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As wenotedbefore the seventh season ofGame of Thronesbegan , the internet has been buzzing with devotee theories about the fate that might look the sneaky Petyr “ Littlefinger ” Baelish . But one easy - to - miss moment in the latest instalment may have hinted at new risk for Westeros ’s raspiest royal whisperer , and a young theory explains how it might lead to Littlefinger ’s downfall .
The theory comes courtesy of The Ringer’sJason Concepcion , who runs the Ask the Maester web log . He set out to explain a curious double - take Littlefinger did when a maester at Winterfell revealed that his predecessor , Maester Luwin , kept “ a copy of every raven scroll . ” So just what about old raven scrolls would make Baelish so edgy ?
Concepcion go back to one of the show ’s earliest unanswered questions for the explanation : Could Littlefinger have had something to do with the unexplained blackwash endeavour on Bran Stark in the series ’ 2d - ever episode ?
The would - be assassin was carrying a Valyrian brand dagger fuck as the “ catspaw blade ” or “ catspaw dagger , ” an exceedingly expensive and uncommon arm . presumptively , whoever send for the hit want the murder to be promptly trackable . Catelyn Stark carried the steel to King ’s landing place to show Ned and discourage him that there was treason underway . But Littlefinger just so happened to catch a glimpse of the tongue , and casually mentioned that it was once his , before he lost it to Tyrion Lannister in a bet .
Murdering a kid to flex the Starks and Lannisters against each other certainly does n’t seem out - of - character for the always - scheming Littlefinger . In fact , grant to Concepcion , the idea fits Baelish ’s mantra of “ create topsy-turvyness , climb the run ” perfectly .
If Baelish was indeed behind the assassination plot , Concepcionpredictsthat there will be a paper trail in Maester Luwin ’s sometime Corvus corax scrolls that could expose his duplicity . That might explain why Sansa is seen looking surprised at a raven scroll in the preview for sequence four . ( Here are acouple of other detailsyou might have neglect from the teaser . ) And if it has anything to do with why Arya Stark was carrying the catspaw bladeon the cover ofEntertainment Weekly , Littlefinger ’s days might be count — and his death might get at the hand of the trusted assassin in Westeros .
