1 00:02:10,798 --> 00:02:13,467 Ser Ryam was a strong Lord Commander 2 00:02:13,551 --> 00:02:15,094 of the Kingsguard. 3 00:02:16,387 --> 00:02:18,347 But he was ill for some time. 4 00:02:18,431 --> 00:02:20,057 He passed in peace, I hope. 5 00:02:20,141 --> 00:02:21,100 Yes, Your Grace. 6 00:02:21,183 --> 00:02:22,435 He was found to have passed 7 00:02:22,518 --> 00:02:24,353 gently in his sleep. 8 00:02:24,437 --> 00:02:27,773 His remains are being prepared by the Silent Sisters. 9 00:02:27,857 --> 00:02:31,193 The succeeding Lord Commander, Ser Harrold, 10 00:02:31,277 --> 00:02:35,573 would like to make haste in finding Ser Ryam's replacement on the Kingsguard. 11 00:02:35,656 --> 00:02:37,658 Your Grace. My lords. 12 00:02:38,326 --> 00:02:41,204 The Kingsguard must soon be restored to its full complement of seven. 13 00:02:42,622 --> 00:02:44,040 With the help of the Hand, 14 00:02:44,123 --> 00:02:46,626 I've invited a number of fine candidates to court. 15 00:02:46,709 --> 00:02:48,586 All have passed fair trials. 16 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:54,759 Four ships have now been lost. 17 00:02:54,842 --> 00:02:56,177 The last one was flying my banner. 18 00:02:57,219 --> 00:02:59,180 The Stepstones have now grown into a conflagration, 19 00:02:59,263 --> 00:03:01,724 yet you sit here and dither about court business. 20 00:03:01,807 --> 00:03:03,976 If you've something to discuss, Lord Corlys-- 21 00:03:04,060 --> 00:03:05,853 I want to know what is to be done 22 00:03:05,937 --> 00:03:08,022 about my ships and my men. 23 00:03:08,105 --> 00:03:09,315 The Crown will compensate you 24 00:03:09,398 --> 00:03:11,525 for your ship and crew, and make an offering 25 00:03:11,609 --> 00:03:14,695 -to the men's families. -I don't want compensation. 26 00:03:16,822 --> 00:03:19,200 I want to seize the Stepstones by force 27 00:03:19,283 --> 00:03:20,743 and burn out this Crabfeeder. 28 00:03:20,826 --> 00:03:23,746 I am not prepared to start a war with the Free Cities. 29 00:03:23,829 --> 00:03:26,540 These pirates are not the Free Cities. 30 00:03:26,624 --> 00:03:29,710 Who do you think provides them with their ships and tender? 31 00:03:30,169 --> 00:03:32,004 In all of its history, my lord, 32 00:03:32,088 --> 00:03:33,965 the Seven Kingdoms have never entered 33 00:03:34,048 --> 00:03:35,758 open war with the Free Cities. 34 00:03:35,841 --> 00:03:37,468 Were that to happen, 35 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:40,346 the losses would be incalculable. 36 00:03:44,350 --> 00:03:47,269 What reason does the Crabfeeder have to fear us? 37 00:03:49,981 --> 00:03:52,441 The King's own brother has been allowed to seize Dragonstone 38 00:03:52,525 --> 00:03:55,528 and fortify it with an army of his gold cloaks. 39 00:03:55,611 --> 00:03:58,197 Daemon has squatted there for over half a year 40 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:00,241 without even a protest from The Crown. 41 00:04:00,324 --> 00:04:03,119 I'll caution you, Lord Corlys, 42 00:04:03,202 --> 00:04:06,706 a seat at the King's table does not make you his equal. 43 00:04:10,209 --> 00:04:11,627 I have acted, Corlys. 44 00:04:12,962 --> 00:04:15,965 I've sent envoys to Pentos and Volantis 45 00:04:16,048 --> 00:04:17,883 to see if we might find common cause. 46 00:04:18,718 --> 00:04:21,053 Ships and men are at the ready. 47 00:04:21,929 --> 00:04:25,266 The Stepstones will be settled in time. 48 00:04:25,975 --> 00:04:28,144 You have dragonriders, father. 49 00:04:34,692 --> 00:04:35,776 Send us. 50 00:04:40,698 --> 00:04:43,951 It isn't that simple, Rhaenyra. 51 00:04:44,035 --> 00:04:45,578 It would be a show of force. 52 00:04:46,203 --> 00:04:48,164 At least the Princess has a plan. 53 00:04:52,001 --> 00:04:54,545 -I only meant that we should at least-- -Perhaps, 54 00:04:54,628 --> 00:04:58,799 there's some better use for the Princess's talents, Your Grace. 55 00:05:01,552 --> 00:05:03,763 Why don't you take the Princess to see about the new 56 00:05:03,846 --> 00:05:05,473 Kingsguard posting, Lord Commander? 57 00:05:07,349 --> 00:05:08,809 A fine idea, Your Grace. 58 00:05:10,895 --> 00:05:13,481 This knight will protect you as well. 59 00:05:13,564 --> 00:05:15,107 You should choose. 60 00:05:35,753 --> 00:05:37,797 Ser Desmond Caron, 61 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,174 a fine knight, Princess. 62 00:05:40,257 --> 00:05:42,176 Step forward, Ser Desmond. 63 00:05:44,595 --> 00:05:46,180 Son of Ser Royce Caron, 64 00:05:46,263 --> 00:05:48,808 Ser Desmond has proved strong and steady 65 00:05:48,891 --> 00:05:51,811 in both the tourney lists and without. 66 00:05:51,894 --> 00:05:54,730 While traveling through the Kingswood on his way to King's Landing, 67 00:05:54,814 --> 00:05:57,775 Ser Desmond recently brought a would-be poacher 68 00:05:57,858 --> 00:05:58,984 to justice. 69 00:06:09,787 --> 00:06:13,249 You might thank him for his leal service, Princess. 70 00:06:13,332 --> 00:06:16,460 We thank you for your loyal service to The Crown, ser. 71 00:06:28,139 --> 00:06:30,057 Ser Rymun Mallister. 72 00:06:32,476 --> 00:06:35,396 Son of Lord Lymond Mallister of Seagard. 73 00:06:35,479 --> 00:06:37,523 Winner of the melee at Cider Hall. 74 00:06:38,023 --> 00:06:40,818 He was the last mounted of three-and-twenty knights. 