1 00:01:58,876 --> 00:02:01,670 - Good morrow, Lady Rhea. - Cousin. 2 00:02:01,753 --> 00:02:03,673 What's today's quarry? Rabbit? 3 00:02:04,215 --> 00:02:07,384 - Deer. - Fine challenge. 4 00:02:07,468 --> 00:02:08,886 Care for some company? 5 00:02:08,969 --> 00:02:10,220 I'd rather ride alone. 6 00:02:12,682 --> 00:02:13,850 Good fortune to you. 7 00:03:00,813 --> 00:03:02,148 Husband. 8 00:03:07,737 --> 00:03:09,655 What brings you to the Vale? 9 00:03:13,576 --> 00:03:17,497 Or have you at last come to consummate our marriage? 10 00:03:19,082 --> 00:03:21,667 The Vale's sheep might be willing, 11 00:03:21,750 --> 00:03:23,086 even if I'm not. 12 00:03:24,045 --> 00:03:26,880 Our sheep are prettier, after all. 13 00:03:28,423 --> 00:03:32,095 Or perhaps your brother has at last had his fill of your company. 14 00:03:33,178 --> 00:03:36,099 Cast you aside in favor of a little girl. 15 00:03:42,313 --> 00:03:43,855 What will you do now? 16 00:03:44,857 --> 00:03:47,986 Will you strike the child down? 17 00:03:48,069 --> 00:03:49,278 Or? 18 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:40,454 I knew you couldn't finish. 19 00:04:42,415 --> 00:04:43,540 Craven! 20 00:05:23,538 --> 00:05:24,915 Thank you. 21 00:06:06,581 --> 00:06:08,167 A moment. 22 00:06:15,174 --> 00:06:17,093 I do not wish to see you go. 23 00:06:19,595 --> 00:06:21,513 Such is the King's decision. 24 00:06:21,597 --> 00:06:23,266 A decision I most bitterly regret. 25 00:06:26,393 --> 00:06:28,312 And yet, you made it possible. 26 00:06:30,605 --> 00:06:32,525 You chose Rhaenyra. 27 00:06:33,568 --> 00:06:35,153 She swore her innocence, 28 00:06:35,235 --> 00:06:37,155 and I believed her. 29 00:06:37,237 --> 00:06:39,824 You wanted to believe her, as did her father. 30 00:06:39,906 --> 00:06:41,324 Your informant was wrong. 31 00:06:41,408 --> 00:06:44,369 An honest mistake, perhaps, but I did not foresee this! 32 00:06:44,453 --> 00:06:45,912 You should have. 33 00:06:45,997 --> 00:06:49,124 If you had not been so relentless in advancing Aegon as heir! 34 00:06:59,843 --> 00:07:01,761 Listen to me, daughter. 35 00:07:02,513 --> 00:07:04,557 The King will die. 36 00:07:04,639 --> 00:07:07,977 It may be months or years, but he'll not live to be an old man. 37 00:07:08,059 --> 00:07:09,978 And if Rhaenyra succeeds him, 38 00:07:10,062 --> 00:07:13,398 war will follow, do you understand? 39 00:07:13,482 --> 00:07:15,275 The realm will not accept her. 40 00:07:15,359 --> 00:07:16,860 And to secure her claim, 41 00:07:16,944 --> 00:07:19,614 she'll have to put your children to the sword. 42 00:07:19,696 --> 00:07:20,906 She'll have no choice. 43 00:07:23,992 --> 00:07:25,703 You know it. 44 00:07:25,785 --> 00:07:29,706 You're no fool, and yet you choose not to see it. 45 00:07:31,708 --> 00:07:33,836 The time is coming, Alicent. 46 00:07:35,295 --> 00:07:37,756 Either you prepare Aegon to rule, 47 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:42,011 or you cleave to Rhaenyra and pray for her mercy. 48 00:09:15,353 --> 00:09:18,899 Where is Lord Corlys? He should be here to receive the King. 49 00:09:27,867 --> 00:09:29,785 Welcome to High Tide, Your Grace. 50 00:09:30,493 --> 00:09:32,622 What is the meaning of this, Lady Laena? 51 00:09:33,497 --> 00:09:35,458 Is this how House Velaryon greets its King? 52 00:09:36,625 --> 00:09:39,420 My father has but just returned from his long journey 53 00:09:39,502 --> 00:09:41,296 and he has hastened to the Hall of Nine 54 00:09:41,380 --> 00:09:43,424 to await Your Grace's arrival. 55 00:09:47,053 --> 00:09:48,971 Let's just get on with it. 56 00:09:58,646 --> 00:10:00,190 An outsider... 57 00:10:01,107 --> 00:10:02,650 among the natives. 58 00:10:03,694 --> 00:10:04,819 Lord Larys. 59 00:10:06,613 --> 00:10:07,948 Malvales. 60 00:10:08,531 --> 00:10:10,075 A rare bloom. 61 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,578 Indigenous to Braavos. 62 00:10:15,790 --> 00:10:19,376 By all rights, it shouldn't be thriving here. 63 00:10:20,336 --> 00:10:23,005 Nature, such mystery. 64 00:10:24,423 --> 00:10:26,342 - The weather has been lovely. - Indeed. 65 00:10:26,425 --> 00:10:28,968 And yet it is a dark day for the realm. 66 00:10:32,390 --> 00:10:34,308 Your father was a good man. 67 00:10:36,352 --> 00:10:38,270 As is yours who took his place. 68 00:10:41,815 --> 00:10:43,025 Yet still, 69 00:10:43,108 --> 00:10:46,194 the manner of your father's departure... 70 00:10:47,570 --> 00:10:50,074 it feels something of an injustice. 71 00:10:51,950 --> 00:10:54,120 What do you know of the matter of his leaving? 