Larys Is Engineering a Messianic Return
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THEORY ASSESSMENT
The episode transcript directly confirms Larys's framing of Aegon's death as a narrative asset and his active management of their concealment, making the theory's core mechanism textually grounded, though the payoff remains speculative.
STORY CONTEXT
He killed his own family, speaks in riddles, and always seems three steps ahead, so what does Larys actually want? This thread hunts for his endgame, debating whether he's a chaos agent, a secret Targaryen loyalist, or playing a game only he understands.
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WHY THIS MATTERS
If Larys is engineering this return, the civil war's endgame may be decided by narrative timing rather than military force, with one man controlling both the story and the moment of its delivery. It also raises the possibility that the throne's next occupant will be a figure whose legend was manufactured by someone who views kings as assets to be spent at the right moment.
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