Recaps

King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon arrived in time to destroy the mercenaries attacking Redd, who then struggled to adapt to the aftermath of his first battle. As the dragons fed and Redd gathered provisions, he wondered why the adult dragons obeyed the much smaller King Ghidorah.

• King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon attacked the fleeing mercenaries with lightning and dragonfire, killing them all.
• Redd collapsed from exhaustion after the battle, then retched at the sight and smell of the corpses before forcing himself to recover.
• Redd collected several dozen sheep carcasses in his storage space while the three dragons ate the human dead.
• Redd thanked King Ghidorah and recognized his ability to assess the battle and direct Ehm and Aegon.
• Redd wondered what let the juvenile King Ghidorah command the two much larger adult dragons.

Redd continued flying with Ehm, Aegon, and the young King Ghidorah after the forest battle, while Rhaenys encountered the group from afar. She was stunned to discover a three-headed dragon among them.

• Redd reviewed King Ghidorah’s system information and marveled at its Titan King Bloodline, abilities, and rapid growth.
• Redd left the burning forest on Ehm’s back with Aegon and King Ghidorah, while the fire consumed the battlefield and its traces.
• Redd and the dragons traveled high above the ground for days, and King Ghidorah eventually fell asleep on Aegon’s back.
• Rhaenys flew toward the Free Federation’s fortress on Meleys, the Red Queen, and spotted two distant dragons.
• Rhaenys approached, recognized that the dragons rivaled Balerion in size, then turned away and watched from a safe distance.
• Rhaenys saw Redd riding Ehm and discovered King Ghidorah curled on Aegon’s back, leaving her astonished by the three-headed dragon.

Rhaenys approached Redd after spotting his three dragons, and they agreed to land and speak while remaining wary of one another. When she asked his name, Redd invented the surname Miraxis, leaving Rhaenys astonished because she had never heard of a dragonlord family by that name.

• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to roar and approach Redd, prompting Ehm and Aegon to respond defensively and waking Redd.
• Redd saw Rhaenys and Meleys but kept his dragons from attacking because she showed no hostile intent.
• Rhaenys invited Redd to land and talk, and he accepted so he could learn about the outside world and House Targaryen.
• Rhaenys and Redd landed with their dragons and studied each other from a distance before she asked his name.
• Redd introduced himself as Redd Miraxis, and Rhaenys was astonished because she knew of no dragonlord family called Miraxis.

Redd learned that it was 101 AC and that Rhaenys Targaryen stood in his way as he headed for Westeros. Their argument escalated into a standoff, with Redd’s three dragons surrounding Rhaenys and Meleys and leaving her realizing she could not win alone.

• Rhaenys introduced herself as Rhaenys Targaryen, and Redd learned the year was 101 AC.
• Rhaenys questioned Redd’s purpose in going to Westeros, and he refused to explain.
• Rhaenys warned that he and his dragons could not enter Targaryen territory without explaining themselves, so Redd invoked House Milasis and belittled House Targaryen.
• Ehm and Aegon advanced on Meleys, while King Ghidorah’s golden energy made Meleys retreat half a step.
• Rhaenys warned that the Targaryens had many more dragons, but Redd’s dragons closed in around her and Meleys as he challenged her.

Redd drove Rhaenys away during their standoff, then fed his three dragons and continued toward Dragonstone, knowing House Targaryen would now be on alert. Rhaenys flew back toward King's Landing with news of Redd and his dragons, where a succession struggle was bringing the realm close to war.

• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to flee, and Redd chose not to pursue her.
• Rhaenys decided to report Redd and his three dragons to her family, especially King Jaehaerys.
• Redd fed King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon, then prepared to cross the Narrow Sea toward Dragonstone.
• Rhaenys flew past Dragonstone toward King's Landing, reflecting on Redd and the three-headed dragon.
• Rhaenys sensed the succession conflict nearing war as Corlys supported Laenor's claim and Daemon gathered sellswords for Viserys.