72 00:10:54,203 --> 00:10:55,913 When one is never invited to speak, 73 00:10:55,996 --> 00:10:59,750 one learns instead to... observe. 74 00:11:02,044 --> 00:11:03,963 You're perhaps in need of an ally? 75 00:11:04,671 --> 00:11:05,881 I'm the Queen. 76 00:11:05,964 --> 00:11:08,383 - I have no shortage of allies. - Naturally. 77 00:11:08,467 --> 00:11:10,386 Princess Rhaenyra, for example. 78 00:11:11,886 --> 00:11:13,430 State your purpose, my lord. 79 00:11:17,267 --> 00:11:20,271 I did wonder if she could be relied upon 80 00:11:20,353 --> 00:11:22,897 now that she is unwell. 81 00:11:24,442 --> 00:11:27,486 Unwell? I haven't heard anything. 82 00:11:28,279 --> 00:11:30,279 Begging your pardon, Your Grace, I may be mistaken. 83 00:11:31,991 --> 00:11:34,617 It's just that on the very same night your father was dismissed, 84 00:11:34,702 --> 00:11:38,247 the Grand Maester delivered a tea to the Princess's chambers. 85 00:11:40,458 --> 00:11:42,376 - A tea? - Yes. 86 00:11:45,253 --> 00:11:47,464 That the Grand Maester himself brought? 87 00:11:47,548 --> 00:11:50,675 At the direction of the King, as I understand it. 88 00:11:53,511 --> 00:11:55,638 I do hope she's not unwell. 89 00:11:57,223 --> 00:11:59,392 Rhaenyra sailed with the King to Driftmark 90 00:11:59,477 --> 00:12:01,811 - yesterday at daybreak. - What good news. 91 00:12:02,563 --> 00:12:04,482 I must've been in error. 92 00:12:05,315 --> 00:12:07,233 A relief. 93 00:12:09,194 --> 00:12:11,322 I thought for Mellos himself, well... 94 00:12:13,031 --> 00:12:15,575 her condition must be something very serious. 95 00:12:16,285 --> 00:12:19,829 What happiness it is to have been wrong. 96 00:12:50,109 --> 00:12:51,277 I'm sorry. 97 00:12:51,362 --> 00:12:52,695 Come, cousin. 98 00:12:52,780 --> 00:12:55,324 Let us discover what might be had for breakfast. 99 00:13:28,815 --> 00:13:30,192 Your Grace. 100 00:13:45,165 --> 00:13:47,083 Rise, Lord Corlys. 101 00:13:48,626 --> 00:13:49,920 Be welcome. 102 00:13:50,003 --> 00:13:51,713 May I offer you a chair? 103 00:13:53,464 --> 00:13:54,757 Cousin! 104 00:13:55,925 --> 00:13:57,218 Princess. 105 00:14:04,934 --> 00:14:07,061 - Are you well? - Very. 106 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:10,315 I congratulate you, Lord Lyonel. 107 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:13,611 I can think of no man more suited to be the Hand of the King. 108 00:14:13,694 --> 00:14:16,405 That is very kind of you to say, Lord Corlys. 109 00:14:16,487 --> 00:14:18,449 His Grace has honored me with the post. 110 00:14:20,867 --> 00:14:22,785 Pity about Ser Otto. 111 00:14:24,747 --> 00:14:28,041 Despite spending most of my days amidst the grandeur of the Red Keep, 112 00:14:28,125 --> 00:14:31,002 the halls of High Tide never fail to impress. 113 00:14:31,086 --> 00:14:32,713 You flatter me, Your Grace. 114 00:14:33,756 --> 00:14:36,382 Though I do wish we could meet under happier pretenses. 115 00:14:37,968 --> 00:14:40,429 - How so? - Daemon's wife, 116 00:14:40,511 --> 00:14:42,598 the Lady Rhea Royce, has passed. 117 00:14:43,681 --> 00:14:45,976 A hunting mishap. 118 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:48,061 She was thrown from her horse. 119 00:14:48,145 --> 00:14:51,231 Her neck and skull both crushed in the fall. 120 00:14:51,314 --> 00:14:53,567 A most surprising end. 121 00:14:53,650 --> 00:14:57,862 Lady Rhea's skill as both rider and hunter were well-known. 122 00:14:57,945 --> 00:15:00,281 - The gods are cruel. - Indeed. 123 00:15:01,199 --> 00:15:06,497 Lady Rhea was a fine woman and a good wife to my brother. 124 00:15:06,579 --> 00:15:10,416 Sad thing that she and Daemon have no heirs to succeed her. 125 00:15:10,501 --> 00:15:12,169 She stood to inherit Runestone. 126 00:15:13,337 --> 00:15:16,464 Mayhaps we can turn toward happier pursuits. 127 00:15:17,382 --> 00:15:19,968 - No, thank you. - What did you have in mind, Your Grace? 128 00:15:23,888 --> 00:15:27,184 I wish to propose a marriage between your son, Ser Laenor... 129 00:15:28,184 --> 00:15:31,063 and my daughter and heir, the Princess Rhaenyra. 130 00:15:31,146 --> 00:15:34,607 It's long past time our houses were united in blood. 131 00:15:34,692 --> 00:15:36,819 The last pillars of Old Valyria. 132 00:15:37,777 --> 00:15:41,573 You honor both me and my house, Your Grace. 133 00:15:41,656 --> 00:15:44,617 There are certain details I would wish clarified 134 00:15:44,702 --> 00:15:47,871 before the Princess Rhaenys and I could accept this most... 135 00:15:48,622 --> 00:15:50,165 generous proposal. 136 00:15:51,916 --> 00:15:53,459 What details? 