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𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐗𝐄𝐒, 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐖𝐘𝐑𝐌

Caraxes, called the Blood Wyrm, was a dragon ridden at first by Prince Aemon Targaryen and later by Prince Daemon Targaryen. Caraxes was red, huge, and lean. In battle he was formidable, fearsome, and experienced. By the end of his life, Caraxes was considered an old and cunning dragon. During the Dance of the Dragons, Caraxes was about half the size of Vhagar, the oldest and largest dragon alive at the time. Daemon used Caraxes during the War for the Stepstones (106–115 AC). During those years, Daemon divided his time between the Stepstones and Dragonstone where he would often fly with his niece, Princess Rhaenyra, and her dragon Syrax. After Daemon remarried to Lady Laena Velaryon, the newly wed toured the Free Cities of Essos with their dragons Caraxes and Vhagar. Huge crowds came to see both dragons everywhere they went. At the start of the Dance of the Dragons, Daemon landed Caraxes atop Kingspyre Tower during the assault on Harrenhal. He has red scales, yellow eyes, a beard of horns, and wing-like membranes on his legs to support the aerodynamics of his body, which is long and serpentine in physique. Caraxes serpentine like features are accentuated by his neck, long and always on move, due to the dragon having a deviated septum which also causes him to have a unique roar when in combat.
#dragon#caraxes#asoiaf#a song of ice and fire#hotd#house of the dragon#daemon targaryen#aemon targaryen#rhaenyra targaryen#syrax#laena velaryon#vhagar
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Ok my first reaction was I didn’t like how the dragons disobeyed their riders like that, but after thinking about it I think it’s kinda brilliant when it comes to the behaviors of dragons.

First, both Arrax and Luke were really young and had absolutely zero combat experience. As soon as they saw Vhagar, it’s very obvious they simultaneously became a lot more tense. Then after Luke had his encounter with Aemond and left you can see Arrax looking in the direction of where Vhagar was in clear distress and Luke does the same thing before mounting. Luke realized their anxiety was high and he did his best to calm Arrax down before taking flight, but that all went out the window as soon as Vhagar gave chase. Now you have a child and a very young and small dragon that are bonded together in a very scary situation: being chased down by a behemoth in the middle of a raging storm (poor Arrax was flapping his wings as hard as he could) I personally think Arrax went on the offense to try and protect both himself and Luke, if only to give them a chance to escape. Both of them did the best they could.

Then you have Vhagar, an extremely old, massive, experienced dragon that is bonded to an inexperienced rider who is feeling a lot of unhinged rage and resentment. They were flying in attack maneuvers ffs I doubt she thought it was a game. And then this little dragon has the audacity to breathe fire in her face. Of course she’s not going to deal with that shit, as utterly tragic as her response is.

At the end of the day, dragons are not mindless war machines that will obey every command. They’re very powerful animals. No matter how trained or bonded with their owners they are, very powerful animals can and will do what they want.

#yeah#I must say I loved this interpretation of the scene#even though I usually don't like changes from the original story but here it makes sense#this story was written as a historical account by people who had no way of knowing about these little details#and the behaviour of the lizards makes perfect sense and it doesn't contradict how they are generally described in the story#it's often mentioned that controlling them is an illusion#house of the dragon#HotD#dragon#Vhagar#Arrax#ASoIaF#A Song of Ice and Fire#Lucerys Velaryon#Aemond Targaryen#analysis#text post#textposts
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i really think the storm’s end scene reflects well the complex dragon and dragon rider bond. Even before taking off, we see Arrax really nervous, and while Luke tries to calm him down, he’s feeling the same way and Arrax absorves his feelings (we can’t also forget he’s a young dragon).

Aemond wants to scare Luke and teach him a lesson, and Vhagar feels what he’s feeling. Luke felt fear so Arrax acted out to protect his rider. And Vhagar then decides to act on her own. Arrax’s attack and Aemond’s feelings are decisive. (We shouldn’t also forget Vhagar is an old dragon and experienced in battle).

And you can see both of them trying to make the dragons stop and obey them… Clearly both the dragon acted on their own, but based by the feeling of their riders.

After Luke’s death, Aemond’s reaction isn’t a pleased one at all, you can see it in his face, he’s feeling shocked and I believe it’s because he knew Luke’s death would mean an open war, and he must also be surprised by Vhagar not obeying him. And remember that Vhagar also didn’t want to obey Laena when she said dracarys.

Let’s also not forget the words of Viserys: “The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion.” Dragons are not slaves, they’re still creatures of their own. And they disobeyed even in the books (including Drogon, in the books and the show).

So…. I think the scene makes sense as it is… but it’s just my opinion idk what you guys think

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@iamgoingtoremember​​ this is such a good addition! I didn’t even think about that.  I wonder if this was intended by the creators of the show or just an interesting coincidence.

#yeah#good post#I must say I loved this interpretation of the scene#it's really cool how they reacted based on their riders emotions#house of the dragon#HotD#analysis#ASoIaF#A Song of Ice and Fire#dragon#Vhagar#Arrax#Aemond Targaryen#Lucerys Velaryon#posts I commented on
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Aemond literally had that look on his face that little boys have when they fight “omg, shit, don’t tell our mommies what I did” 

#reminder that they are 19 and 14 years old at this point#HotD#house of the dragon#Lucerys Velaryon#Aemond Targaryen#I must say I loved this interpretation of the scene#he starts an idiotic 'who has the biggest lizard' measuring contest#but then of course their lizards don't comprehend the difference between that and an actual fight#so they both lose control of their lizards and tragedy happens#I think it just makes this moment so much more interesting#fits with the themes and the fact that these are still young boys and one family but they were also socialised to fight each other#and they get thrown into a fucking war but they still kinda act like it's some sort of play fighting and their lizard reflect that behaviour#textposts#ASoIaF#Vhagar#Arrax#dragon#A Song of Ice and Fire#my thoughts#my post#my posts#text post
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