1 00:01:59,735 --> 00:02:02,321 - Good morrow, Lady Rhea. - Cousin. 2 00:02:02,404 --> 00:02:04,364 What's today's quarry? Rabbit? 3 00:02:04,865 --> 00:02:07,993 - Deer. - Oh, fine challenge. 4 00:02:08,076 --> 00:02:09,536 Care for some company? 5 00:02:09,619 --> 00:02:10,912 I'd rather ride alone. 6 00:02:13,332 --> 00:02:14,583 Good fortune to you. 7 00:03:01,755 --> 00:03:02,839 Husband. 8 00:03:08,387 --> 00:03:09,638 What brings you to the Vale? 9 00:03:14,226 --> 00:03:18,188 Or have you at last come to consummate our marriage? 10 00:03:19,731 --> 00:03:22,275 The Vale's sheep might be willing, 11 00:03:22,359 --> 00:03:23,819 even if I'm not. 12 00:03:24,694 --> 00:03:27,572 Our sheep are prettier, after all. 13 00:03:29,074 --> 00:03:32,786 Or perhaps your brother has at last had his fill of your company. 14 00:03:33,829 --> 00:03:36,790 Cast you aside in favor of a little girl. 15 00:03:42,963 --> 00:03:44,548 What will you do now? 16 00:03:45,507 --> 00:03:48,635 Will you strike the child down? 17 00:03:48,718 --> 00:03:50,011 Or? 18 00:04:39,269 --> 00:04:41,146 I knew you couldn't finish. 19 00:04:43,064 --> 00:04:44,274 Craven! 20 00:05:24,189 --> 00:05:25,607 Thank you. 21 00:06:07,232 --> 00:06:08,400 A moment. 22 00:06:15,824 --> 00:06:17,200 I do not wish to see you go. 23 00:06:20,245 --> 00:06:22,163 Such is the King's decision. 24 00:06:22,247 --> 00:06:23,999 A decision I most bitterly regret. 25 00:06:27,043 --> 00:06:29,045 And yet, you made it possible. 26 00:06:31,256 --> 00:06:32,757 You chose Rhaenyra. 27 00:06:34,217 --> 00:06:35,760 She swore her innocence, 28 00:06:35,844 --> 00:06:37,387 and I believed her. 29 00:06:37,470 --> 00:06:40,473 You wanted to believe her, as did her father. 30 00:06:40,557 --> 00:06:41,975 Your informant was wrong. 31 00:06:42,058 --> 00:06:44,894 An honest mistake, perhaps, but I did not foresee this! 32 00:06:44,978 --> 00:06:46,563 You should have. 33 00:06:46,646 --> 00:06:49,816 If you had not been so relentless in advancing Aegon as heir! 34 00:07:00,493 --> 00:07:01,786 Listen to me, daughter. 35 00:07:03,163 --> 00:07:05,206 The King will die. 36 00:07:05,290 --> 00:07:08,585 It may be months or years, but he'll not live to be an old man. 37 00:07:08,668 --> 00:07:10,629 And if Rhaenyra succeeds him, 38 00:07:10,712 --> 00:07:14,049 war will follow, do you understand? 39 00:07:14,132 --> 00:07:15,925 The realm will not accept her. 40 00:07:16,009 --> 00:07:17,510 And to secure her claim, 41 00:07:17,594 --> 00:07:20,263 she'll have to put your children to the sword. 42 00:07:20,347 --> 00:07:21,640 She'll have no choice. 43 00:07:24,643 --> 00:07:26,353 You know it. 44 00:07:26,436 --> 00:07:30,106 You're no fool, and yet you choose not to see it. 45 00:07:32,359 --> 00:07:34,486 The time is coming, Alicent. 46 00:07:35,945 --> 00:07:38,448 Either you prepare Aegon to rule, 47 00:07:38,531 --> 00:07:42,744 or you cleave to Rhaenyra and pray for her mercy. 48 00:09:16,004 --> 00:09:19,591 Where is Lord Corlys? He should be here to receive the King. 49 00:09:28,516 --> 00:09:29,851 Welcome to High Tide, Your Grace. 50 00:09:31,144 --> 00:09:33,354 What is the meaning of this, Lady Laena? 51 00:09:34,147 --> 00:09:36,149 Is this how House Velaryon greets its King? 52 00:09:37,275 --> 00:09:40,069 My father has but just returned from his long journey 53 00:09:40,820 --> 00:09:44,073 and he has hastened to the Hall of Nine to await Your Grace's arrival. 54 00:09:47,702 --> 00:09:49,662 Let's just get on with it. 55 00:09:59,297 --> 00:10:00,757 An outsider... 56 00:10:01,758 --> 00:10:03,051 among the natives. 57 00:10:04,302 --> 00:10:05,512 Lord Larys. 58 00:10:07,263 --> 00:10:08,681 Malvales. 59 00:10:09,182 --> 00:10:10,308 A rare bloom. 60 00:10:11,810 --> 00:10:14,312 Indigenous to Braavos. 61 00:10:16,439 --> 00:10:20,109 By all rights, it shouldn't be thriving here. 62 00:10:20,985 --> 00:10:23,738 Nature, such mystery. 63 00:10:25,073 --> 00:10:26,991 - The weather has been lovely. - Indeed. 64 00:10:27,075 --> 00:10:28,910 And yet it is a dark day for the realm. 65 00:10:33,039 --> 00:10:34,290 Your father was a good man. 66 00:10:37,001 --> 00:10:38,503 As is yours who took his place. 67 00:10:42,465 --> 00:10:43,675 Yet still, 68 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:46,928 the manner of your father's departure... 69 00:10:48,221 --> 00:10:50,807 it feels something of an injustice. 70 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,769 What do you know of the matter of his leaving? 71 00:10:54,853 --> 00:10:56,563 When one is never invited to speak, 72 00:10:56,646 --> 00:11:00,400 one learns instead to... observe. 