75 00:06:40,901 --> 00:06:42,945 Ser Rymun was knighted at eight-and-ten. 76 00:06:43,028 --> 00:06:45,114 Do any of these knights have combat experience? 77 00:06:46,574 --> 00:06:48,284 Beyond capturing poachers. 78 00:06:56,500 --> 00:06:58,419 Ser Criston Cole. 79 00:07:04,466 --> 00:07:07,386 Son of the steward of the Lord of Blackhaven. 80 00:07:09,597 --> 00:07:11,348 Be welcome, Ser Criston. 81 00:07:13,684 --> 00:07:15,936 You saw combat in the Stormlands. 82 00:07:16,020 --> 00:07:18,189 Dornish marches, Princess. 83 00:07:18,272 --> 00:07:21,400 I fought for a year as a foot solider against the Dornish incursions. 84 00:07:22,526 --> 00:07:24,486 Ser Arlan Dondarrion knighted me after we razed 85 00:07:24,570 --> 00:07:26,488 two of the watchtowers along the Boneway. 86 00:07:32,203 --> 00:07:33,871 I choose Ser Criston Cole. 87 00:07:34,413 --> 00:07:37,458 Let's not be too hasty, Princess. 88 00:07:38,667 --> 00:07:41,754 There's no doubt Ser Criston is a fine warrior, 89 00:07:41,837 --> 00:07:44,298 but houses such as Crakehall and Mallister 90 00:07:44,381 --> 00:07:46,967 are important allies of The Crown. 91 00:07:47,051 --> 00:07:49,762 Seagard, for instance, is the realm's prime defense 92 00:07:49,845 --> 00:07:51,513 against reavers from the Iron Islands. 93 00:07:51,597 --> 00:07:53,140 Those men are tourney knights. 94 00:07:53,766 --> 00:07:56,018 My father should be defended by a man who's known real combat. 95 00:07:58,854 --> 00:07:59,980 Should he not? 96 00:08:02,274 --> 00:08:04,109 Of course, Princess. 97 00:08:04,193 --> 00:08:06,737 Well, let us plan Ser Criston's investiture then. 98 00:08:15,246 --> 00:08:18,165 The Valyrian capital was built into a volcano, 99 00:08:18,249 --> 00:08:19,750 much like Dragonstone. 100 00:08:20,793 --> 00:08:23,837 And the dragonlords, the highest of the nobility, 101 00:08:23,921 --> 00:08:26,840 lived here, at the volcanic face, 102 00:08:26,924 --> 00:08:30,094 closest to the source of their magic and power. 103 00:08:30,177 --> 00:08:31,971 And this was the Anogrion. 104 00:08:34,139 --> 00:08:36,267 Where the bloodmages worked their craft. 105 00:08:38,936 --> 00:08:41,146 It is truly wondrous what you've built. 106 00:08:41,230 --> 00:08:42,189 Oh no. 107 00:08:43,565 --> 00:08:47,111 I only pore over the histories and provide the plans. 108 00:08:47,194 --> 00:08:49,488 The stonemasons built the structures. 109 00:08:49,989 --> 00:08:52,866 Do you believe that Westeros can be another Valyria, Your Grace? 110 00:08:52,950 --> 00:08:55,119 That depends, whether you speak of the Freehold 111 00:08:55,202 --> 00:08:57,121 at its height or at its fall. 112 00:08:58,622 --> 00:09:00,291 Over a thousand dragons, 113 00:09:00,374 --> 00:09:03,294 a navy large enough to span the seas of the world. 114 00:09:06,547 --> 00:09:09,466 The glory of Old Valyria will never be seen again. 115 00:09:10,718 --> 00:09:12,261 Seven Hells. 116 00:09:28,152 --> 00:09:29,903 Tell me, how is Rhaenyra? 117 00:09:30,612 --> 00:09:32,281 -What do you mean? -Well, these days, 118 00:09:32,364 --> 00:09:34,700 she doesn't say more than a few words to me. 119 00:09:35,117 --> 00:09:37,286 I think she might find it difficult 120 00:09:38,662 --> 00:09:40,581 to discuss personal matters. 121 00:09:42,333 --> 00:09:43,542 It will take time. 122 00:09:45,753 --> 00:09:47,588 It did when I lost mine own mother. 123 00:09:53,969 --> 00:09:55,888 I wish she would approach me. 124 00:09:57,556 --> 00:09:58,807 What if you went to her? 125 00:09:59,808 --> 00:10:01,602 There are times when I would rather face 126 00:10:01,685 --> 00:10:04,730 the Black Dread himself than mine own daughter of 15. 127 00:10:07,900 --> 00:10:10,819 I think she would open herself to you if invited. 128 00:10:11,862 --> 00:10:15,199 You do have such an easy way about you, Your Grace. 129 00:10:19,370 --> 00:10:22,331 You do not mention our talks to Rhaenyra, do you? 130 00:10:24,792 --> 00:10:25,918 I just, 131 00:10:27,336 --> 00:10:29,421 I fear that she wouldn't understand them. 132 00:10:30,214 --> 00:10:31,757 No, Your Grace. 133 00:10:45,354 --> 00:10:48,065 It's only been half a year since my mother died, 134 00:10:48,148 --> 00:10:50,150 and already they tried to marry my father off 135 00:10:50,234 --> 00:10:52,403 and replace me as heir. 136 00:10:52,486 --> 00:10:54,530 I know those men and how they plot 137 00:10:54,613 --> 00:10:57,825 in their secret councils when I've been sent away. 138 00:10:57,908 --> 00:11:01,453 You cannot worry at the matters of lords and kings, Rhaenyra. 139 00:11:03,539 --> 00:11:05,457 What if your father were to remarry? 140 00:11:14,174 --> 00:11:16,093 Your father loves you. 141 00:11:22,266 --> 00:11:24,184 He chose you for his heir. 142 00:11:25,394 --> 00:11:27,938 He didn't choose me. He spurns Daemon. 143 00:11:45,581 --> 00:11:47,124 Kneel with me. 144 00:12:04,266 --> 00:12:06,810 I find this is a way to be with my mother. 145 00:12:08,604 --> 00:12:10,522 Here in the quiet of the Sept, 146 00:12:11,982 --> 00:12:13,525 I feel close to her. 147 00:12:18,906 --> 00:12:22,451 -I know it sounds foolish. -I don't think it's foolish. 