There’s finally some major action in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 3, “The Squire,” and with it comes a significant reveal. Egg is no longer just Egg, while Aerion Targaryen cranks his monstrous tendencies up another notch. He has to, after all, live up to the name Aerion the Monstrous. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 3 opens with Ser Duncan the Tall fast asleep, and the little Egg looking on with an admiring gaze, but at the same time, deeply worried.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 2 Recap & Spoilers
The Tourney at Ashford Meadow finally kicks off in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 2.
Early on in “The Squire,” Egg tactfully steadies a horse, unlike his worthless older sibling. He ventures deep into Ashford lands with Ser Arlan’s horse, Thunder, and a sword, casting aside Maekar’s useless instructions and instead putting his learnings to use by calmly talking the animal down. As with its predecessors, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 3 also maintains a noticeably lighter, adventurous tone for the most part. The tone darkens when a fortune-teller ominously speaks of the Tragedy at Summerhall, and Aerion breaks Tanselle Too-Tall’s finger.
Egg Is The Brains Behind Ser Duncan The Tall
The Tourneys Are Plot Driven In ASOIAF Universe
George R. R. Martin’s lore makes it clear that Egg, who eventually becomes King Aegon V Targaryen, names his firstborn Duncan Targaryen after his Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall. That admiration is evident in Egg’s eyes while he tells Thunder, “Ser Duncan only has us. And if he loses, he won’t even have that.” True to that devotion, Egg diligently trains Thunder, and before long, the horse begins to look ready to joust. Egg, who is Maekar’s youngest son, has thus discredited his father’s advice that horses are “…dumber than dogs and only understand the crop.”
At the end of their training, the maddest knight in the Seven Kingdoms, Ser Robyn Rhysling, sneaks up on Egg and accuses him of stealing Thunder. It’s strange how Egg, despite his show of formal education and the ability to identify knights, their aliases, and noble family trades at the drop of a hat, is still thought of as little more than a street urchin. Ser Robyn lets Egg go, as the little one exclaims he squires for a man who is larger than both of them.
Duncan teaches Egg how to sew, while Egg reminds him that he cannot enter the lists that day, as the rights of first challenge only reside with a knight of high birth or renown. Once Ser Duncan is done stitching a patch onto his garment, Egg breaks into song, recounting the immediate history of his family. He sings of uncle Prince Baelor, the firstborn of King Daeron II, and of his father, Maekar, both legitimate grandsons of Aegon the Unworthy, before taking a dig at Daemon Blackfyre – Aegon’s bastard son who plunged the realm into chaos with the Blackfyre Rebellion.
A little relieved to learn he won’t be entering the lists, Duncan buys two goose eggs and prepares a simple yet delicious meal of bacon and egg sandwiches for himself and his squire. It is a telling moment of Duncan’s honor. He treats his squire as an equal rather than a servant. Next, they laugh, trade jabs, and bond over jousting. As the duo looks out over the camp from a small hill, Egg expresses his earnest desire to stay on as Ser Duncan’s squire after the tourney. Ser Duncan politely says, “If I lose my first joust, I will scarcely be a knight after the tournament.” Still, it’s a yes if Ser Duncan wins. In the meantime, the steward of Ashford/ Master of Games, Plummer, comes forth with a proposition that could change everything for Ser Duncan, the Hedge Knight.
Winter Is Coming In A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
Duncan Only Wants A Victory He Has Earned
Plummer explains that, due to the tourney, Lord Ashford has spent quite a sum. Anxious about winter fast approaching, he has a plan to reverse his master’s fortunes. Plummer proposes fixing a joust. If Duncan allows Ashford’s youngest son, Ser Androw, to take the fall and take a place on the champions’ row, his party would profit. Those backing Ser Duncan — the underdog – would win fortunes, while Duncan himself would be given arms, armor, and a horse. Plummer gives Duncan a day to think about his answer, leaving him in a moral quandary.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms does a fantastic job cementing Prince Aerion Brightflame as the most hated character. Vile and dishonorable, Dunk and Egg watch him play dirty against his opponent, Ser Humfrey Hardyng. Aerion aims too low, strikes Ser Humfrey's horse's neck, sending both horse and rider crashing to the ground. The grotesque play leaves Prince Baelor in disgust, and the crowd breaks through the barriers, rushing into the arena. Egg, who clearly cheered for Ser Humfrey, wants his brother dead. He asks to leave, and though Dunk calls it a "mishap," Egg disagrees: Aerion knew what he was doing. The highlight and the truly exhilarating moment is watching someone in the crowd hit cruel Aerion’s helmet with a rock.
Next, Lyonel once again proves himself quite the party-loving Baratheon. He and Ser Manfred Dondarrion sing and dance, this time to a song about Alice with three fingers, which sparks a debate between Duncan and Egg, the underlying theme of which is honor and hope. The ribald song celebrates a girl whom Dunk and Egg suspect was not named Alice. She pleased men, and yet, Egg observes, the song credits her with a false name while leaving out her true one. Throughout their conversation, Duncan once again grapples with the moral quandary Plummer left him in, but he ends it by steering the conversation toward their fathers.
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Do you know your father, Egg?
Duncan says his was most likely hanged for theft in Flea Bottom, while Egg lies about his. As they walk outside, Duncan’s eyes meet Plummer’s, and he walks away only to stop at a fortune-teller. She tells Duncan:
You shall know great success and be richer than a Lannister.
Duncan thanks her and asks for Egg’s.
You shall be king…and die in a hot fire, and worms shall feed upon your ashes. And all who know you shall rejoice in your dying.
Egg is taken aback while Duncan, clueless about the young boy's identity, simply laughs. The fortune-teller is actually hinting at the Tragedy at Summerhall, which the lore says was a great dragon-breeding fire that took the lives of King Aegon V, his Lord Commander, Ser Duncan the Tall, and several other members of House Targaryen. Shortly after, the pair is greeted by Raymun Fossoway, with Duncan joining him in his tent. Fossoway speaks ill of the Targaryens, informing Duncan that Maekar’s sons, Daeron and Aegon, have gone missing. Other than that, the conversation reveals that everyone but Duncan knows that Aerion actually meant to kill the horse in his joust earlier. “Madder than the last,” Fossoway describes the Targaryen ilk. His words ring true when Egg rushes to Duncan, demanding his immediate attention.
It’s Duncan Vs. Aerion The Monstrous
Every Game of Thrones show has a monster, with Aerion being the latest entrant to the ASOIAF TV universe. Aerion, enraged by Tanselle's show in which she destroys a giant dragon puppet, assaults her, prompting Duncan to throw hands. Aerion is badly hurt, and Duncan is restrained by royal guards. As Aerion recovers, he threatens to break Duncan’s teeth as a start before moving on to severe forms of torture that GoT universe villains are well-versed in.
At this point, Egg (or Aegon Targaryen, really) shouts from behind, commanding the guards, Wate and Yorgel to leave Duncan alone. Aerion is slightly taken aback, and snaps at his younger brother, wanting to know why his head is clean-shaven. Egg fires back:
I cut it off, brother. I didn’t want to look like you.
Egg is finally revealed as the youngest of Maekar’s missing sons, leaving Duncan in a storm of emotions. Aerion looks rather offended, and Tanselle is in pain. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, leaving A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms halfway through the first season.
A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms
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- January 18, 2026
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