A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 6 Recap & Spoilers

In the first season finale of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, episode six, “The Morrow,” Dunk and Egg truly become master and squire, and develop a genuine friendship. The episode offers a poignant ending, filled with echoes of Game of Thrones, but with less violence and a more gentle tone.

Egg is very impressed with Dunk, and it’s easy to see why. Dunk united the people of Ashford, even winning over Lord Ashford’s daughter, who was celebrating her thirteenth birthday with the tournament. He proved himself a skilled fighter, acquired good horses and armor, and gained a squire who would become incredibly important in his life.

Lyonel Wants To Take Dunk With Him to Storm’s End

In the opening scene of “The Morrow,” Lord Lyonel Baratheon, known as the Laughing Storm, finds Ser Duncan the Tall injured and resting under a tree. A Maester examines Dunk and sadly determines his wounds are severely infected and likely fatal. Lyonel sends the Maester away and instead sits with Dunk, cheerfully recounting what he considered a fantastic tournament. He admits he finds life at Storm’s End incredibly boring, highlighting how much he enjoyed the excitement of Ashford.

Lyonel seemed in no rush to go home, wanting to enjoy the celebrations after his victory. Bruised but cheerful, he invited Dunk to join him at Storm’s End for hunting, sailing, and feasting. However, Dunk wasn’t interested in settling down. He was a wandering knight, and a life of leisure didn’t appeal to him. Not even Lyonel’s offer of brotherly love, or his veiled threat of brotherly hatred, could change Dunk’s mind.

Dunk is struggling with difficult moral questions. He’s trying to understand why Baelor, a man who saved his life, was killed. Lyonel explains bluntly that the gods took Baelor because he was a traitor – a prince who fought against the Kingsguard, the very men who had sworn to protect him. Lyonel insists that the gods do not support deceitful people.

Dunk questions why the gods would help him, but Lyonel insists it’s not a blessing, but a cruel joke. Lyonel explains that a war is coming, and he wants Dunk to fight for him. He leaves Dunk with the offer, telling him the caravan will depart right after the meal.

Baelor’s Funeral Fuels the Finale’s Grief & Sadness

Maekar and Aegon, a father and son, were both deeply saddened by Baelor’s death. While grieving, they failed to fully acknowledge a difficult truth: Baelor had the potential to be the best king since Aegon the Dragon. Following the funeral, as Baelor’s body was burned at Ashford Meadow, his heir, Prince Valarr Targaryen, directed his simmering anger towards Dunk.

Dunk went to offer Prince Valarr his sympathy, but Valarr refused to accept it. He pointed out that his father had died wearing his armor, a rare occurrence. “It’s more common for sons to die in their fathers’ armor,” Valarr said pointedly, “than for fathers to die in their sons’.” This stopped Dunk in his tracks. As Dunk walked back through the camp, he felt everyone watching him. The tournament was finished, and with the heir to the throne dead, tents were being taken down.

Dunk & Raymun Reunite One Last Time

So, amidst everything going on, I hear Ser Raymun Fossoway – they call him the Apple Boy – trying to get my attention. He basically wants me to join his side, and quickly assures me he doesn’t blame me for Baelor’s death. Then, without much prompting, he launches into this story about how Steffon took his tent and accused him of being disloyal to the Fossoways. It felt like a weird attempt to connect, honestly, just a lot of boasting about a family squabble.

Raymun was thrilled. He’d just defeated his cousin in the first Trial of Seven, and Steffon, who’d switched sides to join Aerion Targaryen for personal gain, was furious about losing. Raymun kept boasting, pointing to his shield, which he’d recently had repainted with a green apple instead of the Fossoway family’s traditional red. “It’s better to be a fresh, green apple than a rotten, red one,” he announced with pride.

Ser Raymun has been busy even amidst the violence and fallout from the recent trial. He’s unexpectedly gotten married to Lady Rowan Fossoway, a woman Dunk had seen before at Ser Manfred Dondarrion’s camp. The marriage is based on a misunderstanding – Raymun believes he’s fathering a child after just one night. Lady Rowan playfully suggests it will be a boy, gently touching her stomach, leaving Dunk speechless. Dunk watches them with concern, worried about the easily-led, young Fossoway heir who wears his emotions openly.

