Surprises come to the series
The first reactions to the fiction have been extremely positive, praising above all the political plot that drives the series and the way the universe expands Game of Thrones. And it is that in the second chapter and the advance of the third we have been presented with one of the threats that will surely bring the Targaryen house upside down in the future.
Before talking about this villain, warned that we are going to reveal some spoilers, so if you are not up to date with the series, be careful. With nothing more to add, let’s get started.
the drums of war are sounding
The series begins by making us believe that the main antagonist in The House of the Dragon will Daemon Targaryenbrother of King Viserys I and that, until this second chapter, we thought that he would play a role similar to that of the character of Scar in the movie of The Lion King: that of the monarch’s wayward brother, full of rancor and who will be able to do the unimaginable in order to reach the Throne, of Iron in this case.
However, in the episode titled The Scoundrel Prince we begin to talk about a conflict that is brewing at the same time that King Viserys Targaryen’s succession question is discussed in King’s Landing.
In the city of Stone Steps, situated between Dorn and the Discorded Lands of Essos, a a bloody battle for control of sea routes of the Narrow Sea between pirates and the forces of the Triarchy. It will be there when this new villain enters the scene within The House of the Dragon.
Who is the Benefactor of Crabs?
Craghas Drahar is the leader who is in charge of leading the troops of the Triarchy to conquer Stone Steps and It is in that battle that he earns his nickname of Crab Benefactor. The reason must be found in the way he executed the captive pirates after the war, whom he impaled on the beach with the ultimate goal of drowning them when the tide rose and, therefore, ending up becoming food for crabs. .
The result of that battle against the pirates it was to the liking of the lords of Westeros despite the tolls that they had to start paying Craghas Drahar who, over time, became more and more greedy until demanding amounts that were practically impossible to satisfy, which caused more and worse clashes with the Seven Kingdoms . The problem comes with the decision of the king, who does not want to invest too much effort in fighting the new evil that hangs over Westeros.
Seeing that it will take a large army to end the Crab Benefactor’s reign of terror, Corlys Velarion decides to ally with Daemon Targaryen so that he could use the king’s brother’s troops and dragon in battle against the malevolent Myrish prince of the Triarchy.