148 00:12:23,702 --> 00:12:25,621 -I don't. -Good. 149 00:12:29,124 --> 00:12:31,043 Because I thought you might try. 150 00:12:34,463 --> 00:12:37,925 If not for me, then, perhaps for them. 151 00:13:03,492 --> 00:13:05,410 What do I say? 152 00:13:06,245 --> 00:13:07,788 Whatever you wish. 153 00:13:09,289 --> 00:13:11,208 It's only for you and the gods to know. 154 00:13:46,118 --> 00:13:49,288 I want him to see me as more than his little girl. 155 00:13:51,957 --> 00:13:55,252 Mine own father does not know the language of girls either. 156 00:13:59,423 --> 00:14:01,258 When I wish to talk with him, 157 00:14:02,301 --> 00:14:04,428 I know that I must make the effort. 158 00:14:08,307 --> 00:14:09,141 Thank you. 159 00:14:21,570 --> 00:14:23,447 {\an8}Your Grace. 160 00:14:23,530 --> 00:14:24,823 {\an8}I'm glad we could meet. 161 00:14:25,657 --> 00:14:27,242 I know tempers ran hot today, 162 00:14:27,326 --> 00:14:29,411 and I wanted to assure you how much I value the bond 163 00:14:29,494 --> 00:14:31,038 between our houses. 164 00:14:31,580 --> 00:14:34,124 Rhaenys is my favorite cousin after all. 165 00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:38,629 I wish to apologize for the tenor 166 00:14:38,712 --> 00:14:41,006 at the Small Council today, Your Grace. 167 00:14:41,089 --> 00:14:42,674 It was not my intent to make offense. 168 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:47,554 Your fleet is one of the realm's most important assets, Lord Corlys. 169 00:14:48,221 --> 00:14:49,765 But you must understand, 170 00:14:49,848 --> 00:14:52,267 as King, it is my obligation to avoid war 171 00:14:52,351 --> 00:14:54,561 until such time it is unavoidable. 172 00:14:54,645 --> 00:14:56,772 None among us desire open war. 173 00:14:58,482 --> 00:15:00,734 Might I speak plainly, Your Grace? 174 00:15:02,152 --> 00:15:05,530 I always welcome the unfettered thoughts of my council. 175 00:15:05,614 --> 00:15:09,951 I fear that the eyes of our enemies are presently fixed on the Red Keep. 176 00:15:10,827 --> 00:15:12,329 The Queen has passed. 177 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,498 A girl has been named heir to the Iron Throne, 178 00:15:14,581 --> 00:15:16,458 the first in its history. 179 00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:18,085 The King's brother, so disinherited, 180 00:15:18,168 --> 00:15:20,295 has claimed the Targaryen seat on Dragonstone 181 00:15:20,379 --> 00:15:21,922 without challenge. 182 00:15:22,964 --> 00:15:25,550 And now, a foreign power has established a colony 183 00:15:25,634 --> 00:15:27,761 in our most critical shipping lane. 184 00:15:29,096 --> 00:15:32,599 You paint such an aspirant portrait of my reign, Lord Corlys. 185 00:15:32,683 --> 00:15:34,601 It is an honest one, cousin. 186 00:15:35,769 --> 00:15:38,814 At the moment, The Crown is perceived as being vulnerable. 187 00:15:39,773 --> 00:15:41,692 And a blind incursion in the Stepstones 188 00:15:41,775 --> 00:15:44,027 is the only way to demonstrate that we are not? 189 00:15:44,111 --> 00:15:47,656 To elude a storm, you can either sail into it, 190 00:15:47,739 --> 00:15:49,324 or around it. 191 00:15:49,408 --> 00:15:51,868 But you must never await its coming. 192 00:15:53,328 --> 00:15:56,081 Do you have a specific course of action to propose, 193 00:15:56,164 --> 00:15:57,791 my lord? 194 00:16:00,252 --> 00:16:02,087 Join our families. 195 00:16:02,921 --> 00:16:04,548 Wed our daughter, Laena. 196 00:16:04,631 --> 00:16:07,843 Unite the two great surviving Valyrian houses. 197 00:16:07,926 --> 00:16:11,138 With the Targaryen dragons and the Velaryon fleet bound in blood, 198 00:16:11,221 --> 00:16:12,681 you can show the realm 199 00:16:12,764 --> 00:16:15,517 that The Crown's strongest days are ahead, 200 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:16,685 not behind. 201 00:16:21,648 --> 00:16:23,191 I must admit, 202 00:16:23,900 --> 00:16:25,819 I haven't given marriage much thought. 203 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:28,905 It hasn't even been half a year since Aemma passed. 204 00:16:28,989 --> 00:16:32,534 The realm expects you to take a new wife soon or late, Your Grace, 205 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:35,746 to strengthen your line and produce more heirs. 206 00:16:35,829 --> 00:16:38,957 You could not ask for a stronger match than Laena. 207 00:17:07,027 --> 00:17:09,154 We haven't spoken much 208 00:17:11,907 --> 00:17:13,116 since. 209 00:17:16,620 --> 00:17:18,246 A regret of mine. 210 00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:23,543 We should be free to speak our minds to one another. 211 00:17:23,627 --> 00:17:25,170 You can say whatever you'd like. 212 00:17:25,253 --> 00:17:26,963 You are the King. 213 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:39,184 I loved your mother very much. 214 00:17:42,521 --> 00:17:43,814 As did I. 215 00:18:00,121 --> 00:18:03,291 Ser Harrold provided a fine field of tourney knights. 216 00:18:03,375 --> 00:18:04,501 Oh? 217 00:18:05,836 --> 00:18:07,462 But in questioning them, 218 00:18:07,546 --> 00:18:10,173 I discovered that Ser Criston was the only man among them 219 00:18:10,257 --> 00:18:12,384 with true battle experience. 220 00:18:13,218 --> 00:18:15,762 He'll make a fine knight of the Kingsguard. 