Rhaenys considered how Redd and his three dragons might shift the struggle over the Iron Throne, then secretly returned to King's Landing to tell Jaehaerys about them. Jaehaerys was left shaken by her account, especially the existence of a three-headed dragon.

• Rhaenys thought Redd's dragons might draw attention away from her faction's weaknesses and undermine Viserys's prestige.
• Rhaenys landed Meleys quietly in the Dragonpit and went to see her grandfather, Jaehaerys.
• Jaehaerys reflected on the growing conflict between Viserys and Daemon's side and Rhaenys and Corlys's faction as he sought to prevent civil war.
• Rhaenys told Jaehaerys that she had met Redd and that he had three dragons, including an unprecedented three-headed dragon.
• Jaehaerys reacted with disbelief and nearly fainted, while Rhaenys insisted her report was true.

King Jaehaerys absorbed Rhaenys’s report about Redd and his three dragons, concluding that they threatened the established order and House Targaryen’s standing. He was left fearing a future he could no longer control.

• King Jaehaerys accepted Rhaenys’s account and reflected on how it could change the future of King’s Landing and Westeros.
• He concluded that Redd’s mastery of three dragons signaled exceptionally pure Dragon King blood and the power to overturn the existing order.
• He reasoned that Redd’s two enormous adult dragons must have grown in the magical environment of the Old Valyria Peninsula.
• He feared the three-headed dragon’s unprecedented form and immense potential, and wondered whether Valyrian experiments had created it.
• King Jaehaerys raged inwardly at the Valyrian slave masters and their experiments, then confronted his helplessness before the threat to his kingdom and family.

Jaehaerys summoned House Targaryen to discuss Redd Milaxis and ordered the family to prepare an ambush near Dragonstone, hoping to negotiate before resorting to a dragon battle. After the meeting, Viserys wrestled with his lack of a dragon while Rhaenys quietly put her own plans into motion.

• Jaehaerys summoned every available member of House Targaryen and presented Rhaenys's news about Redd Milaxis, his dragons, and the Three-Headed Dragon.
• Viserys proposed attacking Redd, but Daemon cautioned that his dragons were formidable and the succession dispute remained unresolved.
• Jaehaerys silenced their argument, and the family agreed to gather four dragons near Dragonstone to negotiate with Redd or fight if talks failed.
• Viserys stayed behind, felt threatened by his exclusion from the coming battle, and considered trying to tame a dragon before hesitating over Cannibal and Vhagar.
• Rhaenys quietly put her own pieces into play.

Jaehaerys, Rhaenys, and Daemon arrived at Dragonstone with four dragons and learned that Laena had tamed Vhagar, bringing their side to five dragons. Redd and his three dragons then appeared, and Jaehaerys led the five dragons to confront them.

• Rhaenys secretly sent Laena and Laenor to Dragonstone to claim Vhagar, while Jaehaerys ordered Viserys to remain in King's Landing and prepared the city's defenses.
• Jaehaerys, Alysanne, Daemon, and Rhaenys flew to Dragonstone on Vermithor, Silverwing, Caraxes, and Meleys.
• Laena tamed Vhagar, delighting Rhaenys and Alysanne and leaving Daemon worried that the balance of power had shifted against Viserys.
• Redd crossed the Narrow Sea with Ehm and two other dragons and approached Dragonstone.
• Jaehaerys spotted the three incoming dragons and led Vermithor, Silverwing, Caraxes, Meleys, and Vhagar to meet them.
• Redd noticed that five dragons were converging against his group, and Ehm and Aegon roared in warning.

Redd ordered his three dragons to attack the five Targaryen dragons to demonstrate his strength and secure a foothold in the Seven Kingdoms. Vhagar charged first, and Ehm and Vhagar exchanged dragonfire as Laena struggled to stay in the saddle.

• Redd decided to strike first rather than wait for negotiations and commanded Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah to attack.
• The five Targaryen dragons answered the challenge as both groups closed in, while King Jaehaerys tried unsuccessfully to stop the conflict.
• Vhagar ignored Laena's commands and charged toward Redd's dragons, nearly throwing the young princess from the saddle.
• Redd ordered Ehm to use Dracarys, and Ehm unleashed black fire at Vhagar.
• Vhagar dodged the flames and counterattacked with white fire as Laena fought to keep her seat.

