Something Sad I Just Noticed about Dunk (Spoilers Extended)
Uthor Underleaf says this to Dunk in The Mystery Knight:
"I did not ask." Ser Uthor filled his cup again. "I think you have more enemies than you know, Ser Duncan. How not? There are some who would say you were the cause of all our woes." Dunk felt a cold hand on his heart. "Say what you mean."
The Snail shrugged. "I may not have been at Ashford Meadow, but jousting is my bread and salt. I follow tourneys from afar as faithfully as the maesters follow stars. I know how a certain hedge knight became the cause of a Trial of Seven at Ashford Meadow, resulting in the death of Baelor Breakspear at his brother Maekar's hand." Ser Uthor seated himself and stretched his legs out. "Prince Baelor was well loved. The Bright Prince had friends as well, friends who will not have forgotten the cause of his exile. Think on my offer, ser. The snail may leave a trail of slime behind him, but a little slime will do a man no harm… whilst if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn." -The Mystery Knight
I just noticed that while Uthor is basically telling Dunk to be careful being involved with Targaryens, it actually foreshadows his death at the Tragedy at Summerhall.
...the blood of the dragon gathered in one... ...seven eggs, to honor the seven gods, though the king's own septon had warned... ...pyromancers... ...wild fire... ...flames grew out of control...towering...burned so hot that... ...died, but for the valor of the Lord Comman... -TWOIAF, The Targaryen Kings: Aegon V (ink blotched out some of the writing).
Sorry if this has been posted recently, but I thought it was great foreshadowing and extremely sad as well.
Posted Mar 3, 2019, 11:40 PM UTC