73 00:11:02,694 --> 00:11:04,279 You're perhaps in need of an ally? 74 00:11:05,321 --> 00:11:06,531 I'm the Queen. 75 00:11:06,614 --> 00:11:09,033 - I have no shortage of allies. - Naturally. 76 00:11:09,117 --> 00:11:11,119 Princess Rhaenyra, for example. 77 00:11:12,537 --> 00:11:14,163 State your purpose, my lord. 78 00:11:16,624 --> 00:11:17,834 Um... 79 00:11:17,917 --> 00:11:20,920 I did wonder if she could be relied upon 80 00:11:21,004 --> 00:11:23,631 now that she is unwell. 81 00:11:25,091 --> 00:11:28,177 Unwell? I haven't heard anything. 82 00:11:28,928 --> 00:11:30,972 Begging your pardon, Your Grace, I may be mistaken. 83 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:35,268 It's just that on the very same night your father was dismissed, 84 00:11:35,351 --> 00:11:38,980 the Grand Maester delivered a tea to the Princess's chambers. 85 00:11:41,107 --> 00:11:43,109 - A tea? - Yes. 86 00:11:45,904 --> 00:11:48,114 That the Grand Maester himself brought? 87 00:11:48,197 --> 00:11:51,409 At the direction of the King, as I understand it. 88 00:11:54,162 --> 00:11:56,372 I do hope she's not unwell. 89 00:11:57,874 --> 00:12:00,043 Rhaenyra sailed with the King to Driftmark 90 00:12:00,126 --> 00:12:02,545 - yesterday at daybreak. - Oh, what good news. 91 00:12:03,212 --> 00:12:04,422 I must've been in error. 92 00:12:06,007 --> 00:12:07,967 Ah, a relief. 93 00:12:09,844 --> 00:12:12,055 I thought for Mellos himself, well... 94 00:12:13,681 --> 00:12:15,683 her condition must be something very serious. 95 00:12:16,935 --> 00:12:19,938 What happiness it is to have been wrong. 96 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:51,928 I'm sorry. 97 00:12:52,011 --> 00:12:53,346 Come, cousin. 98 00:12:53,429 --> 00:12:56,057 Let us discover what might be had for breakfast. 99 00:13:29,465 --> 00:13:30,883 Your Grace. 100 00:13:45,815 --> 00:13:47,817 Rise, Lord Corlys. 101 00:13:49,277 --> 00:13:50,570 Be welcome. 102 00:13:50,653 --> 00:13:52,280 May I offer you a chair? 103 00:13:54,115 --> 00:13:55,199 Cousin! 104 00:13:56,576 --> 00:13:57,952 Princess. 105 00:14:05,585 --> 00:14:07,795 - Are you well? - Very. 106 00:14:08,963 --> 00:14:10,965 I congratulate you, Lord Lyonel. 107 00:14:11,049 --> 00:14:14,260 I can think of no man more suited to be the Hand of the King. 108 00:14:14,343 --> 00:14:17,055 That is very kind of you to say, Lord Corlys. 109 00:14:17,138 --> 00:14:19,140 His Grace has honored me with the post. 110 00:14:21,517 --> 00:14:22,852 Pity about Ser Otto. 111 00:14:25,396 --> 00:14:28,691 Despite spending most of my days amidst the grandeur of the Red Keep, 112 00:14:28,775 --> 00:14:31,652 the halls of High Tide never fail to impress. 113 00:14:31,736 --> 00:14:33,404 You flatter me, Your Grace. 114 00:14:34,405 --> 00:14:37,075 Though I do wish we could meet under happier pretenses. 115 00:14:38,618 --> 00:14:41,079 - How so? - Daemon's wife, 116 00:14:41,162 --> 00:14:43,289 the Lady Rhea Royce, has passed. 117 00:14:44,290 --> 00:14:45,730 A hunting mishap. 118 00:14:46,709 --> 00:14:48,711 She was thrown from her horse. 119 00:14:48,795 --> 00:14:51,881 Her neck and skull both crushed in the fall. 120 00:14:51,964 --> 00:14:54,217 A most surprising end. 121 00:14:54,300 --> 00:14:58,638 Lady Rhea's skill as both rider and hunter were well-known. 122 00:14:58,721 --> 00:15:00,973 - The gods are cruel. - Indeed. 123 00:15:01,849 --> 00:15:07,146 Lady Rhea was a fine woman and a good wife to my brother. 124 00:15:07,230 --> 00:15:11,067 Sad thing that she and Daemon have no heirs to succeed her. 125 00:15:11,150 --> 00:15:12,860 She stood to inherit Runestone. 126 00:15:13,986 --> 00:15:17,198 Mayhaps we can turn toward happier pursuits. 127 00:15:18,032 --> 00:15:20,701 - No, thank you. - What did you have in mind, Your Grace? 128 00:15:24,539 --> 00:15:27,875 I wish to propose a marriage between your son, Ser Laenor... 129 00:15:28,835 --> 00:15:31,712 and my daughter and heir, the Princess Rhaenyra. 130 00:15:31,796 --> 00:15:35,258 It's long past time our houses were united in blood. 131 00:15:35,341 --> 00:15:37,552 The last pillars of Old Valyria. 132 00:15:38,427 --> 00:15:42,014 You honor both me and my house, Your Grace. 133 00:15:42,098 --> 00:15:45,268 There are certain details I would wish clarified 134 00:15:45,351 --> 00:15:48,563 before the Princess Rhaenys and I could accept this most... 135 00:15:49,272 --> 00:15:50,898 generous proposal. 136 00:15:52,567 --> 00:15:54,193 What details? 137 00:15:57,029 --> 00:16:00,616 We would like to know how the succession will be handled. 