With House of the Dragon episode 9 giving us the ick with a foot fetish scene, fans are wondering who Larys Strong is working for; Allicent or Otto? This whole episode was a huge spin on the Iron Throne and how the Greens installed Aegon in order to have their power in the Kingdoms. This episode was a huge pivot that shaped the historical event in the past of Westeros called Dance of the Dragons, featuring a Targaryen civil war.
Apart from that, there are many elements that have shaped the same. One such is Larys Strong, son of Lyonel Strong and Lord of Harrenhal. He is the creepiest fellow you can find in the entire Red Keep, and he still is in power. Well, when it came to it, Larys knew that he was the second son of his father and was also a limp. Thus, to have any substantial powers, he will have to take matters into his own hands.
This is how he started manipulating the Queen because she was the weakest link who needed help at that time. Ser Otto was obviously not in the Keep, and in order to have him back, Lord Lyonel would have to go. This was when Larys orchestrated a massacre at Harrenhal when his father and brother were at their family seat, which ended up killing both.
It was at this moment that the audience knew he was a maniac. Well, he found his link to power (Allicent) and has been using it to this day. Now, to understand the whole situation, let us take a look at how Larys is serving the realm in the first place.
Through Ser Otto
Larys has a keen eye and looks beneath the surface. He notices people, things that are often neglected, and emotions. In the 9th episode, we saw that Ser Otto was forcing the various lords to serve the throne and support the claim of Aegon over Rhaenyra’s. One of them was trying to flee the Red Keep in a hurry.
It is Larys who helped Otto catch and kill him as the Lord was going straight to Dragonstone in order to inform Rhaenyra regarding the fact that they are usurping her throne. After this, there is a specific scene where Ser Otto thanks Larys and asks about the time he spends with the Queen. He says something that has all the fans confused till now.
Larys says to Otto that these hours with the Queen will, in the end, be useful to him. What does this mean? Is Larys serving Ser Otto and just lying to Allicent?
Through Allicent
Later in the episode, we see that Larys is revealing information to Allicent while she strips down her feet in front of him. Even though Allicent says that the hour is late, Larys stays and claims that the information is important. Turns out that Larys has a foot fetish, and he, as the Queen keeps her feet in front of him, starts to masturbate.
By the looks of it, we know that this is not the first time that everything has been happening, and this transaction has taken place before as well. So is Larys serving the Queen and lying to Otto?
Is Larys Strong Working for Allicent or Otto?
None. Larys Strong is working for himself and being a double-faced jerk by telling each party what they want to hear. If we have learned anything from Game of Thrones characters such as Lord Petyr Baelish himself, these games are played for power, not for loyalty.
And from a creepy man like Larys, what is better than being the right hand of the Queen herself and, well, jerking off to her royal feet? In the meantime, he is also proving his worth to Ser Otto, the hand himself, by keeping him happy.
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