Redd and Ehm gained the advantage over Vhagar, putting Laena in danger, while Rhaenys and Daemon tried to intervene with Meleys and Caraxes. As the dragons converged on Redd, King Ghidorah unexpectedly stepped on his head.

• Ehm and Vhagar locked claws in midair, grappled, and lost control of their Dragonfire, with Ehm burning Vhagar's belly and flank.
• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to attack Ehm, but Aegon intercepted her until Vermithor and Silverwing blocked him.
• Rhaenys redirected Meleys toward Redd, and Daemon sent Caraxes to support her against Ehm.
• Redd ordered King Ghidorah to stop Meleys and Caraxes, but one of Ghidorah's heads taunted them before the dragon stepped on Redd's head.

King Ghidorah attacked Meleys and Caraxes, while Redd and Ehm drove Vhagar down toward the sea. Vhagar fell burning with Laena still on its back, and the chapter left her plunging toward the icy water.

• Rhaenys ordered Meleys to breathe fire at King Ghidorah, but it charged through the flames and struck Meleys before turning its attack on Rhaenys.
• Caraxes saved Rhaenys with a blast of dragonfire, but King Ghidorah struck Caraxes's neck with a gravity beam and left it paralyzed and out of control.
• King Ghidorah seized Meleys's tail and tore into it, leaving Meleys unable to shake the three-headed dragon free.
• Redd told Ehm to break away from Vhagar, then Ehm engulfed the exhausted Vhagar in black dragonfire.
• Vhagar fell toward the sea and twisted at the last moment to turn Laena face-up, leaving her clinging to the saddle as they plunged toward the icy water.

Redd and Ehm fought to keep their dragons from being overwhelmed as Rhaenys, Daemon, and the royal pair joined the chaotic aerial battle. The chapter ended with Aegon hurling Silverwing and Alysanne into Vermithor.

• Redd saw Jaehaerys and Alysanne attacking Aegon together and prepared to send Ehm to help him.
• Rhaenys charged Redd on Meleys, but King Ghidorah pulled her off course, allowing Ehm to bite her wing and drag her toward the sea.
• Daemon stabbed Caraxes to rouse him from paralysis, then sent him to rescue Rhaenys; Caraxes forced Ehm to release Meleys but was attacked in turn.
• Jaehaerys broke away from Aegon and attacked Redd with Vermithor's dragonfire, forcing Ehm to release Caraxes and dodge.
• Aegon seized the opening to bite Silverwing's tail and swing her and Alysanne into Vermithor.

After Redd’s dragons gained the advantage, King Jaehaerys called for a truce, and Redd agreed to negotiate rather than risk a costly battle. The injured riders and dragons gathered on Dragonstone’s beach, where Jaehaerys began talks by asking whether Redd wanted a place to settle.

• Jaehaerys pulled Vermithor away from the fight and shouted for the dragons to stop so they could talk.
• Redd halted Black Dragon Ehm’s Dragonfire and ordered Red Dragon Aegon to release Silverwing.
• Vhagar and Meleys emerged from the sea, with Laena unconscious and Rhaenys struggling to rescue her.
• Jaehaerys and Alysanne rescued the riders in the water and brought them to Dragonstone’s beach.
• Jaehaerys asked Redd whether he had come to Westeros seeking a place to settle, and Redd said that had been his plan but that local nobles had not welcomed him.

Redd demanded land from King Jaehaerys in exchange for avoiding conflict with House Targaryen, first seeking the North and then the Wall. Jaehaerys refused both demands but granted Redd Maidenpool as a temporary foothold.

