Hi all-- I've been visiting these boards occasionally for several years now, but I've visited often enough during the pre-Dance days that I've finally decided to become a member. These boards are a great source of insight and speculation, and I look forward to participating a bit from now on. :) Anyway, like I've seen others say, I had always assumed the grey corpse smiling sadly to be a Greyjoy, but events in Dance seem to be heading in another direction. I like the speculation that it might symbolize Connington's greyscale-- however, I also wondered if the corpse might represent Maester Aemon? He spent the voyage to Braavos staring toward the east: "Maester Aemon preferred to spend his days on deck as well, huddled beneath a pile of furs and gazing out across the water" (page 218 of my 'Feast' hardback). He would be a corpse because he was near death, and his eyes would be "bright" because of his cataracts. As for the sad smile, his last words to Sam about wanting to see Daenerys and her dragons seem wonderfully elegaic and sad. I know the "Daughter of Death" prophecy usually is discussed in relation to Dany's three romances, which Aemon doesn't fill, but it was just a thought that had occurred to me. Sorry if this Update thread isn't be best place... it just seems as if "Dance" made Victarion/Euron, at least, a less likely possibility. Sorry if this has been discussed before -- I tried to search the forums, but I kept getting an error message. Thanks to everyone who's worked on the Citadel and the other compendia of resources here-- y'all are awesome. :)
