The way
The way is a phrase that appears to be associated with Daenerys Targaryen. Some characters have offered to show her “the way” [1][2] In Braavos, once the dying Maester Aemon concludes that Daenerys is the prince that was promised he tells Samwell Tarly that he should be with her, showing her the way. [1] When Quaithe tells Danerys she is trying to show her the way, Daenerys assumes the way is part of the cryptic warning Quaithe gave her in Qarth.[3][2]
In Westeros the word “way” can refer to a route, such as Gorne's Way [4] or the Stone Way which is another name of the Boneway a major pass in Dorne and also the Wide Way, another name for the Prince's Pass.
Interestingly, in Westeros the words of House Hightower are: "We Light the Way" and according to semi-canon sources, House Yronwood motto is: “We Guard the Way”.
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A Clash of Kings
Quaithe urges Daenerys to leave Qarth as soon as possible. When Dany asks for a clarification on this warning, Quaithe gives a cryptic answer:
To go north, you must journey south, to reach the west you must go east. To go forward you must go back and to touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow.[3]
In the House of the Undying Daenerys comes upon a great hall with a splendour of wizards, which turn out to be a false vision of the Undying Ones. There, a wizard king tells her they have been awaiting her for a thousand years. The wizard king tells he they sent Dany the comet in order to show her the way. [5]
A Storm of Swords
In Braavos , after hearing of Dany and her dragons, a dying Maester Aemon despairs that he cannot show her the way, as he is too old and his body has betrayed him. [1]
A Dance with Dragons
In the Great Pyramid of Meereen, Daenerys has a vision of Quaithe. When Dany asks her what she wants of her Quaithe replies that she wants to show her the way. [2] Dany tells her that she remembers the way, reciting what the Quaithe told her in Qarth,
I remember the way. I go north to go south, east to go west, back to go forward. And to touch the light I have to pass beneath the shadow.[2]
When Daenerys is wandering lost, starving, and alone in the Dothraki Sea, she slips into a restless sleep and hears Quaithe's original instructions again.
Quotes
- the wizard king, to Daenerys Targaryen
References and Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 A Feast for Crows, Chapter 35, Samwell IV.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 A Dance with Dragons, Chapter 11, Daenerys II.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 40, Daenerys III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 26, Jon III.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A Clash of Kings, Chapter 48, Daenerys IV.