Okay, enough time: you've nailed it again.

Yes, it's ROY DOTRICE in the role of Hallyne the pyromancer, chief of the Guild of Alchemists.

The "hot hint" was a reference to pyromancy, of course.

Down under Manhattan, in the tunnel community of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Roy played Father, the wise leader of the tunnel folk.

Later, as audiobook reader, he did all the myriad voices in the first three Ice & Fire novels.

And of course the alchemists style themselves with the honorific "wisdom."

Roy is one of the finest actors I have ever had the privilege of working with, and I'm thrilled to have him back on the series.