138 00:16:03,911 --> 00:16:06,164 Rhaenyra is my heir. 139 00:16:06,247 --> 00:16:09,458 Upon my death, my throne and my titles will pass to her. 140 00:16:09,542 --> 00:16:13,004 She and Ser Laenor's firstborn child, regardless of gender, 141 00:16:13,087 --> 00:16:15,715 will inherit the Iron Throne from her. 142 00:16:17,633 --> 00:16:22,763 Can I presume that, in keeping with Westerosi tradition... 143 00:16:23,848 --> 00:16:26,475 their children would take their father's name? 144 00:16:27,935 --> 00:16:31,314 That they would be born Velaryons? 145 00:16:31,397 --> 00:16:33,191 Surely, Lord Corlys, 146 00:16:33,274 --> 00:16:35,568 you are not proposing the Targaryen dynasty 147 00:16:35,651 --> 00:16:38,362 end with my daughter simply because she is a woman? 148 00:16:41,365 --> 00:16:43,993 I only seek clarity, Your Grace. 149 00:16:48,748 --> 00:16:50,333 Might I have a chair brought in for you? 150 00:16:50,416 --> 00:16:51,417 I do not... 151 00:16:51,500 --> 00:16:53,461 No. I do not require a chair. 152 00:16:56,005 --> 00:17:00,134 Upon their birth, Ser Laenor and Rhaenyra's children 153 00:17:00,218 --> 00:17:02,678 shall take their father's name, Velaryon... 154 00:17:03,596 --> 00:17:06,641 in keeping with our traditions. 155 00:17:06,724 --> 00:17:08,226 However, 156 00:17:08,309 --> 00:17:12,104 at such time when their firstborn ascends the Iron Throne, 157 00:17:12,188 --> 00:17:15,316 he or she will do so bearing the name Targaryen. 158 00:17:16,943 --> 00:17:21,197 Dragons will rule the Seven Kingdoms for the next hundred years, 159 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,282 just as they did the last. 160 00:17:36,379 --> 00:17:38,381 This is an equitable compromise. 161 00:17:40,049 --> 00:17:41,259 Good. 162 00:17:42,134 --> 00:17:44,762 Now, if there's nothing further. 163 00:17:55,022 --> 00:17:59,360 In truth, if it had to be someone, I'm glad it is you. 164 00:18:01,737 --> 00:18:04,365 I know this union is not what you would choose. 165 00:18:05,616 --> 00:18:07,827 I hold nothing against you, cousin. 166 00:18:08,869 --> 00:18:10,288 No, I... 167 00:18:12,123 --> 00:18:13,332 Rather... 168 00:18:14,208 --> 00:18:16,836 Dare I say it is a matter of taste? 169 00:18:20,756 --> 00:18:23,759 I prefer roast duck to goose. 170 00:18:24,552 --> 00:18:26,178 I cannot say why. 171 00:18:29,724 --> 00:18:31,183 It's not for a lack of trying. 172 00:18:32,768 --> 00:18:34,979 There are those who like goose very well. 173 00:18:36,731 --> 00:18:39,108 I find it a bit greasy for my taste. 174 00:18:43,446 --> 00:18:45,823 I know that whatever agreement being struck up there 175 00:18:45,906 --> 00:18:47,867 will not change your appetites, 176 00:18:48,367 --> 00:18:50,369 nor will it change mine. 177 00:18:52,413 --> 00:18:53,456 And what do you propose? 178 00:18:59,837 --> 00:19:03,883 That we perform our duty to our fathers and to the realm 179 00:19:03,966 --> 00:19:06,135 and when it's done... 180 00:19:06,218 --> 00:19:08,637 each of us dines as we see fit. 181 00:19:19,273 --> 00:19:22,902 Viserys has taken to bed while his ship is readied. 182 00:19:25,363 --> 00:19:26,697 Perhaps I... 183 00:19:27,656 --> 00:19:29,075 overextended myself? 184 00:19:31,577 --> 00:19:32,995 Pushed him too close to the edge? 185 00:19:33,079 --> 00:19:35,873 My cousin chose to sail into this tempest, husband. 186 00:19:37,750 --> 00:19:40,211 It was undignified of the King to drag himself here 187 00:19:40,294 --> 00:19:42,630 and beg for Laenor's hand. 188 00:19:43,047 --> 00:19:44,256 Where is Laenor? 189 00:19:45,007 --> 00:19:47,468 He and Rhaenyra are walking the coast. 190 00:19:47,551 --> 00:19:48,552 Good. 191 00:19:49,345 --> 00:19:51,972 Do they seem... familiar? 192 00:19:52,765 --> 00:19:54,365 They grew up together. 193 00:19:55,184 --> 00:19:57,728 Familiarity is not at issue. 194 00:19:57,812 --> 00:20:00,856 I'm sure Laenor was already taken with her. 195 00:20:00,940 --> 00:20:02,858 She's grown quite comely these last few years. 196 00:20:02,942 --> 00:20:04,735 You know his true nature. 197 00:20:06,153 --> 00:20:07,154 He's still young. 198 00:20:08,948 --> 00:20:10,116 He will outgrow it. 199 00:20:12,034 --> 00:20:14,578 There is no pleasure in the world like... 200 00:20:16,705 --> 00:20:17,915 bedding a woman. 201 00:20:17,998 --> 00:20:20,876 We are placing our son in danger. 202 00:20:21,794 --> 00:20:24,088 The lords of the realm bent the knee to Rhaenyra 203 00:20:24,171 --> 00:20:25,381 and swore obeisance to her. 204 00:20:25,464 --> 00:20:27,299 That was before there was a true-born prince 205 00:20:27,383 --> 00:20:29,218 named Aegon Targaryen. 