#dragon bonds

[nerdyfangirlmel]

I firmly believe that Navarre leadership created the signet and dragon bond cutting serum specifically because they were terrified of how well the marked ones were doing in the quadrant. Like they weren’t going to use those on the gryphon fliers. The people with dragons that were in their own country and they new they fucked up with that conscription law.

[morttified]

♡ Fourth Wing/ Iron Flame - Character List, Hierarchy Chart, and Bond/Signet Chart ♡

I made these to help those needing some info/ help while reading or curious about details! It may not be 100% but it is as accurate as possible. I noted characters and bonds as I read and felt the need to note so not all characters are listed but most important or seemingly plot significant are!

mostly spoiler free for anyone to use!

[amoratearte]

new lore just dropped! wireless dragons, get yours now! you just need proximity and a password.

dragon bonds are like wifi, if you go too far it weakens the connection until you lose it completely 😔✊🏻 addam found seasmoke’s password in a journal though so he was able to connect

[witchthewriter]

Ngl I get strong Syrax vibes from you I think you'd bond with her tbh

...does that mean... you think I'm like Rhaenyra?! :o No no, even if you don't think I'm like Rhaenyra, I would be honoured to bond with Syrax. Especially because my girl is a little fussy princess who doesn't want to do anything she doesn't want to <3

[ride-thedragon]

This is a bit out there, but stick with me. I think Nettles, alongside Rhaenyra, have a lot of Paralles to Daenerys when it comes to the story.

The proof:

1. Both female dragonriders with male dragons.

This one may seem a bit on the nose, but it happens five times in the entire story. Once is before the doom, and the other time is with Jaehaera, who never gets to ride her dragon and Aerea, who rides her dragon but dies young and in agony . As opposed to the eight times female dragons have male riders in canon.

2. They have the strangest bonds of any dragonrider. Dany obviously hatches her dragons from stone eggs with blood magic and then proceeds to breastfeed them. Those are her babies.

But unlike any other dragonrider or dragonseed, Netty feeds her dragon each morning until it allows her to it. It's worth noting that the only time we come close to this similar description is with the way Dragons were first tamed in Old Valyria.

3. Their Fertility. It's notable that Dany loses her only baby(ies if that's what you believe) in the story while Nettles is speculated to potentially be able to have a child which is never really brought up outside of that potential. It seems to be a theme with the male dragon/ female dragonriders plot. We don't know about Jaenara Belaerys, but Jaehaera dies before she is old enough to have kids.

4. Their Fertility II. At the time of their fertility plots, their children are a threat to the leaders of Westeros. A big part of Mysaria's speech is that Nettles could have a kid with Daemon, which causes Rhaenyra to send for her head. while Robert understands the direct threat of a "Targaryen at the Head of a Dothraki Army" with the potential of Dany's son to claim the seven kingdoms.

4:5. They are both unlike any Targaryen before them. From bonds to birth and in Nettles case looks. They are different from the other Targaryens/ Valarians in their narratives.

5. Lastly, their blood magic plots.

Dany uses blood magic to hatch her dragons. That is exactly what happens. With Nettles, however, the blood magic is speculative. The way she slaughters the biggest ram in Maidenpool before leaving is the best example but also the way she tames her Dragon as stated by Rhaenyra, is with charms, the same ones she uses to tame Daemon, I guess. Blood magic is also closely linked to Old Valyria.

Someone just added the parallel of both girls not taking part in Valyrian culture for most of their lives. Also, they both join other cultures, the Dothraki and Burned men, respectfully. Nettles is worshiped as a deity, and Dany performed a miracle.

All in all, I think it would be a cool thing that may allude to Nettles being the last dragon rider.

Context: Rhaenyra's Death, Maester Conspiracy, Disappearing of Magic and Nettles Potential Death are all connected to bring the death of powerful magic in Westeros Something that shifts when Dany Hatches her dragons from Stone and brings magic back. This is the theory part.

It's great to also note that we don't have a lot of information when it comes to Nettles, so from what little we have with her, this is the ways their stories tie in. Not an exact parallel between them.

[ride-thedragon]

I actually want to talk about a specific scene where the show sets up Nettles introduction and the conflict she introduces.

In episode ten, when Daemon and Rhaenyra are arguing and they send everyone away to talk, the asoiaf prophecy comes up. This is the full conversation.

I think that's a big indication that the conflict would be if Nettles is introduced and the story follows closely to books. She would be viewed as a threat to Rhaenyra. Not because of jealousy but genuinely as a reminder of something her father said in that exact same conversation.

So the girl whose way of taming her dragon links back to the first dragon tamers in Old Valyria may rub Rhaenyra the wrong way.

The inverse would be Daemon and what he says, "Dreams didn't make us kings dragons did" so I don't think for a second he would question Nettles legitimacy even though she doesn't look that way. Her invoking the first dragon riders would read more like common intelligence to bond with a wild dragon, not an affront to Targaryen’s power of illusion.

I also want to note that this is a grieving Daemon, who Rhaenyra clearly isn't trusting at this point, and his reaction is to strangle her. To resort to violence to punctuate his point and anger. Unjustifiable. But a similar theme to what happens in Maidenpool. It's not an exact parallel, however.

This is where I say I think Vizzy T's line is utter bullshit and the series disproves it time and again. However, I can see Rhaenyra clinging to it when someone like Nettles claims a dragon. She wouldn't view her as a probable bastard from Driftmark with this understanding.

Without dragons, we are just like everyone else, what stops everyone else from claiming dragons.

What stops wild dragons from being tamed by locals?

I do think this belief is wrong, though. Targs did a lot of incest and blood magic to get where they are. I could never take that from them.

However, it is intentional for Nettles to be the dragonseed to claim a wild dragon, where visible bastards fail. I do think the show was spoonfeeding the audience paranoia and justifying the understanding behind Rhaenyra's dislike of Nettles.

This could also be where Jace and Nettles' relationship comes into play. He is very bothered by the fact that Rhaenyra won't say he's a Velayron in episode 6, but by episode 8, he seems to be helping his brothers understand that even if their parents are questioned no one can rake away the fact that they hatched dragons, are Rhaenyra’s sons and are the legal heirs to their seats and houses.

Do we see how he could bond with the only non Valyrian looking dragonseed who just proved to him at least that she is a dragonseed.

Do we see how he may be a tad defensive about her?

All this to say, I hope we get the prophecy talk between Nyra and her firstborn. Especially if it happens after she meets Nettles. He may have a different reaction, seeing as he has a different interpretation of the fact that a big part of his legitimacy was tied to a dragon hatching for him. This is also a post losing Luke Jace. He may be a bit more emotional than rational towards the idea because of it.

I know it's not an exact parallel, but Jace is 16 years old, and he is clearly set up to be an angry guy no matter how diplomatic he is. I can see him lashing out at the suggestion.

This is all to say, that I'm in HBO's walls waiting for my girl.

[melaniem54]

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