• Redd demanded the North as a domain, but Jaehaerys refused to surrender it.
• Redd proposed taking the Wall and nearby lands instead, but Jaehaerys rejected the demand because of the Wall’s importance.
• Jaehaerys offered Redd a single town, while warning that the Targaryens could fight his three dragons if necessary.
• Redd accepted a town but insisted it be near the North and promised not to initiate an attack on House Targaryen.
• Jaehaerys granted Redd Maidenpool, including its garrison, people, and resources.

After a fragile reconciliation with Jaehaerys, Redd stayed on Dragonstone under watch while secretly considering how to gain access to more dragons. Jaehaerys and his family feared Redd could undermine their control of dragons, and Jaehaerys decided to call a Great Council to choose the next king.

• Jaehaerys kept Redd on Dragonstone until the arrangements at Maidenpool were complete, and Redd welcomed the chance to observe the dragons.
• Redd relaxed after dinner and slept while King Ghidorah guarded him.
• Jaehaerys ordered Daemon to keep Redd away from the Targaryen dragons and to test whether he could hatch a Dragon Egg.
• Queen Helaena proposed binding Redd to House Targaryen through marriage, but Rhaenys and Daemon objected.
• Jaehaerys decided to convene a Great Council in King's Landing to choose the future king.

After Jaehaerys decided to summon a Great Council, Viserys and Corlys campaigned for the succession, while Redd focused on exploring Dragonstone and its dragons. Daemon blocked Redd from approaching the dragons on the ground, so Redd took his three dragons into the skies above the island.

• Jaehaerys sent Daemon and Rhaenys away after explaining his decision to convene a Great Council, and both left understanding that a succession struggle was approaching.
• Daemon sent an urgent, veiled letter to Viserys, while Rhaenys told Corlys that Laena had tamed Vhagar.
• Viserys secretly courted the lords and gained support by appealing to the rule that sons came before daughters and brothers.
• Corlys campaigned for Laenor by promoting his family's dragons and Laena's achievement, but many lords remained indifferent and favored Viserys's claim.
• Redd tried to approach the dragons on Dragonstone, but Daemon stopped him and warned that they belonged to House Targaryen.
• Redd argued that unclaimed dragons were wild, then took King Ghidorah and his other two dragons into the sky above Dragonstone.

Redd found a wary subadult green dragon on Dragonstone and nearly won its trust, but roars from Caraxes and another dragon frightened it into fleeing. As Redd prepared to pursue, a much larger coal-black dragon attacked the green dragon from the sky.

• Redd explored Dragonstone with King Ghidorah, Ehm, and Aegon and discovered a young green dragon in a secluded valley.
• Redd recalled the dragons’ growth stages from ancient texts and recognized the green dragon as a subadult over ten meters long.
• Redd cautiously approached the green dragon, but Caraxes and another dragon roared and startled it into flight.
• Redd blamed Daemon for ruining his chance to befriend the green dragon and prepared to chase it.
• A coal-black dragon swooped down and repeatedly snapped at the fleeing green dragon.

Redd and Daemon pursued Cannibal as it hunted a subadult green dragon across Dragonstone. Cannibal killed and roasted the green dragon, while Redd watched in astonishment.

• Redd chased Cannibal on Ehm, while Daemon followed at a distance on Caraxes to stop Redd from taming another dragon.
• Cannibal caught the subadult green dragon and dragged it from a canyon fissure when it became stuck.
• The green dragon's fire failed to harm Cannibal, which slammed it onto the beach and crushed its neck, killing it.
• Cannibal roasted the green dragon's corpse with dragonfire and began eating it as Redd watched in astonishment.

Redd approached Cannibal while it ate a roasted green dragon, hoping to sample the meat and possibly tame the fearsome beast. After stopping a dragonfire standoff, he cautiously tested Cannibal’s limits and ended less than a meter away from it.

• Redd approached Cannibal with Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah while Cannibal ate the roasted green dragon.
• Cannibal roared at Redd, then prepared to attack with dragonfire as Ehm and Aegon answered in kind.
• Redd shouted “Stop!” in High Valyrian, extinguishing the dragons’ gathered flames and preventing a fight.
• Cannibal threatened Redd when he tried to touch it, and Redd stopped at a distance of about three meters.
• Redd slowly tested Cannibal’s limits and closed the distance to less than a meter.