206 00:20:29,301 --> 00:20:31,470 Rhaenyra's succession will be challenged. 207 00:20:31,971 --> 00:20:35,808 Knives will come out for her, her husband, and for their heirs. 208 00:20:35,891 --> 00:20:39,728 Our house controls the realm's navy and half its dragons. 209 00:20:39,812 --> 00:20:42,022 Anyone fool enough to challenge Rhaenyra's claim 210 00:20:42,106 --> 00:20:45,359 - will be crushed. - To what end, Corlys? Wealth? Power? 211 00:20:45,443 --> 00:20:47,069 - Pride? - Justice. 212 00:20:52,533 --> 00:20:54,076 By all rights, 213 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,203 you should be Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. 214 00:20:58,289 --> 00:20:59,999 You were robbed of the crown by... 215 00:21:00,082 --> 00:21:04,003 I never wore the crown because the realm would not have it so. 216 00:21:04,086 --> 00:21:06,380 And I would remedy that 217 00:21:06,464 --> 00:21:10,050 small-minded error by any means necessar... 218 00:21:10,134 --> 00:21:14,388 I myself have put the business behind me, Corlys. 219 00:21:22,438 --> 00:21:25,441 I've always feared the day you'd have to marry a woman. 220 00:21:26,442 --> 00:21:27,651 And now it comes. 221 00:21:29,069 --> 00:21:30,863 Your betrothed gives you leave 222 00:21:30,946 --> 00:21:33,365 of her own free will to continue partaking of. 223 00:21:34,116 --> 00:21:36,368 Was I the duck or the goose? 224 00:21:36,452 --> 00:21:38,871 I've come to meet my fate and you make a jape of it? 225 00:21:40,539 --> 00:21:42,500 Look, Rhaenyra will be Queen of the Seven Kingdoms 226 00:21:42,583 --> 00:21:44,793 and you will be her king consort. 227 00:21:45,794 --> 00:21:47,796 Think of the tournament, 228 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,132 the feast, the battles at sea. 229 00:21:53,135 --> 00:21:54,970 Will you wear your crown today, Your Grace? 230 00:21:57,515 --> 00:21:58,933 You're a fool. 231 00:22:06,273 --> 00:22:07,733 You will need a sworn protector. 232 00:22:08,526 --> 00:22:09,527 Hmm. 233 00:22:30,256 --> 00:22:32,883 This is better than we could've hoped for. 234 00:22:38,138 --> 00:22:40,057 She has a paramour of her own. 235 00:22:42,893 --> 00:22:44,144 I wonder who it is. 236 00:23:07,668 --> 00:23:10,087 Did sleep flee you as well this morning? 237 00:23:11,380 --> 00:23:13,257 I needed to see you, Princess. 238 00:23:14,258 --> 00:23:16,260 I confess I had a similar desire. 239 00:23:21,557 --> 00:23:26,270 You have confided in me now and then over the years of our acquaintance. 240 00:23:26,353 --> 00:23:32,943 I feel, forgive me, that I know you... a bit. 241 00:23:35,362 --> 00:23:36,739 You know more than a bit. 242 00:23:40,326 --> 00:23:45,539 I've heard you say so many times how you loathe the lot of your position, 243 00:23:46,165 --> 00:23:48,542 that you are to be married off at your father's whim 244 00:23:48,626 --> 00:23:51,211 with no thought given to the yearning of your own heart, 245 00:23:51,295 --> 00:23:53,922 and now the day comes. 246 00:23:55,591 --> 00:23:59,511 Ser Laenor is a good and decent man, but you did not choose him. 247 00:24:00,512 --> 00:24:03,932 - He was chosen for you. - That's true. 248 00:24:07,311 --> 00:24:09,313 If there were another path... 249 00:24:10,397 --> 00:24:12,399 one that led to freedom... 250 00:24:13,067 --> 00:24:14,318 would you tread it? 251 00:24:16,070 --> 00:24:18,614 Rhaenyra, before I came here, 252 00:24:18,697 --> 00:24:20,908 I was a knight in the Stormlands. 253 00:24:21,659 --> 00:24:23,869 I have deep knowledge of the port at Sunspear 254 00:24:23,952 --> 00:24:26,080 where I've seen the ships of Essos setting sail 255 00:24:26,163 --> 00:24:28,540 with their hulls full of oranges and cinnamon 256 00:24:28,624 --> 00:24:30,834 and I've always wished to see where they went. 257 00:24:32,753 --> 00:24:34,380 Are you asking for leave? 258 00:24:35,756 --> 00:24:38,300 I'm asking you to come with me... 259 00:24:39,843 --> 00:24:41,845 away from all of this. 260 00:24:42,554 --> 00:24:45,516 From the burdens and indignities of your inheritance. 261 00:24:45,599 --> 00:24:49,019 Let us leave it all behind and see the world together... 262 00:24:50,813 --> 00:24:52,314 where we'll be nameless, 263 00:24:52,398 --> 00:24:54,024 and free... 264 00:24:54,942 --> 00:24:57,444 free to go where we like, to love as we like. 265 00:24:59,154 --> 00:25:00,572 In Essos... 266 00:25:03,367 --> 00:25:04,993 you could marry me. 267 00:25:08,872 --> 00:25:10,624 A marriage for love, 268 00:25:10,708 --> 00:25:12,459 not for the crown. 269 00:25:37,443 --> 00:25:40,362 I am the crown, Ser Criston. 