*Isexwayiso: Abaphangi ngaphambili*
Cishe sesinosuku olugcwele lokuhamba emanzini ngesizini yokuqala yesizini eyisishiyagalombili Umdlalo wema-Throne futhi isibhamu esisodwa sesiqephu sayizolo ebusuku esingihlalele kwaba ukugqolozela, nokumamatheka okuncane kukadrako. Oh yeka umhlaba lapho lokho umusho engiwubhala ngo-5:42 am ngesikhathi sasePacific.
UHelen Sloan/HBONgemva kokuba u-Daenerys no-Jon behambe bayogibela i-joyride futhi befika emhlabeni phambi kwempophoma yasenyakatho kanye nomhume (okukhumbuza indawo lapho u-Jon no-Ygritte befihle khona uthando lwabo kulo lonke ibutho labo), sibona bobabili babo bengana futhi beqala ukwenza. Kodwa ngokuxakile, umbukiso ufinyelela esifanekisweni samadragoni amabili angokoqobo abuka odrako ababili baseTargaryen njengoba beqabulana. Bese, mhlawumbe ngendlela eyinqaba nakakhulu, u-Rhaegal, udrako u-Jon ogibele esiqeshini, wacishe wamamatheka bobabili. Bese, mhlawumbe okuxakile nakakhulu, u-Jon ubona u-Rhaegal emamatheka/egqolozele futhi uphazanyiswa yikho.
Kungani lesi sikhathi sigqame kimi? Ngoba kwavusa lokho obekufanele kube yinto esobala ngesizini yesibili lapho uDaenerys eqala ukuqamba wonke amadragoni akhe amathathu: Amadragoni akhe angabantu abaphindukuzalwa bangempela abantu abathathu abaqanjwe ngabo.
U-Rhaegal, udrako owamamatheka, u-Rhaegar Targaryen, ubaba wangempela ka-Jon Snow, ozelwe kabusha. Kungakho uRhaegal eya kuJon lapho yena noDaenerys beqala ukuya kumadrako, yingakho uJon acwila sengathi ubona omunye wabazali bakhe emhlola ngesikhathi ethandana nentombazane lapho ebona uRhaegal. URhaegal ungubaba kaJon. Futhi mhlawumbe ukube ubekwazi ukukhuluma ubezotshela indodana yakhe ukuthi ijola nomamncane wayo, kodwa leyo yindatshana ehlukile yesikhathi esehlukile.
UHelen Sloan/HBOUDrogon, udrako kaDaenerys, uqanjwe ngomyeni wakhe wokuqala uKhal Drogo. Futhi mhlawumbe kwakuyisiphi isigcawu esihle kakhulu sochungechunge oluno-Drogon? Yebo, kwakungu-Drogon egibele impi neDothraki kwesinye seziqephu zesizini yesikhombisa, The Spoils of War. Kuleyo mpi uDrogon naye wadutshulwa esifubeni ngebhawodi likafezela ka-Qyburn, endaweni ecishe ifane nasemzimbeni uKhal Drogo athola kuyo isilonda esibulalayo. IDrogon inkulu kunawo wonke amadragoni amathathu, njengoba nje uKhal Drogo wayemkhulu emadodeni amathathu amadragoni aqanjwe ngawo. Umnyama kunabo bonke. Unonya kakhulu futhi ubalulekile kubo. Nguye uDaenerys abe nokuxhumana okuqine kakhulu naye kuqala. UnguKhal Drogo.
Futhi ekugcineni sinoViserion, udrako osengakafi, oqanjwe ngomfowabo kaDaenerys wesizini yokuqala, uViserys. Sonke umcabango U-Viserys wayengudrako wangempela, kodwa ngesizini yokuqala uDaenerys wasitshela ngokoqobo ukuthi wayengekho ngemva kokushiswa waze wafa: Wayengeyena udrako. Umlilo awukwazi ukubulala udrako. Ngokufanayo, sonke sasicabanga ukuthi u-Viserion wayengudrako wangempela, kodwa ngemva kwesiqephu sesizini edlule se-Beyond the Wall sabona u-Viserion ebulawa futhi wazalwa kabusha njengokunye. Akaseyena udrako weqiniso. Futhi uma ukhumbula kahle, kwathi nje lapho eshaywe ngomkhonto we-Night King obandayo, uViserion wagqamuka amalangabi. Umlilo awukwazi ukubulala udrako.
Abantu basheshe bazibuza ukuthi kungani uJon ekholelwa kuSam ngokushesha okungaka mayelana nokwembulwa kwefa lakhe langempela. Ngikholwa wukuthi yingoba ubevele azi. Futhi ingxenye yokwazi kakade kwaba umuzwa awuthola lapho ebona uyise emgqolozele ngeso likadrako.
