Recaps

Aemon discovered a panel that let him gain Magic Essence from magical objects, and his growing bloodline and connections brought him to King's Landing and the dragons. The arc left him at the royal hunt camp after he struck a noblewoman who challenged Rhaenyra’s position as heir.

• Aemon discovered his Magic Essence Panel, gathered Sweetgrass and ancient armor for essence, and used it to improve his physique and sleep.
• Lady Rhea brought Aemon to King's Landing, where he gained essence from Blackfyre and Balerion’s skull and learned that his Valyrian Dragonlord bloodline was growing.
• Viserys appointed Ser Steve Darklyn to teach and protect Aemon, while Aemon befriended Rhaenyra and took her to the Dragonpit.
• Aemon touched the dragon eggs and Dreamfyre, increased his bloodline purity, and persuaded the Dragonkeepers to release Dreamfyre to fly.
• Aemon touched Syrax and secretly took three dragon eggs from Dreamfyre’s cavern, while Viserys urged Rhaenyra to treat him well as a potential ally.
• At the royal hunt camp, Aemon encouraged Rhaenyra to face the nobles confidently, then threw glasses and a wine bottle at an old woman who challenged her claim as heir.

Aemon secured royal standing and began establishing himself as heir to Runestone, gaining followers and the means to pursue his own plans. After Daemon returned and gave him Valyrian steel daggers, Aemon traveled with Rhaenyra to find him, but Daemon refused her request to represent the royal family at Driftmark.

• Aemon defended Daemon before the court, then rejected Larys’s plan to exploit Alicent and encouraged her to resist Otto’s control.
• Aemon befriended the White Hart during the Kingswood hunt, and Viserys granted him the title of Dragon Prince, heir to Runestone, and permission to tame a dragon when he was older.
• Aemon left King’s Landing with Lady Rhea, Laena, and Ser Steve, while Viserys dismissed Otto and Alicent received a letter from Aemon.
• Laena used Vhagar to destroy a Three Daughters slave ship, and Aemon ordered his knights to kill the surviving pirates before persuading Lady Rhea to let him keep the rescued artisans.
• Aemon began winning support at Runestone by presenting a combined Royce and Targaryen banner, securing Gero’s oath, and declaring there were no slaves under Targaryen rule.
• Daemon arrived at Runestone on Caraxes, gave Aemon two Valyrian Steel Daggers, and left after pressing Aemon’s hand to the dragon’s head.
• Rhaenyra brought Aemon to King’s Landing, then took him with Cole to a brothel to find Daemon and ask him to represent the royal family at Driftmark.
• Daemon refused Rhaenyra’s request, criticized Viserys, warned Aemon away from brothels, and left Rhaenyra behind as Aemon led her out.

Aemon claimed Vermithor, challenged the Velaryons, and gathered Grey Shadow as he explored the Vale. After defeating the Fire Smith Tribe and claiming its loyalty, he asked Lady Rhea for resources to build a castle, while she offered her support in exchange for a Vale marriage.

• Aemon secretly reached Dragonstone, awakened Vermithor, and survived the dragon’s flames until Vermithor accepted him as its rider.
• Aemon flew Vermithor to Driftmark, where he mauled Laenor’s Seasmoke and confronted Corlys before joining the royal family at High Tide Castle.
• Aemon left Driftmark for King’s Landing, announced he would return to the Vale, and then reunited with Lady Rhea at Runestone.
• While surveying the Vale, Aemon found Grey Shadow stealing fish, subdued the dragon, and used a Bloodsource Fruit to begin forming a bond with it.
• Aemon discovered coal, fertile land, quarries, and a mountain pass before the Fire Smith Tribe ambushed his party near Green Ridge.
• Aemon, Grey Shadow, and Vermithor routed the Mountain Clans, and the surviving Fire Smith Tribe members swore loyalty to Aemon.
• Aemon considered connecting Arryn Valley to East Land Horn with a trade town and route to Gulltown, then asked Lady Rhea for men and supplies to build a castle.
• Lady Rhea offered Runestone’s resources if Aemon agreed to marry a girl from the Vale, while Aemon showed little interest in Viserys’s proposal that he marry Rhaenyra.

Aemon established his power in the Vale by taming dragons, defeating the Mountain Clans, and building River Valley Town. As Rhaenyra prepared to leave, he gave her a mithril sword and urged restraint in their relationship.

• Aemon rejected pressure to marry a Vale woman, then began building a city at Raven Ridge and recruited settlers and craftsmen.
• Aemon awakened Silverwing and helped Vermithor kill Cannibal, earning the Dragonkeepers’ acclaim as a Dragon Slayer.
• Aemon founded Vale City, organized the settlers’ work, and defeated the Fire Smith Tribe, taking its survivors into his service.
• Rhaenyra slipped away from her royal tour to join Aemon, helped build the road, and fought beside him against the Mountain Clans.
• Aemon accepted the Mountain Clans’ submission, merged their tribes, and put them to work building River Valley Town.
• Aemon developed the town’s resources and farming, while Rhaenyra helped with construction and grew frustrated with his lack of attention at a banquet.
• Rhaenyra named the road Vale Road, and Aemon gave her the mithril sword Light of the Kingdom before telling her they were too young to act on their feelings.