270 00:25:42,823 --> 00:25:43,949 Or I will be. 271 00:25:45,909 --> 00:25:48,495 I may chafe at my duties, 272 00:25:48,579 --> 00:25:51,749 but do you think I would choose infamy 273 00:25:51,832 --> 00:25:55,502 in exchange for a bushel of oranges or a ship to Asshai? 274 00:25:58,922 --> 00:26:00,299 It is my duty 275 00:26:00,382 --> 00:26:03,469 to marry a nobleman from a great house 276 00:26:03,552 --> 00:26:06,096 and Ser Laenor will make a fine husband. 277 00:26:10,559 --> 00:26:12,478 But my, um... 278 00:26:13,479 --> 00:26:15,105 my marriage... 279 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,609 does not have to be the end. 280 00:26:21,487 --> 00:26:26,450 Ser Criston, Laenor and I have an understanding. 281 00:26:28,202 --> 00:26:32,122 I've granted him leave to pursue his own interests... 282 00:26:33,165 --> 00:26:35,125 and in turn, he's granted me the same. 283 00:26:42,382 --> 00:26:44,218 So you want me to be your whore? 284 00:26:46,178 --> 00:26:49,640 I want us to continue as we began, 285 00:26:49,723 --> 00:26:53,227 with you as my sworn protector, my white knight. 286 00:26:53,310 --> 00:26:55,229 I took an oath. 287 00:26:56,980 --> 00:27:00,359 As a knight of your Kingsguard. 288 00:27:00,442 --> 00:27:02,402 An oath of chastity. I've broken it. 289 00:27:02,486 --> 00:27:04,988 - I won't tell anyone... - I've soiled my white cloak. 290 00:27:05,072 --> 00:27:07,324 And it's the only thing I have to my fucking name! 291 00:27:10,577 --> 00:27:13,997 I thought if we were married, I might be able to restore it. 292 00:27:20,921 --> 00:27:22,965 The Iron Throne looms larger than me, 293 00:27:23,048 --> 00:27:26,635 larger than anyone in my family. 294 00:27:26,718 --> 00:27:30,347 Aegon the Conqueror united the Seven Kingdoms 295 00:27:30,430 --> 00:27:32,432 and put them on a path... 296 00:27:33,141 --> 00:27:34,518 Ser Criston. 297 00:28:22,441 --> 00:28:23,918 - Fetch the Maester! - Get back. 298 00:28:23,942 --> 00:28:25,694 Get Mellos! Get back! 299 00:28:25,777 --> 00:28:27,404 Prepare the crucible. 300 00:28:28,572 --> 00:28:30,407 We'll need leeches. 301 00:28:34,286 --> 00:28:35,704 Ser Criston... 302 00:28:37,122 --> 00:28:38,540 you've been summoned. 303 00:28:39,917 --> 00:28:42,127 I left the Princess just minutes ago. 304 00:28:43,045 --> 00:28:44,630 Not the Princess, ser. 305 00:28:45,297 --> 00:28:46,381 The Queen. 306 00:29:01,313 --> 00:29:02,940 Ser Criston, Your Grace. 307 00:29:07,235 --> 00:29:08,862 That will be all. 308 00:29:22,250 --> 00:29:25,754 I fear I must question you on a delicate matter, Ser Criston. 309 00:29:28,799 --> 00:29:31,009 I am your servant as always, my Queen. 310 00:29:32,552 --> 00:29:34,763 It concerns our dear Princess Rhaenyra. 311 00:29:36,098 --> 00:29:37,307 Please. 312 00:30:03,417 --> 00:30:06,670 You are her sworn protector and rightly loyal to her. 313 00:30:07,796 --> 00:30:09,339 I am. 314 00:30:13,176 --> 00:30:15,178 The night of Daemon's return... 315 00:30:17,931 --> 00:30:19,558 there's been a rumor... 316 00:30:20,475 --> 00:30:25,105 or rather, my father received an accounting of... 317 00:30:26,690 --> 00:30:29,276 a lapse of morals 318 00:30:29,359 --> 00:30:33,363 that may have occurred between... 319 00:30:36,450 --> 00:30:39,619 It is, of course, unthinkable for me to question the virtue of the Princess, 320 00:30:39,703 --> 00:30:41,663 whom I hold in highest regard, 321 00:30:41,747 --> 00:30:46,043 but, I did, however, wonder if... 322 00:30:53,383 --> 00:30:56,595 I'm not unaware that in flush of youth... 323 00:30:57,596 --> 00:30:59,222 there may be errors made... 324 00:31:00,515 --> 00:31:03,185 breaches in resolve, 325 00:31:03,268 --> 00:31:06,271 - breaches, or rather lapses... - It happened, Your Grace. 326 00:31:11,943 --> 00:31:13,945 The sin you allude to. 327 00:31:16,948 --> 00:31:18,283 I have committed it. 328 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,123 At her instigation, it is true, but that should... 329 00:31:26,291 --> 00:31:27,918 It is no excuse. 330 00:31:30,796 --> 00:31:32,464 My oath has been broken. 331 00:31:33,465 --> 00:31:35,092 I have dishonored myself. 332 00:31:36,760 --> 00:31:38,762 I deserve no consideration. 333 00:31:42,933 --> 00:31:44,142 But if... 334 00:31:45,268 --> 00:31:49,773 as a clement Queen, you are inclined to pity... 335 00:31:51,149 --> 00:31:52,776 I would ask only this... 336 00:31:55,278 --> 00:31:57,864 that rather than gelding me 337 00:31:57,948 --> 00:32:00,117 and having me tortured 338 00:32:00,909 --> 00:32:03,912 you would sentence me mercifully to death. 339 00:32:19,594 --> 00:32:21,555 Thank you for your honesty, Ser Criston. 