137 00:15:56,380 --> 00:15:59,925 We would like to know how the succession will be handled. 138 00:16:03,261 --> 00:16:05,514 Rhaenyra is my heir. 139 00:16:05,597 --> 00:16:08,809 Upon my death, my throne and my titles will pass to her. 140 00:16:08,891 --> 00:16:12,521 She and Ser Laenor's firstborn child, regardless of gender, 141 00:16:12,603 --> 00:16:15,022 will inherit the Iron Throne from her. 142 00:16:16,983 --> 00:16:22,030 Can I presume that, in keeping with Westerosi tradition... 143 00:16:23,198 --> 00:16:25,742 their children would take their father's name? 144 00:16:27,285 --> 00:16:30,204 That they would be born Velaryons? 145 00:16:30,747 --> 00:16:32,540 Surely, Lord Corlys, 146 00:16:32,623 --> 00:16:36,127 you are not proposing the Targaryen dynasty end with my daughter 147 00:16:36,211 --> 00:16:37,628 simply because she is a woman? 148 00:16:40,715 --> 00:16:43,260 I only seek clarity, Your Grace. 149 00:16:48,181 --> 00:16:50,767 - Might I have a chair brought in for you? - I do not... 150 00:16:50,851 --> 00:16:52,770 No. I do not require a chair. 151 00:16:55,354 --> 00:16:59,484 Upon their birth, Ser Laenor and Rhaenyra's children 152 00:16:59,568 --> 00:17:01,987 shall take their father's name, Velaryon... 153 00:17:02,945 --> 00:17:05,991 in keeping with our traditions. 154 00:17:06,073 --> 00:17:07,576 However, 155 00:17:07,658 --> 00:17:11,454 at such time when their firstborn ascends the Iron Throne, 156 00:17:11,538 --> 00:17:14,625 he or she will do so bearing the name Targaryen. 157 00:17:16,292 --> 00:17:20,547 Dragons will rule the Seven Kingdoms for the next hundred years, 158 00:17:20,630 --> 00:17:22,549 just as they did the last. 159 00:17:35,646 --> 00:17:37,688 This is an equitable compromise. 160 00:17:39,398 --> 00:17:41,401 Good. 161 00:17:41,484 --> 00:17:44,029 Now, if there's nothing further. 162 00:17:54,373 --> 00:17:58,626 In truth, if it had to be someone, I'm glad it is you. 163 00:18:01,088 --> 00:18:03,632 I know this union is not what you would choose. 164 00:18:04,966 --> 00:18:07,094 I hold nothing against you, cousin. 165 00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:09,555 No, I... 166 00:18:11,473 --> 00:18:12,598 rather... 167 00:18:13,559 --> 00:18:16,103 Dare I say it is a matter of taste? 168 00:18:20,107 --> 00:18:23,026 I prefer roast duck to goose. 169 00:18:23,902 --> 00:18:25,444 I cannot say why. 170 00:18:28,866 --> 00:18:30,992 It's not for a lack of trying. 171 00:18:32,118 --> 00:18:34,245 There are those who like goose very well. 172 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,625 I find it a bit greasy for my taste. 173 00:18:42,796 --> 00:18:45,089 I know that whatever agreement being struck up there 174 00:18:45,174 --> 00:18:47,216 will not change your appetites, 175 00:18:47,300 --> 00:18:49,636 nor will it change mine. 176 00:18:51,762 --> 00:18:53,307 And what do you propose? 177 00:18:59,186 --> 00:19:03,232 That we perform our duty to our fathers and to the realm 178 00:19:03,317 --> 00:19:04,859 and when it's done... 179 00:19:05,569 --> 00:19:07,905 each of us dines as we see fit. 180 00:19:18,373 --> 00:19:22,168 Viserys has taken to bed while his ship is readied. 181 00:19:24,713 --> 00:19:25,963 Perhaps I... 182 00:19:27,007 --> 00:19:28,925 overextended myself? 183 00:19:30,969 --> 00:19:32,346 Pushed him too close to the edge? 184 00:19:32,428 --> 00:19:35,973 My cousin chose to sail into this tempest, husband. 185 00:19:37,267 --> 00:19:39,519 It was undignified of the King to drag himself here 186 00:19:39,602 --> 00:19:41,812 and beg for Laenor's hand. 187 00:19:42,396 --> 00:19:43,522 Where is Laenor? 188 00:19:44,357 --> 00:19:47,860 - He and Rhaenyra are walking the coast. - Good. 189 00:19:48,694 --> 00:19:51,239 Do they seem... familiar? 190 00:19:52,115 --> 00:19:53,825 They grew up together. 191 00:19:54,533 --> 00:19:57,078 Familiarity is not at issue. 192 00:19:57,162 --> 00:20:00,206 I'm sure Laenor was already taken with her. 193 00:20:00,290 --> 00:20:02,416 She's grown quite comely these last few years. 194 00:20:02,501 --> 00:20:04,211 You know his true nature. 195 00:20:05,503 --> 00:20:06,797 He's still young. 196 00:20:08,298 --> 00:20:09,840 He will outgrow it. 197 00:20:11,385 --> 00:20:14,303 There is no pleasure in the world like... 198 00:20:16,056 --> 00:20:17,264 bedding a woman. 199 00:20:17,348 --> 00:20:20,143 We are placing our son in danger. 200 00:20:21,144 --> 00:20:23,437 The lords of the realm bent the knee to Rhaenyra 201 00:20:23,521 --> 00:20:24,731 and swore obeisance to her. 202 00:20:24,815 --> 00:20:26,649 That was before there was a true-born prince 203 00:20:26,732 --> 00:20:28,568 named Aegon Targaryen. 