"It seems you must have accidentally broken the seal Lann the Clever left in the mine beneath Casterly Rock."
"He probably never imagined the gold mines beneath Casterly Rock would reach that deep so soon!"
Danyla had seen many deeds of the powerful beings from the age of heroes through the weirwood. Seeing Jason's puzzled expression, she explained,
"Isn't there a legend that House Lannister's golden hair came from the gold Lann the Clever stole from the Sun?"
"Part of that legend is actually true. But the gold wasn't stolen from the Sun. It came from a large golden crystal he seized after defeating a glowing, golden crystalline life-form."
"He absorbed a small piece of the golden crystal himself. Not only did it greatly increase his strength, it also gave House Lannister the gene for golden hair. He placed the rest inside three metal lions, granting them powerful life."
"Lann the Clever used those three wondrous metal lions, along with the blood sacrifice of Casterly Rock's original ruling family, to slay and seal away an evil deep underground. He then divided its heart into three pieces and placed one in each metal lion's mouth to keep it suppressed."
"Using the residual energy of that evil being, the three metal lions created countless mineral veins throughout the Westerlands."
"Orichalcos the Golden Lion, Argentia the Silver Lion, and Sideros the Iron Lion could turn living things into metal with their saliva, while their excrement also formed mineral veins."
"They say the reason the Westerlands has so many gold and silver mines..."
Jason Lannister couldn't help feeling a little nauseated when he heard this.
"So the lions of Casterly Rock can shit gold... for real?!"
Danyla nodded, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.
"But what they most enjoy devouring is the magical