221 00:18:21,268 --> 00:18:24,855 -Today at Small Council-- -Pay it no mind. 222 00:18:24,938 --> 00:18:27,732 -I thought I might have had some insight. -You're young. 223 00:18:28,859 --> 00:18:29,985 You will learn. 224 00:18:54,801 --> 00:18:58,346 This is our best chance to save the digit, Your Grace. 225 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:02,559 The maggots will remove the dead flesh 226 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:05,187 and hopefully stop the advance of the rot. 227 00:19:11,067 --> 00:19:13,778 I held an audience earlier today 228 00:19:13,862 --> 00:19:16,031 with Lord Corlys and Princess Rhaenys. 229 00:19:16,114 --> 00:19:18,283 That was most charitable of you, Your Grace. 230 00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:21,244 I'm sure Lord Corlys appreciated the spirit of it. 231 00:19:21,745 --> 00:19:23,663 He proposed a marriage. 232 00:19:25,081 --> 00:19:27,334 To whom, Your Grace? 233 00:19:28,084 --> 00:19:29,628 The Lady Laena. 234 00:19:30,462 --> 00:19:32,547 To combine the strength of our houses, 235 00:19:32,631 --> 00:19:35,884 and demonstrate my reign's strongest days are ahead, 236 00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:37,052 not behind. 237 00:19:37,135 --> 00:19:39,512 Lord Corlys has overreached, Your Grace. 238 00:19:40,347 --> 00:19:43,808 Such matters must be discussed with the Small Council. 239 00:19:43,892 --> 00:19:46,603 That is what I'm doing, presently. 240 00:19:48,146 --> 00:19:51,691 So, what is your advice, dear Otto. 241 00:19:52,817 --> 00:19:54,361 The Lady Laena 242 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:57,906 is young, Your Grace. 243 00:19:57,989 --> 00:20:01,201 Indeed, but the wounds made by the Great Council 244 00:20:01,284 --> 00:20:03,203 still linger, my King. 245 00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:06,539 A match with their daughter would go a long way towards 246 00:20:06,623 --> 00:20:08,625 sealing the breach 247 00:20:08,708 --> 00:20:11,586 and uniting the two great Valyrian houses 248 00:20:11,670 --> 00:20:15,131 would certainly signal unity throughout the realm 249 00:20:15,215 --> 00:20:16,716 and beyond. 250 00:20:17,467 --> 00:20:19,844 The Grand Maester's reasoning is sound. 251 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:23,515 I do fear what Rhaenyra might think. 252 00:20:23,598 --> 00:20:25,517 What does it matter, Your Grace? 253 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,936 Her mother has passed. 254 00:20:28,019 --> 00:20:30,397 Her father must propagate the royal line. 255 00:20:37,487 --> 00:20:41,408 I dearly loved my own lady wife. 256 00:20:42,534 --> 00:20:45,453 The pain of her passing still haunts me. 257 00:20:47,247 --> 00:20:49,165 And to be compelled to 258 00:20:50,417 --> 00:20:52,961 replace her for duty's sake. 259 00:20:54,713 --> 00:20:56,256 You are the King. 260 00:20:57,382 --> 00:20:59,300 But I do not envy you. 261 00:21:28,204 --> 00:21:30,749 What was it like flying the Black Dread? 262 00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:33,710 {\an8}You were Balerion's last rider. 263 00:21:34,294 --> 00:21:37,464 Only for a short time before he died. 264 00:21:37,547 --> 00:21:38,590 With Balerion 265 00:21:38,673 --> 00:21:41,259 died the last memory of Valyria of Old. 266 00:21:42,260 --> 00:21:44,012 But Vhagar still lives 267 00:21:44,637 --> 00:21:46,222 somewhere. 268 00:21:46,306 --> 00:21:48,224 Bit too large for the Dragonpit. 269 00:21:48,850 --> 00:21:51,394 Some would say too large for our world. 270 00:21:52,353 --> 00:21:55,440 -Do you know where she nests? -I'm sorry? 271 00:21:55,523 --> 00:21:57,525 Do you know where Vhagar is now? 272 00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:00,320 The Dragonkeepers believe she made home 273 00:22:00,403 --> 00:22:02,822 somewhere on the coast of the Narrow Sea. 274 00:22:02,906 --> 00:22:06,534 The workers at Spicetown report hearing her song at times. 275 00:22:06,618 --> 00:22:08,745 They say it is a sad thing. 276 00:22:10,622 --> 00:22:12,499 I imagine even dragons get lonely. 277 00:22:17,212 --> 00:22:18,463 Your Grace, 278 00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:21,674 it would be a great honor 279 00:22:21,758 --> 00:22:25,929 to join our houses as they were in Old Valyria. 280 00:22:26,012 --> 00:22:27,222 I would give you many children 281 00:22:27,305 --> 00:22:29,224 of pure Valyrian blood 282 00:22:29,307 --> 00:22:31,476 so that we might strengthen the royal line 283 00:22:31,559 --> 00:22:33,061 and the realm. 284 00:22:33,144 --> 00:22:35,313 Is that what your father told you to say? 285 00:22:40,401 --> 00:22:41,861 What did your mother tell you? 286 00:22:43,822 --> 00:22:46,950 That I wouldn't have to bed you until I turned 14. 287 00:23:14,435 --> 00:23:15,854 It bothers you, does it not? 288 00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:23,319 My father is a king. 289 00:23:24,028 --> 00:23:27,282 It is his duty to take a new wife and strengthen his line. 290 00:23:27,365 --> 00:23:28,575 I did not ask for a lesson in politics. 291 00:23:28,658 --> 00:23:30,034 I asked whether this bothers you. 292 00:23:30,118 --> 00:23:31,452 Laena is your daughter, Princess. 