I only feel kinda bad for the dragon, not Danaerys.


Theory time: the Lord of Light is false. The prophecies are false. The visions in the flames are false. The visions have been sent through the flames by the Night King and/or Bloodraven and/or the Children of the Forest to manipulate the humans into getting a dragon north of the Wall so that the NK could kill and revive it and burn down the Wall with it. There is no Prince Who Was Promised. The Night King is either hellbent on destroying humans or on restoring a pact with them.

I'm not sure how to fit Bran into this. I do think Winter will be defeated but that the how is not foretold from prophecy.