Diving into the sprawling, epic saga of "Game of Thrones," where the age of characters can be as murky as a prophecy from the House of the Undying, we find a curious mix where some residents of Westeros seemed to have borrowed a few years from Father Time himself.
It's a peculiar dance of numbers, where some characters, as if by some magical decree, aged like fine Dornish wine in the transition from page to screen, sidestepping the awkwardness of their book-age controversies with the grace of a water dancer.
On the flip side, there were those who walked the halls of King's Landing and beyond, their ages mirroring those of the actors, lending an air of authenticity to their roles as though they were born to play them, defying the common practice of Hollywood's age-bending casting spells.
This age alchemy, concocted in the cauldrons of casting directors and scriptwriters, presented us with a Westeros where the lines between too young and just right were blurred, creating a tapestry of characters whose ages were as carefully adjusted as a maester's potion.