204 00:20:28,652 --> 00:20:30,820 Rhaenyra's succession will be challenged. 205 00:20:30,904 --> 00:20:35,157 Knives will come out for her, her husband, and for their heirs. 206 00:20:35,242 --> 00:20:39,078 Our house controls the realm's navy and half its dragons. 207 00:20:39,162 --> 00:20:41,498 Anyone fool enough to challenge Rhaenyra's claim 208 00:20:41,580 --> 00:20:44,710 - will be crushed. - To what end, Corlys? Wealth? Power? 209 00:20:44,792 --> 00:20:46,336 - Pride? - Justice. 210 00:20:51,883 --> 00:20:53,467 By all rights, 211 00:20:53,551 --> 00:20:56,096 you should be Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. 212 00:20:57,638 --> 00:20:59,348 You were robbed of the crown by... 213 00:20:59,433 --> 00:21:03,603 I never wore the crown because the realm would not have it so. 214 00:21:03,686 --> 00:21:05,731 And I would remedy that 215 00:21:05,813 --> 00:21:09,401 small-minded error by any means necessar... 216 00:21:09,483 --> 00:21:13,655 I myself have put the business behind me, Corlys. 217 00:21:21,788 --> 00:21:24,707 I've always feared the day you'd have to marry a woman. 218 00:21:25,791 --> 00:21:26,917 And now it comes. 219 00:21:28,419 --> 00:21:30,213 Your betrothed gives you leave 220 00:21:30,297 --> 00:21:32,632 of her own free will to continue partaking of. 221 00:21:33,466 --> 00:21:35,719 Was I the duck or the goose? 222 00:21:35,801 --> 00:21:38,180 I've come to meet my fate and you make a jape of it? 223 00:21:39,889 --> 00:21:41,849 Look, Rhaenyra will be Queen of the Seven Kingdoms 224 00:21:41,933 --> 00:21:44,060 and you will be her king consort. 225 00:21:45,061 --> 00:21:47,146 Think of the tournament, 226 00:21:47,230 --> 00:21:49,774 the feast, the battles at sea. 227 00:21:52,485 --> 00:21:55,405 Will you wear your crown today, Your Grace? 228 00:21:56,865 --> 00:21:58,200 You're a fool. 229 00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:08,542 You will need a sworn protector. 230 00:22:29,606 --> 00:22:32,149 This is better than we could've hoped for. 231 00:22:37,489 --> 00:22:39,406 She has a paramour of her own. 232 00:22:42,243 --> 00:22:43,787 I wonder who it is. 233 00:23:07,018 --> 00:23:09,354 Did sleep flee you as well this morning? 234 00:23:10,730 --> 00:23:12,648 I needed to see you, Princess. 235 00:23:13,607 --> 00:23:15,569 I confess I had a similar desire. 236 00:23:20,906 --> 00:23:25,619 You have confided in me now and then over the years of our acquaintance. 237 00:23:25,703 --> 00:23:32,210 I feel, forgive me, that I know you... a bit. 238 00:23:34,713 --> 00:23:36,630 You know more than a bit. 239 00:23:39,675 --> 00:23:45,432 I've heard you say so many times how you loathe the lot of your position, 240 00:23:45,514 --> 00:23:47,893 that you are to be married off at your father's whim 241 00:23:47,975 --> 00:23:50,561 with no thought given to the yearning of your own heart, 242 00:23:50,645 --> 00:23:53,565 and now the day comes. 243 00:23:54,941 --> 00:23:58,861 Ser Laenor is a good and decent man, but you did not choose him. 244 00:23:59,863 --> 00:24:03,992 - He was chosen for you. - That's true. 245 00:24:06,661 --> 00:24:08,579 If there were another path... 246 00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:11,665 one that led to freedom... 247 00:24:12,584 --> 00:24:13,626 would you tread it? 248 00:24:15,419 --> 00:24:18,005 Rhaenyra, before I came here, 249 00:24:18,088 --> 00:24:20,966 I was a knight in the Storm lands. 250 00:24:21,050 --> 00:24:23,220 I have deep knowledge of the port at Sun spear 251 00:24:23,302 --> 00:24:25,472 where I've seen the ships of Essos setting sail 252 00:24:25,555 --> 00:24:27,890 with their hulls full of oranges and cinnamon 253 00:24:27,973 --> 00:24:30,100 and I've always wished to see where they went. 254 00:24:32,102 --> 00:24:33,687 Are you asking for leave? 255 00:24:35,106 --> 00:24:37,651 I'm asking you to come with me... 256 00:24:39,194 --> 00:24:41,111 away from all of this. 257 00:24:41,905 --> 00:24:44,866 From the burdens and indignities of your inheritance. 258 00:24:44,950 --> 00:24:48,328 Let us leave it all behind and see the world together... 259 00:24:50,163 --> 00:24:51,665 where we'll be nameless, 260 00:24:51,748 --> 00:24:53,540 and free... 261 00:24:54,291 --> 00:24:56,794 free to go where we like, to love as we like. 262 00:24:58,504 --> 00:25:00,048 In Essos... 263 00:25:02,716 --> 00:25:04,301 you could marry me. 264 00:25:08,223 --> 00:25:10,015 A marriage for love, 265 00:25:10,099 --> 00:25:11,768 not for the crown. 