340 00:32:32,065 --> 00:32:33,191 You may go. 341 00:33:04,347 --> 00:33:07,976 Rest now, Your Grace. I will bring the leeches. 342 00:33:08,059 --> 00:33:10,687 Uh, if I may, Grand Maester, 343 00:33:10,770 --> 00:33:14,316 I took the liberty of preparing a fresh set 344 00:33:14,399 --> 00:33:18,486 of herbal poultices that might be more effective. 345 00:33:18,570 --> 00:33:21,072 That will not be necessary, Orwyle. 346 00:33:21,156 --> 00:33:24,576 The leechings have always brought His Grace relief. 347 00:33:43,803 --> 00:33:44,888 To help him sleep. 348 00:33:56,316 --> 00:33:57,525 Where's the Queen? 349 00:34:00,278 --> 00:34:03,365 I was given to understand that she is otherwise occupied, Your Grace. 350 00:34:23,802 --> 00:34:25,971 Will I be remembered as a good king, Lyonel? 351 00:34:28,014 --> 00:34:29,224 Your Grace? 352 00:34:30,308 --> 00:34:33,853 What will they say of me when the histories are written? 353 00:34:34,771 --> 00:34:37,357 I have neither fought nor conquered, 354 00:34:37,440 --> 00:34:39,734 nor suffered any great defeat. 355 00:34:41,736 --> 00:34:44,364 Some might call that good fortune. 356 00:34:46,866 --> 00:34:49,828 It hardly makes a good song, does it? 357 00:34:49,911 --> 00:34:52,747 To be sung at feasts in a hundred years... 358 00:34:52,831 --> 00:34:54,457 five hundred. 359 00:34:57,794 --> 00:35:00,672 You have carried King Jaehaerys's legacy. 360 00:35:01,673 --> 00:35:04,092 And kept the realm strong. 361 00:35:04,509 --> 00:35:06,195 Is it not better to live in peace 362 00:35:06,219 --> 00:35:09,222 than to have songs sung after you are dead? 363 00:35:10,056 --> 00:35:11,057 Perhaps. 364 00:35:13,310 --> 00:35:16,313 But there is a part of me wishes I'd been tested. 365 00:35:17,772 --> 00:35:20,400 I often think that in the crucible, 366 00:35:20,483 --> 00:35:23,111 I may have been forged a different man. 367 00:35:25,113 --> 00:35:29,534 Many that are tested, only wish to have been spared it. 368 00:35:31,828 --> 00:35:34,622 Another lord might assure me that I would rise like 369 00:35:34,706 --> 00:35:36,583 Aegon the Conqueror given the chance. 370 00:35:36,666 --> 00:35:38,706 - Your Grace, that is... - You're right. 371 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,963 You're right as always. 372 00:35:44,674 --> 00:35:47,302 It is perhaps best not to know. 373 00:36:35,016 --> 00:36:37,018 It is with great pleasure 374 00:36:37,102 --> 00:36:40,397 that His Grace, King Viserys, announces the start 375 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:43,108 of the royal wedding celebrations. 376 00:36:45,026 --> 00:36:49,322 House Lannister with their lord, Jason Lannister. 377 00:36:49,406 --> 00:36:53,493 Lord Paramount of the West, and Master of Casterly Rock. 378 00:36:54,702 --> 00:36:58,331 House Hightower with their lord, Hobert Hightower. 379 00:36:58,415 --> 00:37:01,584 Beacon of the South, Defender of the Citadel, 380 00:37:01,668 --> 00:37:02,794 the Voice of Oldtown... 381 00:37:15,807 --> 00:37:17,600 Congratulations, Your Grace. 382 00:37:17,684 --> 00:37:19,727 You have made a fine match for the Princess. 383 00:37:19,811 --> 00:37:21,688 Thank you, Lord Jason. 384 00:37:21,771 --> 00:37:23,857 I could think of no better man than Ser Laenor. 385 00:37:25,275 --> 00:37:27,944 Well, if this is only the welcome feast, 386 00:37:28,027 --> 00:37:31,531 I admit, I cannot imagine what you might have planned for the wedding. 387 00:37:31,614 --> 00:37:34,033 My daughter is the future queen. 388 00:37:35,160 --> 00:37:37,954 I wanted this to be a wedding for the histories. 389 00:37:39,497 --> 00:37:40,874 Where is the Queen? 390 00:37:40,957 --> 00:37:43,168 I had hoped to pay my respects. 391 00:37:44,711 --> 00:37:48,882 I understand the Queen is still readying herself for the celebrations. 392 00:37:48,965 --> 00:37:51,176 This is why men wage war 393 00:37:51,968 --> 00:37:54,471 because women would never be ready for the battle in time. 394 00:37:59,642 --> 00:38:02,270 Your presence is always such a pleasure, Lord Jason. 395 00:38:02,353 --> 00:38:05,190 Princess, Your Grace. 396 00:38:15,366 --> 00:38:19,704 Your Grace, Princess Rhaenyra, congratulations are in order. 397 00:38:20,455 --> 00:38:23,249 We are very honored to have you as a guest, Ser Gerold. 398 00:38:23,333 --> 00:38:25,293 I must say, I was most distressed 399 00:38:25,376 --> 00:38:28,379 to hear of the Lady Rhea's tragic passing. 400 00:38:29,172 --> 00:38:30,798 I'm very sorry for your loss. 401 00:38:30,882 --> 00:38:33,218 Lady Rhea was a unique character. 402 00:38:33,843 --> 00:38:36,930 Her kind is not soon to be seen again. 