Martin has thrown magical elements in the first book that will develop as the story continues. After Bran Starks fall he is visited by a three-eyed raven. The raven had guided Bran to the crypts, where Maester Luwin and Bran find Rickon who also followed the three-eyed raven. The three-eyed raven is later seen to be controlled by a greenseer. Daenerys has a maegi do blood magic on Khal Drogo. “Through the blood-spattered sandsilk, she glimpsed shadows moving. Mirri Maz Duur was dancing, and not alone.” (A Game of Thrones 712) Blood magic requires death, of both animal and human. Magic comes at a price, in blood magic it is a high price as Drogo is not himself when Mirri Maz Duur brings him
Martin has thrown magical elements in the first book that will develop as the story continues. After Bran Starks fall he is visited by a three-eyed raven. The raven had guided Bran to the crypts, where Maester Luwin and Bran find Rickon who also followed the three-eyed raven. The three-eyed raven is later seen to be controlled by a greenseer. Daenerys has a maegi do blood magic on Khal Drogo. “Through the blood-spattered sandsilk, she glimpsed shadows moving. Mirri Maz Duur was dancing, and not alone.” (A Game of Thrones 712) Blood magic requires death, of both animal and human. Magic comes at a price, in blood magic it is a high price as Drogo is not himself when Mirri Maz Duur brings him