266 00:25:36,792 --> 00:25:39,921 I am the crown, Ser Criston. 267 00:25:42,173 --> 00:25:43,716 Or I will be. 268 00:25:45,260 --> 00:25:47,846 I may chafe at my duties, 269 00:25:47,928 --> 00:25:51,098 but do you think I would choose infamy 270 00:25:51,182 --> 00:25:54,810 in exchange for a bushel of oranges or a ship to Asshai? 271 00:25:58,272 --> 00:25:59,648 It is my duty 272 00:25:59,732 --> 00:26:02,819 to marry a nobleman from a great house 273 00:26:02,902 --> 00:26:05,446 and Ser Laenor will make a fine husband. 274 00:26:09,908 --> 00:26:11,828 But my... 275 00:26:12,828 --> 00:26:14,371 my marriage... 276 00:26:15,790 --> 00:26:17,916 does not have to be the end. 277 00:26:20,837 --> 00:26:25,759 Ser Criston, Laenor and I have an understanding. 278 00:26:27,551 --> 00:26:31,388 I've granted him leave to pursue his own interests... 279 00:26:32,514 --> 00:26:34,475 and in turn, he's granted me the same. 280 00:26:41,732 --> 00:26:43,859 So you want me to be your whore? 281 00:26:46,363 --> 00:26:48,906 I want us to continue as we began, 282 00:26:48,990 --> 00:26:52,618 with you as my sworn protector, my white knight. 283 00:26:52,702 --> 00:26:54,495 I took an oath. 284 00:26:56,330 --> 00:26:59,709 As a knight of your Kings guard. 285 00:26:59,792 --> 00:27:01,752 An oath of chastity. I've broken it. 286 00:27:01,836 --> 00:27:04,254 - I won't tell anyone... - I've soiled my white cloak. 287 00:27:04,338 --> 00:27:07,258 And it's the only thing I have to my fucking name! 288 00:27:09,927 --> 00:27:13,514 I thought if we were married, I might be able to restore it. 289 00:27:20,271 --> 00:27:22,357 The Iron Throne looms larger than me, 290 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,984 larger than anyone in my family. 291 00:27:26,069 --> 00:27:29,696 Aegon the Conqueror united the Seven Kingdoms 292 00:27:29,780 --> 00:27:31,698 and put them on a path... 293 00:27:32,492 --> 00:27:33,784 Ser Criston. 294 00:28:21,707 --> 00:28:23,209 - Fetch the Maester! - Get back. 295 00:28:23,292 --> 00:28:25,043 Get Mellos! Get back! 296 00:28:25,127 --> 00:28:26,671 Prepare the crucible. 297 00:28:27,922 --> 00:28:29,715 We'll need leeches. 298 00:28:33,636 --> 00:28:34,971 Ser Criston... 299 00:28:36,473 --> 00:28:37,598 you've been summoned. 300 00:28:39,267 --> 00:28:41,394 I left the Princess just minutes ago. 301 00:28:42,395 --> 00:28:43,937 Not the Princess, ser. 302 00:28:44,646 --> 00:28:45,898 The Queen. 303 00:29:00,663 --> 00:29:02,206 Ser Criston, Your Grace. 304 00:29:06,586 --> 00:29:08,504 That will be all. 305 00:29:21,184 --> 00:29:25,021 I fear I must question you on a delicate matter, Ser Criston. 306 00:29:28,148 --> 00:29:30,276 I am your servant as always, my Queen. 307 00:29:31,903 --> 00:29:34,030 It concerns our dear Princess Rhaenyra. 308 00:29:35,447 --> 00:29:36,573 Please. 309 00:30:02,767 --> 00:30:05,936 You are her sworn protector and rightly loyal to her. 310 00:30:07,146 --> 00:30:08,690 I am. 311 00:30:12,569 --> 00:30:14,486 The night of Daemon's return... 312 00:30:17,281 --> 00:30:18,825 there's been a rumor... 313 00:30:19,826 --> 00:30:24,371 or rather, my father received an accounting of... 314 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,626 a lapse of morals 315 00:30:28,710 --> 00:30:32,629 that may have occurred between... 316 00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,970 It is, of course, unthinkable for me to question the virtue of the Princess, 317 00:30:39,052 --> 00:30:41,013 whom I hold in highest regard, 318 00:30:41,097 --> 00:30:45,350 but, I did, however, wonder if... 319 00:30:52,733 --> 00:30:55,861 I'm not unaware that in flush of youth... 320 00:30:56,945 --> 00:30:58,489 there may be errors made... 321 00:30:59,948 --> 00:31:02,534 breaches in resolve, 322 00:31:02,618 --> 00:31:05,538 - breaches, or rather lapses... - It happened, Your Grace. 323 00:31:11,293 --> 00:31:13,212 The sin you allude to. 324 00:31:16,340 --> 00:31:17,591 I have committed it. 325 00:31:21,471 --> 00:31:24,389 At her instigation, it is true, but that should... 326 00:31:25,642 --> 00:31:27,184 It is no excuse. 327 00:31:30,146 --> 00:31:31,731 My oath has been broken. 328 00:31:32,815 --> 00:31:34,358 I have dishonored myself. 329 00:31:36,109 --> 00:31:38,029 I deserve no consideration. 330 00:31:42,282 --> 00:31:43,408 But if... 331 00:31:44,618 --> 00:31:49,040 as a clement Queen, you are inclined to pity... 332 00:31:50,500 --> 00:31:52,042 I would ask only this... 333 00:31:54,628 --> 00:31:57,214 that rather than gelding me 334 00:31:57,298 --> 00:31:59,425 and having me tortured 335 00:32:00,259 --> 00:32:03,221 you would sentence me mercifully to death. 