293 00:23:31,536 --> 00:23:33,204 Does it bother you? 294 00:23:34,497 --> 00:23:35,623 Of course, it does. 295 00:23:37,667 --> 00:23:40,712 But I understand the order of things. 296 00:23:42,505 --> 00:23:44,841 I'm not sure you do. 297 00:23:47,552 --> 00:23:50,847 If you mean to elicit some anger from me, 298 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,683 you should know that you're failing, Princess. 299 00:23:54,601 --> 00:23:56,144 Quite the opposite. 300 00:23:59,606 --> 00:24:01,232 Whether it's to my daughter or to someone else's, 301 00:24:01,316 --> 00:24:04,235 your father will remarry sooner than late. 302 00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:07,655 His new wife will produce new heirs, 303 00:24:07,739 --> 00:24:10,617 and chances are better than not that one of those will be male. 304 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:13,286 And when that boy comes of age and your father has passed, 305 00:24:13,369 --> 00:24:16,247 the men of the realm will expect him to be heir, 306 00:24:16,331 --> 00:24:17,665 not you. 307 00:24:20,251 --> 00:24:22,170 Because that is the order of things. 308 00:24:24,589 --> 00:24:26,883 When I'm Queen, I will create a new order. 309 00:24:28,468 --> 00:24:30,595 How I wish that could be, Rhaenyra. 310 00:24:31,346 --> 00:24:33,848 But the men of the realm already had their opportunity 311 00:24:33,932 --> 00:24:36,267 to appoint a ruling queen at the Great Council 312 00:24:36,351 --> 00:24:37,852 and they denied it. 313 00:24:37,936 --> 00:24:40,813 They denied you, Princess Rhaenys. 314 00:24:41,814 --> 00:24:43,775 "The Queen Who Never Was." 315 00:24:44,525 --> 00:24:47,320 But they bent the knee to me and called me heir to the throne. 316 00:24:47,403 --> 00:24:50,365 Do you remind your father's men of that as you carry their cups? 317 00:24:54,911 --> 00:24:56,871 Here is the hard truth, 318 00:24:56,955 --> 00:25:00,124 which no one else has the heart to tell you. 319 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,671 Men would sooner put the realm to the torch 320 00:25:04,754 --> 00:25:07,674 than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne. 321 00:25:12,553 --> 00:25:15,139 And your father is no fool. 322 00:25:28,987 --> 00:25:32,573 The Small Council is urging me to remarry. 323 00:25:34,409 --> 00:25:36,953 It seems the realm wants for a new queen. 324 00:25:42,166 --> 00:25:45,670 A good and kind queen will give comfort to your subjects. 325 00:25:50,758 --> 00:25:54,304 Does the Small Council have a particular lady in mind? 326 00:25:56,222 --> 00:26:00,893 Lord Corlys Velaryon has offered the hand of his daughter, 327 00:26:00,977 --> 00:26:02,520 the Lady Laena. 328 00:26:03,646 --> 00:26:05,565 A very strong match, Your Grace. 329 00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:10,778 I must admit, I don't know Laena very well. 330 00:26:11,654 --> 00:26:13,990 I'm sure that she is good and kind, 331 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:17,618 and that she will enjoy your company, as I have, Your Grace. 332 00:26:33,176 --> 00:26:34,719 I brought you something. 333 00:26:55,365 --> 00:26:57,408 I asked the stonemasons to mend it. 334 00:27:01,412 --> 00:27:03,373 This is 335 00:27:03,456 --> 00:27:06,250 a very kind gesture, Alicent. 336 00:27:10,713 --> 00:27:12,632 Very kind. 337 00:27:19,764 --> 00:27:21,599 Come. 338 00:27:24,060 --> 00:27:26,187 The Hand, Your Grace. 339 00:27:30,608 --> 00:27:33,986 Your Grace, I've called the Small Council to an emergency session. 340 00:27:34,070 --> 00:27:34,987 Why? 341 00:27:36,406 --> 00:27:38,741 I think it best you hear it directly. 342 00:27:40,159 --> 00:27:41,285 Very well. 343 00:28:12,316 --> 00:28:15,153 -Daemon. -The Prince left a missive, 344 00:28:15,236 --> 00:28:17,238 which I believe might explain. 345 00:28:18,364 --> 00:28:21,075 "It is the pleasure of Daemon Targaryen, 346 00:28:21,159 --> 00:28:22,952 "the Prince of Dragonstone 347 00:28:23,035 --> 00:28:26,956 "and rightful heir to the Iron Throne, 348 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:29,792 "to announce that he is to take a second wife 349 00:28:29,876 --> 00:28:32,795 "in the tradition of Old Valyria. 350 00:28:32,879 --> 00:28:37,967 "She is to assume the title Lady Mysaria of Dragonstone. 351 00:28:38,050 --> 00:28:40,011 "Her Grace is with child 352 00:28:40,094 --> 00:28:45,266 "and is to have a dragon's egg placed in the babe's cradle 353 00:28:45,349 --> 00:28:48,644 in the custom of House Targaryen." 354 00:28:48,728 --> 00:28:52,356 The Prince has invited you to his wedding, Your Grace. 355 00:28:53,316 --> 00:28:56,569 -It is in two days' time. -Gods be good. 356 00:28:56,652 --> 00:28:58,654 Who is Lady Mysaria? 357 00:28:58,738 --> 00:29:00,448 -We believe-- -Daemon's whore. 358 00:29:02,992 --> 00:29:06,162 -This is nothing less than sedition. -I strongly agree, sire. 359 00:29:06,245 --> 00:29:08,372 My brother wishes to provoke me. 360 00:29:09,165 --> 00:29:11,125 To answer is to give him what he wants. 361 00:29:11,209 --> 00:29:13,503 The realm is watching, Your Grace. 362 00:29:13,586 --> 00:29:15,129 What would you have me do? 363 00:29:15,213 --> 00:29:17,131 Send him to the Wall? 364 00:29:17,757 --> 00:29:19,759 Perhaps I could put his head on a spike. 