403 00:38:37,013 --> 00:38:40,433 If there is anything the crown might do to aid House Royce... 404 00:38:48,441 --> 00:38:51,402 Lord Corlys of House Velaryon. 405 00:38:51,486 --> 00:38:54,113 Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark. 406 00:38:54,197 --> 00:38:57,992 And his lady wife, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen. 407 00:38:58,076 --> 00:39:01,538 And their son and heir, Ser Laenor Velaryon, 408 00:39:01,621 --> 00:39:04,249 the future king consort. 409 00:39:45,540 --> 00:39:47,834 - My Betrothed. - My Betrothed. 410 00:41:11,584 --> 00:41:15,588 Be welcome, as we join together in celebration. 411 00:41:16,964 --> 00:41:18,549 Tonight is only its beginning. 412 00:41:19,425 --> 00:41:22,011 We honor the crown's oldest 413 00:41:22,095 --> 00:41:25,223 and fiercest ally, House Velaryon. 414 00:41:27,767 --> 00:41:32,438 Reaching back to the days of Old Valyria and the Age of Dragons. 415 00:41:34,607 --> 00:41:37,610 With House Targaryen and... 416 00:42:16,441 --> 00:42:18,109 The King will not be happy. 417 00:42:18,192 --> 00:42:20,361 Right in the midst of his speech. 418 00:42:31,581 --> 00:42:33,958 The beacon on the Hightower, 419 00:42:34,041 --> 00:42:37,879 do you know what color it glows when Oldtown calls its banners to war? 420 00:42:38,838 --> 00:42:40,047 Green. 421 00:42:51,851 --> 00:42:53,311 Congratulations, stepdaughter. 422 00:42:54,645 --> 00:42:56,063 What a blessing this is for you. 423 00:43:08,534 --> 00:43:09,869 Please be seated. 424 00:43:19,378 --> 00:43:20,463 Where was I? 425 00:43:20,546 --> 00:43:22,465 The joining of the two houses, Your Grace. 426 00:43:22,548 --> 00:43:24,008 Yeah. 427 00:43:25,426 --> 00:43:26,844 Yes. 428 00:43:32,308 --> 00:43:37,897 With House Targaryen and House Velaryon united, 429 00:43:37,980 --> 00:43:42,026 I hope to herald in a second Age of Dragons 430 00:43:42,109 --> 00:43:43,528 in Westeros. 431 00:43:54,163 --> 00:43:57,166 And after tonight's small affair... 432 00:43:59,710 --> 00:44:03,089 seven days of tournament and feasting. 433 00:44:06,300 --> 00:44:07,927 At the end of it all... 434 00:44:09,095 --> 00:44:12,515 At the end of it all, a royal wedding... 435 00:44:13,558 --> 00:44:14,934 between my daughter, 436 00:44:15,893 --> 00:44:17,103 my heir... 437 00:44:17,854 --> 00:44:19,063 your future Queen... 438 00:44:20,356 --> 00:44:24,193 and Ser Laenor Velaryon, the heir to Driftmark. 439 00:45:16,954 --> 00:45:18,554 I was never much of a dancer. 440 00:45:18,623 --> 00:45:19,975 It's not much different to combat. 441 00:45:19,999 --> 00:45:22,335 Hmm. I shall hope for a different outcome. 442 00:46:36,325 --> 00:46:39,704 - Your Grace. - We thank you for coming, uncle. 443 00:46:39,787 --> 00:46:42,415 I worried that given leave of your father's shadow, 444 00:46:42,498 --> 00:46:44,709 you might wither in King's Landing's sun. 445 00:46:45,835 --> 00:46:47,837 But you stood tall. 446 00:46:49,046 --> 00:46:51,007 Know that Oldtown stands with you. 447 00:47:18,159 --> 00:47:22,204 In the Vale, men are made to answer for their crimes. 448 00:47:24,665 --> 00:47:26,834 Even Targaryens. 449 00:47:26,917 --> 00:47:28,002 Who are you? 450 00:47:28,085 --> 00:47:31,088 Ser Gerold Royce of Runestone. 451 00:47:32,840 --> 00:47:34,216 And? 452 00:47:42,933 --> 00:47:46,520 I am cousin to your late lady wife. 453 00:47:46,604 --> 00:47:49,732 Ah, yes. Terrible thing. 454 00:47:49,815 --> 00:47:53,110 I'm positively bereft. Such a tragic accident. 455 00:47:53,194 --> 00:47:56,155 You know better than anyone, it was no accident. 456 00:47:56,238 --> 00:47:58,199 Are you confessing some guilt, Ser Gerold? 457 00:47:58,282 --> 00:48:01,077 I am making an accusation. 458 00:48:03,788 --> 00:48:07,208 In King's Landing, men are made to answer for their slanders. 459 00:48:07,291 --> 00:48:09,085 Even old bronze cunts like you. 460 00:48:11,670 --> 00:48:13,070 The truth is, I'm glad you've come. 461 00:48:13,130 --> 00:48:15,382 I wish to speak to you about my inheritance. 462 00:48:16,550 --> 00:48:19,512 - What inheritance? - Lady Rhea and I had no heirs. 463 00:48:19,595 --> 00:48:22,807 As her husband, whatever she was due now passes to me. 464 00:48:24,475 --> 00:48:28,938 She stood to inherit all of Runestone. Did she not? 465 00:48:32,441 --> 00:48:34,610 After my niece's wedding, I plan to fly to the Eyrie 466 00:48:34,693 --> 00:48:36,237 and petition Lady Jeyne myself. 467 00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:38,322 Perhaps I'll see you there, Ser Gerold. 468 00:49:52,313 --> 00:49:55,316 Has anybody ever told you you're nearly as pretty as your brother? 