Game of Thrones is approaching its end in Season 8, and some of the elements that have been in play since the beginning are finally starting to wrap up. Among those are Jon Snow`s parentage, the prophecy that Daenerys heard in her travels across the Narrow Sea, and other mystical things that look to be important to the final battle of the Night King.One giant hanging thread is the question of the Prince That Was Promised, a longstanding prophecy about the hero who will appear to kill the Night King with the help of the Lord of Light. Also known as Azor Ahai, the question of who will fill the role of the Prince That Was Promised has been teased since Season 2 and the introduction of the Red Witch Melisandre and Stannis Baratheon. The premiere of Season 8 might have given a new hint as to who Azor Ahai is, and could be answering a question fans of both the show and the books on which they`re based have had for years.It starts in Season 7, when Jon had a bonding moment with Drogon, touching the dragon and seemingly gaining his trust. In the Season 8 premiere, Jon actually rides Rhaegal, Daenerys` other surviving dragon. It`s an extension of that moment Season 7, solidifying Jon`s bond with both Daenerys and the dragons. We saw in Season 7 what might be the reason for Drogon trusting Jon: he`s actually the son of Daenerys` brother, Prince Rhaegar. He`s member of the royal family of dragon riders who consider themselves to be `blood of the dragon.` (It`s also worth noting that Rhaegal is named for Rhaegar, Jon`s father--a fact Jon will likely find very meaningful.)Jon riding a dragon seemingly answers a question fans have been wondering about for years, thanks to a prophecy that doesn`t appear in the show, but is in George R. R. Martin`s `A Song of Ice and Fire` books on which Game of Thrones is based. In that book, Daenerys had a vision of Rhaegar when she was in the House of the Undying in Qarth, in which Rhaegar said his son Aegon was the Prince That Was Promised. ...
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