365 00:29:19,842 --> 00:29:21,719 Daemon has seized Dragonstone, 366 00:29:21,802 --> 00:29:24,555 has surrounded himself with an army of gold cloaks, 367 00:29:24,639 --> 00:29:26,724 and has now stolen a dangerous weapon. 368 00:29:54,669 --> 00:29:56,671 Assemble a detachment, Otto. 369 00:29:57,922 --> 00:29:59,799 I will go to Dragonstone and drag Daemon back 370 00:29:59,882 --> 00:30:02,176 -to face justice myself. -Your Grace. 371 00:30:03,511 --> 00:30:05,721 My apologies, Your Grace, but I cannot allow it. 372 00:30:05,805 --> 00:30:07,390 It's too dangerous. 373 00:30:07,473 --> 00:30:09,392 Daemon is without limit. 374 00:30:10,434 --> 00:30:12,520 Let me go to Dragonstone. 375 00:30:39,463 --> 00:30:41,841 You're the most comely girl at court. 376 00:30:42,800 --> 00:30:44,927 Why do you destroy yourself? 377 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:53,477 Will you see the King tonight? 378 00:30:56,439 --> 00:30:57,773 If you wish it. 379 00:31:01,152 --> 00:31:04,113 -Good day, Ser Criston. -My Lady. 380 00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:07,199 I've assembled 20 of your best household guards, my Lord Hand. 381 00:31:07,283 --> 00:31:09,410 Sir Harrold will also join us. 382 00:31:13,706 --> 00:31:16,626 Please look after the Hand, Ser Criston. 383 00:32:36,706 --> 00:32:38,833 Welcome to Dragonstone, Otto. 384 00:32:41,293 --> 00:32:44,296 Your occupation of this island is at an end. 385 00:32:45,464 --> 00:32:47,466 You're to relinquish the dragon's egg, 386 00:32:47,550 --> 00:32:49,009 disband your army, 387 00:32:49,093 --> 00:32:50,886 banish your whore, 388 00:32:52,138 --> 00:32:54,724 and leave Dragonstone by order of His Grace, 389 00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:57,226 -King Viserys. -Where is the King? I don't see him. 390 00:32:57,309 --> 00:33:01,105 His Grace would never lower himself to entertain such a mummer's farce. 391 00:33:06,527 --> 00:33:08,195 Ser Crispin, wasn't it? 392 00:33:08,279 --> 00:33:09,822 Ser Criston Cole, my Prince. 393 00:33:09,905 --> 00:33:11,991 Yes, apologies. I couldn't recall. 394 00:33:12,491 --> 00:33:15,035 Perhaps my Prince recalls when I knocked him off his horse. 395 00:33:17,288 --> 00:33:18,247 Very good. 396 00:33:18,330 --> 00:33:21,250 This is a truly pathetic show, Daemon. 397 00:33:21,333 --> 00:33:23,169 Are you so desperate for the King's attention 398 00:33:23,252 --> 00:33:25,880 that you've resorted to skulking about like a common cutpurse? 399 00:33:25,963 --> 00:33:28,466 I'm simply keeping with the traditions of my house, 400 00:33:28,549 --> 00:33:30,384 the same as my brother did for his heir. 401 00:33:30,468 --> 00:33:33,345 Those traditions are for the trueborn children of royalty, 402 00:33:33,429 --> 00:33:36,140 not for bastards fathered on a common whore. 403 00:33:36,849 --> 00:33:38,809 Lady Mysaria is to be my wife. 404 00:33:38,893 --> 00:33:40,269 This is an abomination. 405 00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:42,188 With every breath you soil your name, 406 00:33:42,271 --> 00:33:44,064 your house, and your brother's reign. 407 00:33:44,148 --> 00:33:47,276 Our love does not know titles and traditions. 408 00:33:48,652 --> 00:33:50,946 And what of you, men of the City Watch? 409 00:33:51,030 --> 00:33:52,531 Aiding the Prince in his treason? 410 00:33:52,615 --> 00:33:54,575 The King made me their commander. 411 00:33:54,658 --> 00:33:55,993 They are loyal to me. 412 00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:58,996 You've come for the egg. 413 00:34:00,498 --> 00:34:01,749 Here it is. 414 00:34:03,250 --> 00:34:05,127 Are you mad? 415 00:34:05,211 --> 00:34:07,963 -You'd never survive this. -Well, happily, neither would you. 416 00:34:09,215 --> 00:34:14,094 To chose violence, here, is to declare war against your King. 417 00:34:14,178 --> 00:34:15,304 Wonderful. 418 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:19,892 Even if it ends in the death of your unborn child and its mother? 419 00:34:58,931 --> 00:35:00,057 All of you, 420 00:35:00,724 --> 00:35:02,643 sheathe the fucking steel. 421 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:13,005 -What are you doing here, Princess? -Preventing bloodshed. 422 00:36:13,088 --> 00:36:16,091 Ser Criston, please escort the Princess to safety. 423 00:36:16,175 --> 00:36:18,052 Take care not to startle Syrax, my lords. 424 00:36:18,802 --> 00:36:20,512 She's rather protective of me. 425 00:37:10,938 --> 00:37:12,982 I'm right here, Uncle, 426 00:37:15,150 --> 00:37:17,069 the object of your ire, 427 00:37:17,820 --> 00:37:20,698 the reason that you were disinherited. 428 00:37:20,781 --> 00:37:23,075 If you wish to be restored as heir, 429 00:37:23,158 --> 00:37:24,702 you'll need to kill me. 430 00:37:25,995 --> 00:37:27,121 So, do it. 431 00:37:28,455 --> 00:37:30,582 And be done with all this bother. 432 00:39:23,362 --> 00:39:26,198 You announced that we were to be wed? 433 00:39:27,449 --> 00:39:28,992 On the morrow. 434 00:39:30,702 --> 00:39:32,621 And that I was with child. 435 00:39:33,497 --> 00:39:35,082 Your child. 