469 00:49:55,399 --> 00:49:58,194 You flatter me, my Prince. 470 00:49:58,277 --> 00:49:59,945 I was sorry to hear about your lady wife. 471 00:50:00,029 --> 00:50:01,697 Don't be, I wasn't. 472 00:50:01,780 --> 00:50:03,532 My lady was never very kind to me. 473 00:50:03,616 --> 00:50:05,159 I know who it is. 474 00:50:05,242 --> 00:50:06,242 Hmm? 475 00:50:06,285 --> 00:50:08,245 The handsome paramour. 476 00:50:08,329 --> 00:50:09,330 Who? 477 00:50:10,247 --> 00:50:11,874 Ser Criston Cole. 478 00:50:12,625 --> 00:50:15,836 - Her sworn protector? - Look at him. 479 00:50:15,920 --> 00:50:17,671 The man is fully cunt-struck. 480 00:50:18,797 --> 00:50:22,801 A Targaryen prince, a dashing knight, and a dragonrider. 481 00:50:22,885 --> 00:50:24,637 You appear to be every young maiden's dream. 482 00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:26,639 That's only because you don't know me yet. 483 00:50:26,722 --> 00:50:29,099 I believe Ser Criston has bloodied that white cloak of his 484 00:50:29,183 --> 00:50:31,518 - with your bride's maidenhead. - Keep your voice down. 485 00:50:31,602 --> 00:50:33,812 Perhaps that is something we might remedy, my Prince. 486 00:50:33,896 --> 00:50:34,897 Perhaps it is. 487 00:50:36,398 --> 00:50:39,026 This is a good thing. She knows your secret, 488 00:50:40,236 --> 00:50:41,487 and now you know hers. 489 00:50:47,826 --> 00:50:48,911 Hey! 490 00:50:55,459 --> 00:50:56,585 Hey! 491 00:50:58,504 --> 00:50:59,713 Hey! 492 00:51:05,594 --> 00:51:06,595 Hey! 493 00:51:08,764 --> 00:51:09,848 Hey! 494 00:51:12,142 --> 00:51:14,144 They make a handsome match, don't they? 495 00:51:15,020 --> 00:51:16,313 What? 496 00:51:17,147 --> 00:51:19,149 The Princess and Ser Laenor. 497 00:51:22,528 --> 00:51:23,612 Hey! 498 00:51:28,742 --> 00:51:30,160 Ser Joffrey Lonmouth, 499 00:51:31,161 --> 00:51:32,913 or the Knight of Kisses, they call me, 500 00:51:32,997 --> 00:51:35,624 though I don't know why. 501 00:51:36,333 --> 00:51:38,061 I'm on watch. What's your business? 502 00:51:38,085 --> 00:51:40,796 You don't know me, Ser Criston. 503 00:51:40,879 --> 00:51:43,465 But we are both deeply invested in this union. 504 00:51:43,549 --> 00:51:44,717 Hey! 505 00:51:46,427 --> 00:51:49,596 If you have something to say, Ser Joffrey, speak it. 506 00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:51,682 Ser Laenor is quite dear to me. 507 00:51:52,850 --> 00:51:56,020 As I know the Princess is to you. 508 00:51:58,022 --> 00:52:00,482 We should swear to each other to guard them, 509 00:52:00,566 --> 00:52:04,153 and their secrets, because if those are kept safe... 510 00:52:06,780 --> 00:52:07,823 then so are we all. 511 00:52:29,303 --> 00:52:30,304 Hey! 512 00:52:33,349 --> 00:52:34,350 Hey! 513 00:52:36,977 --> 00:52:38,103 Hey! 514 00:52:52,284 --> 00:52:54,870 - May I, Ser Harwin? - Of course, my Prince. 515 00:53:04,088 --> 00:53:05,089 Hey! 516 00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:00,686 Hey! 517 00:54:13,782 --> 00:54:15,367 What in the Seven Hells is going on? 518 00:54:17,035 --> 00:54:18,454 Laenor! 519 00:54:53,155 --> 00:54:55,157 - Stop this! - Where's Rhaenyra? 520 00:55:15,427 --> 00:55:16,678 Princess? 521 00:55:28,023 --> 00:55:29,650 Put me down! 522 00:56:22,744 --> 00:56:26,957 The love of the Seven is holy and eternal. 523 00:56:27,874 --> 00:56:30,877 The source of life and love. 524 00:56:32,379 --> 00:56:36,758 We stand here tonight in thanks and praise 525 00:56:36,842 --> 00:56:40,470 to join two souls as one. 526 00:56:45,517 --> 00:56:46,810 Father... 527 00:56:49,313 --> 00:56:50,731 Mother... 528 00:56:52,858 --> 00:56:54,276 Warrior... 529 00:56:55,485 --> 00:56:56,903 Smith... 530 00:56:58,071 --> 00:56:59,489 Maiden... 531 00:57:00,157 --> 00:57:01,783 Crone... 532 00:57:02,409 --> 00:57:04,036 Stranger. 533 00:57:05,996 --> 00:57:08,624 Hear now their vows. 534 00:57:10,334 --> 00:57:13,337 I am yours and you are mine. 535 00:57:16,048 --> 00:57:17,132 Whatever may come. 536 00:57:20,886 --> 00:57:23,305 I am yours and you are mine. 537 00:57:24,264 --> 00:57:25,682 Whatever may come. 538 00:57:26,475 --> 00:57:30,854 Here, in the presence of gods and men, 539 00:57:30,937 --> 00:57:32,564 I proclaim... 540 00:57:33,982 --> 00:57:36,610 Laenor of House Velaryon... 541 00:57:38,695 --> 00:57:42,157 Rhaenyra of House Targaryen, 542 00:57:42,240 --> 00:57:44,242 to be man and wife. 543 00:57:47,788 --> 00:57:49,831 One flesh... 544 00:57:50,666 --> 00:57:52,292 one heart... 545 00:57:53,251 --> 00:57:54,878 one soul... 546 00:57:56,505 --> 00:57:59,132 now and forever. 547 00:57:59,883 --> 00:58:02,678 Ser Criston.