Daemon interrupted Redd’s attempt to approach Cannibal by having Caraxes burn him, provoking Cannibal into chasing them into the Dragonpit. Redd followed and found a brutal dragon battle underway inside.

• Redd cautiously approached Cannibal, but Daemon ordered Caraxes to attack him with dragonfire.
• Cannibal abandoned Redd and pursued Caraxes, ruining Redd’s chance to become familiar to the wild dragon.
• Redd mounted Ehm and followed with King Ghidorah and Aegon while Daemon led Caraxes toward the Dragonpit.
• Cannibal rampaged through the Dragonpit entrance, crushing dragonkeepers as he pursued Caraxes inside.
• Redd reached the entrance and saw green and red dragonfire lighting a fierce battle among the dragons within.

Redd let Cannibal escape rather than risk a fight, then attacked the injured Vhagar and Vermithor when they emerged from the Dragonpit. He stopped once they could no longer fight and cautiously withdrew with his dragons.

• Redd watched Cannibal battle Caraxes, Vhagar, and Vermithor inside the Dragonpit as the mountain shook from the fighting.
• Cannibal emerged badly wounded and charged at Redd, but Redd moved aside and let it fly away.
• Redd noticed more dragons approaching and ordered Ehm, Aegon, and King Ghidorah to attack the Dragonpit.
• King Ghidorah's Gravity Beam struck Vermithor, while the dragons' fire burned Vermithor and Vhagar, leaving them unable to fight.
• Redd ordered his dragons to stop and slowly led them away from the wounded dragons.

After Cannibal escaped the collapsing Dragonpit, Daemon confronted Redd and threatened to keep him from taking any dragons from Dragonstone. Their standoff nearly became a fight until King Jaehaerys arrived and ordered Daemon to stop.

• Caraxes shielded Daemon from falling rubble, and the injured pair struggled out of the Dragonpit behind Vhagar and Vermithor.
• Daemon saw that Cannibal had escaped, then found Redd watching from Ehm’s back and blamed him for the chaos.
• Redd mocked Daemon and challenged his claim over Dragonstone, while Daemon warned him not to take any dragons.
• Daemon and Redd nearly fought, but Daemon held back after noticing Redd’s three hostile dragons and Caraxes’s injuries.
• King Jaehaerys arrived, recognized Redd, and ordered Daemon to stop.

Jaehaerys told Redd to leave Dragonstone for King's Landing, and Redd agreed to avoid an immediate conflict with House Targaryen. After discovering that the Dragon Egg offered as a conciliatory gift was weak, Redd refused it, leaving Jaehaerys angry as he arranged for Rhaenys and Laena to escort him.

• Jaehaerys invited Redd to King's Landing while making clear that he was unwelcome on Dragonstone.
• Redd suppressed his anger and agreed to leave rather than risk an open conflict with House Targaryen.
• Rhaenys offered Redd a red Dragon Egg, and Redd used his system ability to discover its vitality was too weak for hatching.
• Redd left the Dragon Egg behind, and Jaehaerys concealed his anger before ordering Rhaenys and Laena to escort Redd safely to King's Landing.

Redd left the Dragonpit with Rhaenys and began considering how he might alter her future and the Targaryen succession. Jaehaerys grew alarmed by Redd’s ambitions, while Daemon sought a quiet way to eliminate him.

• Redd left the Dragonpit with Rhaenys and Laena, privately resolving to influence Rhaenys’s fate and change Targaryen history.
• Jaehaerys feared Redd’s growing power after Daemon claimed he had tried to tame Cannibal.
• Daemon urged Jaehaerys to use covert schemes against Redd, but Jaehaerys warned him not to bring bloodshed and conspiracy to King's Landing.
• After Jaehaerys departed, Daemon went to consult the maesters for information about Redd’s weaknesses and a way to kill him discreetly.
• Redd asked Rhaenys about the dispute over succession, and she said the matter would be decided by fate and blood.