436 00:39:35,165 --> 00:39:38,418 Well, perhaps when we are wed, we can make that true. 437 00:39:38,502 --> 00:39:42,464 I ensured long ago that I would never be threatened by childbirth. 438 00:39:42,548 --> 00:39:45,384 Good. Children can be such irritating creatures. 439 00:39:45,467 --> 00:39:48,053 You swore to protect me, Daemon. 440 00:39:50,264 --> 00:39:52,391 Dragonstone is quite secure. 441 00:39:54,476 --> 00:39:58,981 Until the King decides to reclaim his ancestral seat. 442 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:01,817 His men might not put the Prince's head on a spike, 443 00:40:01,900 --> 00:40:04,153 but what would they do with the common whore 444 00:40:04,236 --> 00:40:06,905 he claims he's taken to wife and made with child? 445 00:40:06,989 --> 00:40:08,532 No one will harm you. 446 00:40:09,741 --> 00:40:14,037 I have been sold as property more times than I care to count, 447 00:40:14,121 --> 00:40:17,541 beginning in a homeland I can no longer recall. 448 00:40:18,834 --> 00:40:22,171 Most of my years have been spent living in terror. 449 00:40:23,046 --> 00:40:25,048 You're safe with me, I swear it. 450 00:40:25,132 --> 00:40:26,508 You are Targaryen. 451 00:40:26,592 --> 00:40:29,761 You can afford to play your stupid games with the King, 452 00:40:29,845 --> 00:40:31,763 but I cannot. 453 00:40:32,848 --> 00:40:37,561 I didn't come into your service wanting gold or power 454 00:40:37,644 --> 00:40:39,771 or station. 455 00:40:39,855 --> 00:40:43,609 -I came to you to be liberated. -Liberated. 456 00:40:46,737 --> 00:40:47,905 From what? 457 00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:50,365 Fear. 458 00:41:17,643 --> 00:41:19,311 No, please, Lord Lyonel. 459 00:41:25,275 --> 00:41:28,070 I have come looking for an unencumbered opinion. 460 00:41:28,153 --> 00:41:30,614 That's all I would ever give, Your Grace. 461 00:41:31,573 --> 00:41:35,118 Ever since my name was read by the archmaesters at the Great Council, 462 00:41:35,202 --> 00:41:38,580 I have felt Corlys Velaryon's envious gaze staring at me 463 00:41:38,664 --> 00:41:40,207 from across the Blackwater. 464 00:41:41,166 --> 00:41:44,586 You sit upon the highest seat in the realm, Your Grace. 465 00:41:44,670 --> 00:41:47,005 Proud men don't like having to look up. 466 00:41:51,009 --> 00:41:52,970 Laena Velaryon. 467 00:41:54,388 --> 00:41:57,766 Lord Corlys is your Master of Ships 468 00:41:57,849 --> 00:42:01,645 and she is the eldest daughter of the wealthiest house in the realm. 469 00:42:01,728 --> 00:42:05,482 She comes from unimpeachable Valyrian stock 470 00:42:05,565 --> 00:42:08,193 and she has Targaryen blood. 471 00:42:08,277 --> 00:42:11,154 -What's to mislike? -She is 12. 472 00:42:11,238 --> 00:42:12,781 She will mature. 473 00:42:15,325 --> 00:42:16,910 I never asked to remarry. 474 00:42:17,619 --> 00:42:20,747 As King, you have a claim on all things. 475 00:42:21,707 --> 00:42:23,166 Even those you don't want. 476 00:42:23,250 --> 00:42:26,253 Marriage is not an obligation you can put off for long. 477 00:42:26,336 --> 00:42:28,964 What if I was to reject Lord Corlys's proposal? 478 00:42:29,047 --> 00:42:31,300 He would not be like to take it well. 479 00:42:31,883 --> 00:42:35,679 I fear nothing short of a direct line to the Iron Throne would satisfy him. 480 00:42:36,513 --> 00:42:39,224 You should also consider that we find ourselves 481 00:42:39,308 --> 00:42:41,393 on the precipice of war in the Stepstones. 482 00:42:42,436 --> 00:42:45,355 And the Sea Snake holds claim to nearly half the realm's ships. 483 00:42:45,439 --> 00:42:48,483 He would not dare withhold them in the face of the realm's need. 484 00:42:49,901 --> 00:42:53,238 -Who is he to hector me? -No one, Your Grace. 485 00:42:54,823 --> 00:42:58,827 But Driftmark makes for a better ally than it does an enemy. 486 00:43:00,203 --> 00:43:02,497 The Sea Snake has made a calculated reach, 487 00:43:02,581 --> 00:43:04,708 a fair play for a man of his position. 488 00:43:07,169 --> 00:43:09,546 If you truly want my unencumbered opinion. 489 00:43:09,629 --> 00:43:10,630 I do. 490 00:43:12,049 --> 00:43:14,176 You should wed Laena Velaryon, Your Grace. 491 00:43:15,302 --> 00:43:18,764 Sate Lord Corlys and fix him at your side, 492 00:43:18,847 --> 00:43:20,682 permanently, as an ally. 493 00:43:25,437 --> 00:43:26,813 Your Grace, 494 00:43:26,897 --> 00:43:29,900 the Princess has returned from Dragonstone. 495 00:43:29,983 --> 00:43:31,651 Dragonstone? 496 00:43:51,630 --> 00:43:52,756 Your Grace. 497 00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:58,929 You disobeyed me. 498 00:43:59,012 --> 00:44:03,016 You fled King's Landing without a word 499 00:44:03,100 --> 00:44:06,645 and you acted without The Crown's leave. 500 00:44:09,815 --> 00:44:11,983 You are my only heir. 501 00:44:13,235 --> 00:44:15,153 You could've been killed. 502 00:44:18,782 --> 00:44:20,158 May I sit? 503 00:44:31,628 --> 00:44:33,922 You went to Dragonstone. 504 00:44:34,005 --> 00:44:36,049 And retrieved the egg without bloodshed. 505 00:44:38,385 --> 00:44:41,513 A feat I'm not sure Ser Otto could've accomplished alone. 506 00:44:44,641 --> 00:44:46,518 Yes, well, 507 00:44:51,356 --> 00:44:53,900 I sometimes forget how alike you both were. 508 00:45:04,286 --> 00:45:08,457 Your mother's absence is a wound that will never heal. 509 00:45:09,875 --> 00:45:11,209 Without her, 510 00:45:11,960 --> 00:45:16,465 the Red Keep has lost a warmth that I dare say it will never recover. 