One of the most popular theories in ASOIAF and GOT is that two Bravosis, Syrio and Jaqen are actually the same person but I think it makes more sense that Jaqen H'gar, the assassin, was sent to kill Syrio Forel instead.
1) Why was Syrio Forel, the First Sword of Bravos, in King's Landing in the first place?
A few of the most popular fan theories and conjectures was the fact that he was either retired (which he probably was) or sent by the Sealord of Bravos as an envoy to Westeros. However, another reason would be that he left Bravos because he was afraid of something, perhaps retribution for a crime he committed to the Sealord or to another Bravosi citizen. Perhaps he ran away from his duties or failed to enact one of the Sealord's orders. In any case, that would warrant a punishment.
2) How did Meryn "Fucking" Trant, killed Syrio Forel, the reputed First Sword of Bravos?
Even without the sword, you would think that Syrio Forel would have enough skills to dance around and dodge a few of Meryn's swings long enough for Arya to escape and do the same. As even the Hound jested that three Meryn Trants would got their ass handed down to them by an untrained boy with a stick. While that maybe a joke, it seems that by that statement alone, Syrio Forel could've escaped him and and his men or at least manage to kill/wound him before dying. But as we know, Meryn and his men managed to kill him and be relatively unscathed.
3) What was Jaqen H'gar doing in King's Landing?
Clearly as a Faceless Man, he was sent there to kill someone. While its quite possible that he was after some of the nobility or the King Robert, it also doesn't entail who could pay a high enough price for a Faceless Man to kill a monarch like Robert, as it was even stated that killing someone like Daenerys would cost more than the price to raise an army.
It seems plausible that the only other Bravosi in King's Landing would be his target as no other important men, except Robert (who died by Cersei and Lancel's machinations) have died in a way that would be concurrent with the Faceless Men's modus operandi. Also none of the other deaths have been shown to be hard enough that someone would pay the exorbitant amount that the Faceless Men charge for assassination. It seems plausible that Faceless Man would be sent for Syrio Forel and Jaqen took advantage of the chaos within Eddard's imprisonment and execution to finally catch and kill the First Sword of Bravos in a situation where he was unarmed and busy protecting someone else while wearing Meryn Trant's face, which afforded him easy access to the entirety of King's Landing.
Submitted January 25, 2022 at 01:18AM by notblackturtle https://ift.tt/3rMZpor
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