Potential Spoilers Below
Who is
Moghedien
The investment advisor Lilen
Moiral joined The Shadow long
before the War of
Power began, hiding her allegiance, conspiring and
plotting from the shadows. This later earned her the name Moghedien, a small
spider from the Age of
Legends that lived in hiding, with a poison that killed
within seconds. She was one of the thirteen
Forsaken.
She was also called the Spider.
The Forsaken |
“Moghedien was always a
skulker in shadows, a coward who hung back; she scoffed at those who were fool
enough to take open risks but at the same time hated them and envied their
achievements, and hated them because she was sure they despised her hanging back.”
"She hides and takes no
risks. She attacks only where she sees
weakness, and moves only in shadows. If she fears defeat, she will run; she is
not one to fight to the last, even when doing so has the chance of victory. A chance is not good enough for Moghedien. Lanfear always
claimed Tel'aran'rhiod for her own, but Moghedien could do things here far
beyond Lanfear, though she has not Lanfear's strength in the world of
flesh."
Who is
Varys
Varys |
Lord Varys, called "the
Spider", is an enigmatic member of the small council
and the master of whisperers for King Robert I Baratheon, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Secrets are Varys's trade, and his skill at
acquiring them has earned him a reputation for being seemingly omniscient.
Crucial to his trade is a spy network of children that he refers to as his
little mice or little birds.
King Robert |
Little Birds |
Varys's history of providing
information to all sides, of aiding enemies, of pitting rivals against one
another, and of manipulation to achieve his ends has earned him a reputation of
being distasteful and untrustworthy among the nobles at court. In private, however, he claims to value
order, stability, and peace above all, and professes loyalty to those who work
for those goals as well.
What happened to Moghedien:
“Now,” Moghedien said as the dragons fired in the distance, “why haven’t any of our Ayyad gone to remove those weapons from the battle?”
The Ayyad kneeling before
Moghedien bowed her head. “We have fewer than a dozen Ayyad left, Wyld.”
Demandred aka Bao the Wyld |
Your excuses are weak,’
Moghedien said, listening as the explosions stopped. Perhaps some of M’Hael’s
remaining Dreadlords had
just resolved the problem of the dragons.
She felt her skin itch as the Sharan commander strode toward a Myrddraal across
the field. She hated being in the open like this. She was meant to remain in
shadows, letting others lead battles. However, she would never have it said
that when the situation demanded it, she was too frightened to go and—
A gateway split open behind her, and several of the Sharans
yelled out. Moghedien spun, opening her eyes wide as she looked into what
appeared to be a dark cavern. Dragons pointed out of it.
“Fire!” a
voice yelled.”
What may bring about Varys' death?:
Before being fired upon by Talmanes and the dragons Moghedien had taken on the guise of
Demandred's alias of Bao the Wyld using the Mask
of Mirrors. As Bao the Wyld she had taken command of the
Sharans. This is important because Varys
himself is a master mummer and
has taken on takes on numerous disguises.
Talmanes |
He will do something similar to Moghedien and take a position contrary to his nature and/or he will be on the run, in disguise, before Daenerys finds
him. Remember what she said:
Does Varys find someone whom he feels is a better ruler than Dany but doesn't tell her
to her face and simply attaches himself to that person before Dany finds him
and makes good on her promise. Moghedien
was fired upon by dragons, but they were actually cannons, and she survived. It seems that Varys will be fired upon by an
actual dragon ending his life.
What do you think?
Comments encouraged. Love to hear the
ideas of others. Most believe that since I present my idea’s as “fact
like” I’m not open to change my viewpoints which is far from the truth. I
simply look at the information presented and go from there. If you can
shine a light on another way of thinking that opens the door to debate.
The other possibility that I had marinating in the back of my mind may just be how Varys escapes death. We all know that Varys hates magic in all its forms. What if he uses it to survive a la Mance Rader / Rattleshirt books glamor plot device. Varys knows he's being pursued learns how to perform a glamor and uses someone and places a glamor on them to look like him and sends him out where he knows that Daenerys will find him. She comes upon the decoy and Daenerys yells "Dracarys!!!" Melisandre's vision comes true sort of the way they always do and the Spider sneaks away yet once again.
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