336 00:32:18,944 --> 00:32:21,489 Thank you for your honesty, Ser Criston. 337 00:32:31,415 --> 00:32:32,916 You may go. 338 00:33:03,697 --> 00:33:07,242 Rest now, Your Grace. I will bring the leeches. 339 00:33:07,993 --> 00:33:10,037 If I may, Grand Maester, 340 00:33:10,120 --> 00:33:13,665 I took the liberty of preparing a fresh set 341 00:33:13,750 --> 00:33:17,794 of herbal poultices that might be more effective. 342 00:33:17,878 --> 00:33:20,423 That will not be necessary, Orwyle. 343 00:33:20,505 --> 00:33:24,050 The leechings have always brought His Grace relief. 344 00:33:43,154 --> 00:33:45,071 To help him sleep. 345 00:33:55,707 --> 00:33:57,001 Where's the Queen? 346 00:33:59,628 --> 00:34:02,673 I was given to understand that she is otherwise occupied, Your Grace. 347 00:34:23,151 --> 00:34:25,278 Will I be remembered as a good king, Lyonel? 348 00:34:27,365 --> 00:34:28,490 Your Grace? 349 00:34:29,658 --> 00:34:33,162 What will they say of me when the histories are written? 350 00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:36,707 I have neither fought nor conquered, 351 00:34:36,790 --> 00:34:39,042 nor suffered any great defeat. 352 00:34:41,086 --> 00:34:43,631 Some might call that good fortune. 353 00:34:46,216 --> 00:34:49,178 It hardly makes a good song, does it? 354 00:34:49,261 --> 00:34:52,097 To be sung at feasts in a hundred years... 355 00:34:52,180 --> 00:34:53,723 five hundred. 356 00:34:57,144 --> 00:34:59,981 You have carried King Jaehaerys's legacy. 357 00:35:01,064 --> 00:35:03,776 And kept the realm strong. 358 00:35:03,859 --> 00:35:05,486 Is it not better to live in peace 359 00:35:05,569 --> 00:35:08,488 than to have songs sung after you are dead? 360 00:35:09,406 --> 00:35:10,825 Perhaps. 361 00:35:12,660 --> 00:35:15,580 But there is a part of me wishes I'd been tested. 362 00:35:17,122 --> 00:35:19,749 I often think that in the crucible, 363 00:35:19,834 --> 00:35:22,377 I may have been forged a different man. 364 00:35:24,379 --> 00:35:28,801 Many that are tested, only wish to have been spared it. 365 00:35:31,178 --> 00:35:33,972 Another lord might assure me that I would rise like 366 00:35:34,055 --> 00:35:35,932 Aegon the Conqueror given the chance. 367 00:35:36,017 --> 00:35:37,810 - Your Grace, that is... - You're right. 368 00:35:38,310 --> 00:35:41,229 You're right as always. 369 00:35:44,024 --> 00:35:46,568 It is perhaps best not to know. 370 00:36:34,367 --> 00:36:36,368 It is with great pleasure 371 00:36:36,452 --> 00:36:39,747 that His Grace, King Viserys, announces the start 372 00:36:39,830 --> 00:36:42,374 of the royal wedding celebrations. 373 00:36:44,377 --> 00:36:48,673 House Lannister with their lord, Jason Lannister. 374 00:36:48,756 --> 00:36:52,801 Lord Paramount of the West, and Master of Casterly Rock. 375 00:36:54,053 --> 00:36:57,682 House High tower with their lord, Hobert High tower. 376 00:36:57,765 --> 00:37:00,935 Beacon of the South, Defender of the Citadel, 377 00:37:01,017 --> 00:37:02,394 the Voice of Old town... 378 00:37:15,156 --> 00:37:16,950 Congratulations, Your Grace. 379 00:37:17,033 --> 00:37:19,370 You have made a fine match for the Princess. 380 00:37:19,452 --> 00:37:21,037 Thank you, Lord Jason. 381 00:37:21,122 --> 00:37:23,124 I could think of no better man than Ser Laenor. 382 00:37:24,624 --> 00:37:27,294 Well, if this is only the welcome feast, 383 00:37:27,377 --> 00:37:30,881 I admit, I cannot imagine what you might have planned for the wedding. 384 00:37:30,964 --> 00:37:33,508 My daughter is the future queen. 385 00:37:34,510 --> 00:37:37,263 I wanted this to be a wedding for the histories. 386 00:37:38,847 --> 00:37:40,223 Where is the Queen? 387 00:37:40,307 --> 00:37:42,225 I had hoped to pay my respects. 388 00:37:44,060 --> 00:37:48,231 I understand the Queen is still readying herself for the celebrations. 389 00:37:48,314 --> 00:37:50,443 This is why men wage war 390 00:37:51,318 --> 00:37:53,738 because women would never be ready for the battle in time. 391 00:37:58,950 --> 00:38:01,620 Your presence is always such a pleasure, Lord Jason. 392 00:38:01,703 --> 00:38:04,457 Princess, Your Grace. 393 00:38:14,716 --> 00:38:18,970 Your Grace, Princess Rhaenyra, congratulations are in order. 394 00:38:19,805 --> 00:38:22,600 We are very honored to have you as a guest, Ser Gerold. 395 00:38:22,682 --> 00:38:24,642 I must say, I was most distressed 396 00:38:24,727 --> 00:38:27,646 to hear of the Lady Rhea's tragic passing. 