Maekar Summons Dunk For One Final Conversation About Egg

Dunk is still reeling from Raymun and his wife’s generosity when riders from House Targaryen arrive, requesting a private meeting with Maekar. Raymun protests, but Dunk confidently heads to Maekar’s chambers despite being injured – he’s bruised, walks with a cane, and has one swollen eye shut. He learns that Aerion is being sent to the Free Cities, hoping a change of scenery will improve his behavior. Then comes a shocking confession: Maekar reveals he murdered his own brother.

Duncan gently reminds Maekar that he was the one who struck the blow with the mace, even though it was a lowborn knight whose death led to the Prince’s demise. Maekar argues the responsibility is shared. King Daeron’s failing health will be a constant source of gossip, and any problems the kingdom faces will be blamed on Baelor being gone – people believe he was the only one who could have kept things stable. While both Duncan and Baelor’s brother contributed to the tragic events, Duncan points out that if he’d admitted to Aerion’s claims, he would have lost his hand and foot. As they talk, the scene shifts to show Egg, secretly Prince Aegon, listening in on their conversation.

Maekar actually wanted Dunk to become the squire for Prince Aegon. Dunk refused, turning down the offer of training at Summerhall with one of Maekar’s soldiers, stating he’d had enough of dealing with princes. As he left, he encountered Egg, and again rejected the boy’s request to be his squire. Egg’s words – “Maybe you’re not the knight I thought you were” – hit Dunk hard, immediately bringing back painful memories of Ser Arlan’s death and doubts about whether he truly deserved his knighthood.

Did Ser Arlan Knight Dunk?

During a reminiscence, Ser Arlan explains how he earned the nickname “Pennytree.” He describes a tradition where young knights would nail a penny to a tree before heading into battle, retrieving it only if they returned. However, Dunk, visibly upset, has a more pressing question: why Ser Arlan never made him a knight. Before Ser Arlan can fully answer, he starts to drift off to sleep. Dunk suggests Ser Arlan didn’t knight him because he worried Dunk would abandon him. Though unsteady, Ser Arlan pulls himself together and finishes his story, stating, “And that’s why they call it a Pennytree. A true knight always finishes what he starts.”

The question of whether Dunk was officially knighted remains unanswered. It’s unclear if Ser Arlan performed the knighting ceremony before he died, or if Dunk simply made up the story. According to Decider, George R.R. Martin revealed on the official ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ podcast that the event’s validity is intentionally ambiguous.

It’s interesting that we don’t know for sure what happened next. It’s conceivable that Dunk was knighted on the spot, perhaps even performing the act of knighting himself with his sword. However, it’s also possible he died very soon after.

The scene shifts to Dunk confronting Raymun and Lady Fossoway, where he understands Red has significantly influenced his innocent companion. In the show’s closing scenes, Dunk once again confronts Daeron the Dreamer. Before leaving, Daeron reveals a surprising detail about Aerion the Monstrous: that Aerion, the man responsible for the chaos at Ashford, was once a cheerful boy who simply enjoyed fishing, but ultimately succumbed to the Targaryen family’s history of mental instability.

Egg Tries to Kill Aerion Before He Sets Off to Squire For Dunk

Egg almost attacked the sick Aerion after a conversation between Daeron and Dunk, but he stopped when his father, Maekar, held him. Their moment was interrupted by another knock – Dunk requesting to speak with Maekar. Dunk then made a proposal: he’d take Egg on as a squire, but they wouldn’t be based at Summerhall. Instead, he wanted to train Egg as he himself had been trained by Ser Arlan – traveling, staying in simple accommodations, and living frugally. Maekar didn’t want that life for his son, but Dunk reminded him that his older sons had enjoyed luxury and still hadn’t amounted to much.

Before leaving, Raymun re-purchased Dunk’s horse, Sweetfoot, and gave it back to him. However, Dunk decided to leave Sweetfoot with Raymun and began his journey. Dunk symbolically hammered a penny into an elm tree, and then Egg called out to him from behind. Disguised as before, Egg rode Chestnut, while Dunk rode Thunder. With the hedge knight and his squire mounted, they set off to travel the Seven – or, as Egg corrected, the Nine – kingdoms. Egg suggested heading for Dorne, but the spirit of Ser Arlan, following them, seemed to turn in a different direction.

Aerion, looking defeated and shamed, was taken away in the king’s carriage. Meanwhile, Maekar’s desperate calls for his son, Aegon, revealed that he hadn’t allowed Aegon to become a squire for the wandering knight.

All six episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 are now streaming on HBO Max.

2026-02-24 21:10