511 00:45:16,548 --> 00:45:19,676 It pleases me to hear you say this. 512 00:45:23,889 --> 00:45:27,184 To know that I'm not alone in my grief. 513 00:45:27,267 --> 00:45:29,686 I wish I had known better 514 00:45:29,769 --> 00:45:31,980 what to say to you in the aftermath. 515 00:45:34,441 --> 00:45:38,361 I struggled to realize that my daughter had so quickly become a woman grown. 516 00:45:42,449 --> 00:45:43,992 But I know 517 00:45:44,701 --> 00:45:48,330 she understands what is now expected of me. 518 00:45:48,413 --> 00:45:50,832 The King must take a new wife. 519 00:45:56,004 --> 00:45:58,131 I could never replace your mother. 520 00:46:00,425 --> 00:46:02,677 No more than I intend to replace you as heir. 521 00:46:04,513 --> 00:46:06,681 But you are my only heir 522 00:46:06,765 --> 00:46:09,935 and our line is vulnerable, too easily ended. 523 00:46:11,061 --> 00:46:13,146 And by marrying again, I may begin to ensure 524 00:46:13,230 --> 00:46:14,773 that we are better defended. 525 00:46:14,856 --> 00:46:15,941 Against whom? 526 00:46:16,024 --> 00:46:18,151 Whomever may dare to challenge us. 527 00:46:24,866 --> 00:46:27,410 I do not wish to make us estranged. 528 00:46:28,328 --> 00:46:29,746 You are the King, 529 00:46:30,330 --> 00:46:33,917 and so, your first duty is to the realm. 530 00:46:37,003 --> 00:46:38,922 Mother would've understood this. 531 00:46:41,633 --> 00:46:43,176 Just as I do. 532 00:47:30,140 --> 00:47:32,058 Good morrow, my lords. 533 00:47:43,320 --> 00:47:46,865 I have decided to take a new wife. 534 00:48:05,300 --> 00:48:06,968 I intend to marry 535 00:48:13,642 --> 00:48:15,769 the Lady Alicent Hightower 536 00:48:17,729 --> 00:48:19,648 before spring's end. 537 00:48:26,446 --> 00:48:28,031 This is an absurdity. 538 00:48:29,199 --> 00:48:31,993 My house is Valyrian, 539 00:48:32,077 --> 00:48:34,204 the greatest power in the realm. 540 00:48:35,580 --> 00:48:37,499 And I am your King. 541 00:49:02,023 --> 00:49:03,566 Rhaenyra. 542 00:49:25,964 --> 00:49:29,509 House Velaryon's origins reach back to Old Valyria. 543 00:49:31,594 --> 00:49:34,139 More ancient even than House Targaryen 544 00:49:36,099 --> 00:49:38,017 according to some texts. 545 00:49:39,519 --> 00:49:42,105 But unlike the Targaryens, 546 00:49:42,188 --> 00:49:44,107 we were no dragonlords. 547 00:49:45,734 --> 00:49:50,029 For centuries, my house had to scratch out an existence from the sea 548 00:49:50,113 --> 00:49:52,657 with grit and luck. 549 00:49:54,951 --> 00:49:57,287 When I ascended the Driftwood Throne, 550 00:49:58,538 --> 00:50:00,081 I knew what I wanted. 551 00:50:02,167 --> 00:50:04,085 So I went out and seized it. 552 00:50:05,754 --> 00:50:07,130 Unlike every other lord of the realm, 553 00:50:07,213 --> 00:50:10,258 I can say that I built my house's high seat 554 00:50:10,341 --> 00:50:12,469 with the strength of mine own back. 555 00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:21,770 I've always thought of you and I as having been 556 00:50:21,853 --> 00:50:23,605 made from the same cloth. 557 00:50:32,614 --> 00:50:35,450 I wasn't aware you had a king for a brother. 558 00:50:35,533 --> 00:50:38,953 We're both men who have had to cut our own way through the world. 559 00:50:39,913 --> 00:50:42,832 We've been passed over too often. 560 00:50:45,710 --> 00:50:46,920 Did you call me to Driftmark 561 00:50:47,003 --> 00:50:49,380 to remind me of my low standing, Lord Corlys, 562 00:50:49,464 --> 00:50:51,382 or was there some other reason? 563 00:50:55,220 --> 00:50:57,347 You've heard of the troubles in the Stepstones? 564 00:51:00,558 --> 00:51:04,604 Some Myrish Prince is feeding Westerosi sailors to the crabs. 565 00:51:04,687 --> 00:51:07,357 I have been petitioning the King to send my navy 566 00:51:07,440 --> 00:51:09,150 into the territory, 567 00:51:09,234 --> 00:51:11,152 but he's denied me. 568 00:51:11,236 --> 00:51:13,655 It was never my brother's strongest trait. 569 00:51:13,738 --> 00:51:14,697 What? 570 00:51:16,241 --> 00:51:17,659 Being King. 571 00:51:22,163 --> 00:51:24,541 The Crabfeeder is backed by powerful entities 572 00:51:24,624 --> 00:51:28,169 within the Free Cities who wish to see Westeros weakened. 573 00:51:30,338 --> 00:51:33,925 And the King's failures have allowed him to accumulate strength. 574 00:51:35,802 --> 00:51:38,763 If those shipping lanes fall, 575 00:51:38,847 --> 00:51:40,765 my house will be crippled. 576 00:51:41,683 --> 00:51:43,977 And I will not have Driftmark beggared while our King 577 00:51:44,060 --> 00:51:47,564 idles himself with feasts, and balls, and tourneys. 578 00:51:47,647 --> 00:51:50,567 I will speak of my brother as I wish. 579 00:51:52,527 --> 00:51:54,028 You will not. 580 00:51:57,448 --> 00:51:59,242 Waiting in the Stepstones 581 00:51:59,325 --> 00:52:01,452 is a chance for you to prove your worth 582 00:52:01,536 --> 00:52:03,830 to any who might yet doubt it. 583 00:52:05,540 --> 00:52:08,084 We are the realm's second sons, Daemon. 584 00:52:09,627 --> 00:52:11,546 Our worth is not given. 585 00:52:13,172 --> 00:52:15,091 It must be made.