397 00:38:28,522 --> 00:38:30,149 I'm very sorry for your loss. 398 00:38:30,231 --> 00:38:32,526 Lady Rhea was a unique character. 399 00:38:33,109 --> 00:38:36,280 Her kind is not soon to be seen again. 400 00:38:36,363 --> 00:38:39,283 If there is anything the crown might do to aid House Royce... 401 00:38:47,792 --> 00:38:50,752 Lord Corlys of House Velaryon. 402 00:38:50,836 --> 00:38:53,798 Lord of the Tides, Master of Driftmark. 403 00:38:53,881 --> 00:38:57,343 And his lady wife, Princess Rhaenys Targaryen. 404 00:38:57,426 --> 00:39:00,888 And their son and heir, Ser Laenor Velaryon, 405 00:39:00,970 --> 00:39:03,515 the future king consort. 406 00:39:44,890 --> 00:39:47,142 - My Betrothed. - My Betrothed. 407 00:41:10,935 --> 00:41:14,812 Be welcome, as we join together in celebration. 408 00:41:16,314 --> 00:41:17,857 Tonight is only its beginning. 409 00:41:18,776 --> 00:41:21,361 We honor the crown's oldest 410 00:41:21,444 --> 00:41:24,531 and fiercest ally, House Velaryon. 411 00:41:27,117 --> 00:41:32,205 Reaching back to the days of Old Valyria and the Age of Dragons. 412 00:41:33,957 --> 00:41:36,877 With House Targaryen and... 413 00:42:15,790 --> 00:42:17,459 The King will not be happy. 414 00:42:17,542 --> 00:42:19,669 Right in the midst of his speech. 415 00:42:30,930 --> 00:42:33,309 The beacon on the High tower, 416 00:42:33,392 --> 00:42:37,187 do you know what color it glows when Old town calls its banners to war? 417 00:42:38,187 --> 00:42:39,314 Green. 418 00:42:51,200 --> 00:42:53,120 Congratulations, stepdaughter. 419 00:42:53,995 --> 00:42:55,914 What a blessing this is for you. 420 00:43:07,926 --> 00:43:09,178 Please be seated. 421 00:43:18,437 --> 00:43:19,812 Where was I? 422 00:43:19,897 --> 00:43:21,814 The joining of the two houses, Your Grace. 423 00:43:21,899 --> 00:43:23,359 Yeah. 424 00:43:24,776 --> 00:43:25,861 Yes. 425 00:43:31,658 --> 00:43:37,247 With House Targaryen and House Velaryon united, 426 00:43:37,330 --> 00:43:41,377 I hope to herald in a second Age of Dragons 427 00:43:41,459 --> 00:43:42,544 in Westeros. 428 00:43:53,513 --> 00:43:57,184 And after tonight's small affair... 429 00:43:59,060 --> 00:44:02,397 seven days of tournament and feasting. 430 00:44:05,651 --> 00:44:07,193 At the end of it all... 431 00:44:08,444 --> 00:44:11,781 At the end of it all, a royal wedding... 432 00:44:12,698 --> 00:44:14,243 between my daughter, 433 00:44:15,243 --> 00:44:16,370 my heir... 434 00:44:17,203 --> 00:44:18,747 your future Queen... 435 00:44:19,705 --> 00:44:23,627 and Ser Laenor Velaryon, the heir to Driftmark. 436 00:45:16,305 --> 00:45:17,890 I was never much of a dancer. 437 00:45:17,972 --> 00:45:19,325 It's not much different to combat. 438 00:45:19,348 --> 00:45:21,602 I shall hope for a different outcome. 439 00:46:35,676 --> 00:46:39,053 - Your Grace. - We thank you for coming, uncle. 440 00:46:39,136 --> 00:46:41,765 I worried that given leave of your father's shadow, 441 00:46:41,847 --> 00:46:45,102 you might wither in King's Landing's sun. 442 00:46:45,185 --> 00:46:47,144 But you stood tall. 443 00:46:48,397 --> 00:46:50,731 Know that Old town stands with you. 444 00:47:17,508 --> 00:47:22,097 In the Vale, men are made to answer for their crimes. 445 00:47:24,015 --> 00:47:25,767 Even Targaryens. 446 00:47:26,392 --> 00:47:27,392 Who are you? 447 00:47:27,435 --> 00:47:30,354 Ser Gerold Royce of Runestone. 448 00:47:32,189 --> 00:47:33,482 And? 449 00:47:42,283 --> 00:47:45,870 I am cousin to your late lady wife. 450 00:47:45,953 --> 00:47:49,082 Yes. Terrible thing. 451 00:47:49,165 --> 00:47:52,461 I'm positively bereft. Such a tragic accident. 452 00:47:52,544 --> 00:47:55,504 You know better than anyone, it was no accident. 453 00:47:55,589 --> 00:47:57,548 Are you confessing some guilt, Ser Gerold? 454 00:47:57,633 --> 00:48:00,385 I am making an accusation. 455 00:48:03,138 --> 00:48:06,557 In King's Landing, men are made to answer for their slanders. 456 00:48:06,642 --> 00:48:08,352 Even old bronze cunts like you. 457 00:48:11,021 --> 00:48:12,372 The truth is, I'm glad you've come. 458 00:48:12,397 --> 00:48:14,941 I wish to speak to you about my inheritance. 459 00:48:15,901 --> 00:48:18,861 - What inheritance? - Lady Rhea and I had no heirs. 460 00:48:18,944 --> 00:48:22,073 As her husband, whatever she was due now passes to me. 461 00:48:23,825 --> 00:48:28,245 She stood to inherit all of Runestone. Did she not? 462 00:48:31,792 --> 00:48:33,959 After my niece's wedding, I plan to fly to the Eyrie 463 00:48:34,044 --> 00:48:35,586 and petition Lady Jeyne myself. 464 00:48:35,671 --> 00:48:38,006 Perhaps I'll see you there, Ser Gerold. 