness would be enough to drive out evil. Would authoritative power need to be its sword and shield? Could having authoritative power coupled with love and kindness work or would it lead to corruption and potential ruin?

  The subject of love and compassion will be discussed in the next entry. I will present the conversation regarding Daenerys Stormborn, Marika, and Miquella the Kind. I promise you, this voyage won’t be 1,000 years. But it will be very detailed. The parallels are something I couldn’t ignore. It’s a conversation worthy of having.

  09/24/2024

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