465 00:49:51,705 --> 00:49:54,624 Has anybody ever told you you're nearly as pretty as your brother? 466 00:49:55,249 --> 00:49:57,544 You flatter me, my Prince. 467 00:49:57,627 --> 00:50:00,213 - I was sorry to hear about your lady wife. - Don't be, I wasn't. 468 00:50:01,256 --> 00:50:02,883 My lady was never very kind to me. 469 00:50:02,966 --> 00:50:04,426 I know who it is. 470 00:50:05,635 --> 00:50:07,595 The handsome paramour. 471 00:50:07,678 --> 00:50:08,678 Who? 472 00:50:09,597 --> 00:50:11,140 Ser Criston Cole. 473 00:50:11,975 --> 00:50:15,187 - Her sworn protector? - Look at him. 474 00:50:15,269 --> 00:50:18,064 The man is fully cunt-struck. 475 00:50:18,147 --> 00:50:22,234 A Targaryen prince, a dashing knight, and a dragon rider. 476 00:50:22,318 --> 00:50:24,004 You appear to be every young maiden's dream. 477 00:50:24,028 --> 00:50:25,988 That's only because you don't know me yet. 478 00:50:26,071 --> 00:50:28,450 I believe Ser Criston has bloodied that white cloak of his 479 00:50:28,533 --> 00:50:30,868 - with your bride's maidenhead. - Keep your voice down. 480 00:50:30,952 --> 00:50:33,162 Perhaps that is something we might remedy, my Prince. 481 00:50:33,245 --> 00:50:34,245 Perhaps it is. 482 00:50:35,749 --> 00:50:39,586 This is a good thing. She knows your secret, 483 00:50:39,669 --> 00:50:40,754 and now you know hers. 484 00:50:47,260 --> 00:50:48,260 Hey! 485 00:50:54,892 --> 00:50:55,892 Hey! 486 00:50:57,896 --> 00:50:58,896 Hey! 487 00:51:04,944 --> 00:51:05,944 Hey! 488 00:51:08,113 --> 00:51:09,113 Hey! 489 00:51:11,493 --> 00:51:13,452 They make a handsome match, don't they? 490 00:51:14,412 --> 00:51:15,580 What? 491 00:51:16,497 --> 00:51:18,415 The Princess and Ser Laenor. 492 00:51:21,877 --> 00:51:22,877 Hey! 493 00:51:28,093 --> 00:51:30,595 Ser Joffrey Lonmouth, 494 00:51:30,678 --> 00:51:32,513 or the Knight of Kisses, they call me, 495 00:51:32,597 --> 00:51:34,890 though I don't know why. 496 00:51:35,684 --> 00:51:37,352 I'm on watch. What's your business? 497 00:51:37,435 --> 00:51:40,146 You don't know me, Ser Criston. 498 00:51:40,229 --> 00:51:42,399 But we are both deeply invested in this union. 499 00:51:42,899 --> 00:51:43,899 Hey! 500 00:51:45,776 --> 00:51:48,946 If you have something to say, Ser Joffrey, speak it. 501 00:51:49,030 --> 00:51:51,156 Ser Laenor is quite dear to me. 502 00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:55,327 As I know the Princess is to you. 503 00:51:57,372 --> 00:51:59,832 We should swear to each other to guard them, 504 00:51:59,915 --> 00:52:03,461 and their secrets, because if those are kept safe... 505 00:52:06,131 --> 00:52:08,048 then so are we all. 506 00:52:28,653 --> 00:52:29,653 Hey! 507 00:52:32,698 --> 00:52:33,698 Hey! 508 00:52:36,410 --> 00:52:37,410 Hey! 509 00:52:51,635 --> 00:52:54,638 - May I, Ser Harwin? - Of course, my Prince. 510 00:53:03,437 --> 00:53:04,437 Hey! 511 00:53:58,910 --> 00:53:59,952 Hey! 512 00:54:13,133 --> 00:54:14,633 What in the Seven Hells is going on? 513 00:54:16,385 --> 00:54:17,720 Laenor! 514 00:54:52,546 --> 00:54:54,466 - Stop this! - Where's Rhaenyra? 515 00:55:14,778 --> 00:55:16,528 Princess? 516 00:55:27,372 --> 00:55:28,917 Put me down! 517 00:56:22,095 --> 00:56:26,265 The love of the Seven is holy and eternal. 518 00:56:27,225 --> 00:56:30,144 The source of life and love. 519 00:56:31,729 --> 00:56:36,109 We stand here tonight in thanks and praise 520 00:56:36,191 --> 00:56:39,736 to join two souls as one. 521 00:56:44,868 --> 00:56:46,118 Father... 522 00:56:48,662 --> 00:56:49,997 Mother... 523 00:56:52,207 --> 00:56:53,542 Warrior... 524 00:56:54,836 --> 00:56:56,171 Smith... 525 00:56:57,421 --> 00:56:58,756 Maiden... 526 00:56:59,591 --> 00:57:01,091 Crone... 527 00:57:01,758 --> 00:57:03,303 Stranger. 528 00:57:05,345 --> 00:57:07,890 Hear now their vows. 529 00:57:09,684 --> 00:57:12,604 I am yours and you are mine. 530 00:57:15,397 --> 00:57:17,107 Whatever may come. 531 00:57:20,236 --> 00:57:22,571 I am yours and you are mine. 532 00:57:23,615 --> 00:57:24,948 Whatever may come. 533 00:57:25,825 --> 00:57:30,205 Here, in the presence of gods and men, 534 00:57:30,287 --> 00:57:31,830 I proclaim... 535 00:57:33,332 --> 00:57:35,877 Laenor of House Velaryon... 536 00:57:38,046 --> 00:57:41,506 Rhaenyra of House Targaryen, 537 00:57:41,591 --> 00:57:43,508 to be man and wife. 538 00:57:47,138 --> 00:57:49,140 One flesh... 539 00:57:50,015 --> 00:57:51,559 one heart... 540 00:57:52,602 --> 00:57:54,144 one soul... 541 00:57:55,854 --> 00:57:58,399 now and forever. 542 00:57:59,234 --> 00:58:01,151 Ser Criston.