A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale reverses a key scene

Ira Parker’s Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms largely follows George R.R. Martin’s The Hedge Knight, often lifting dialogue and plot beats directly from the novella. Across five of season one’s six episodes the series hews closely to the source, but the finale, “The Morrow,” reverses one key moment from Martin’s story.

In the novella, Dunk agrees to take Egg only on his terms: he will remain a hedge knight, exposing the boy to the hardships that shaped him. Prince Maekar objects at first, then the next morning sends Egg to Dunk with a royal token to prove the boy’s identity — a quiet vindication of Dunk’s decency and values.

The show stages the exchange similarly, but its final shot reveals Egg lied about having Maekar’s permission; the prince is furious and his son is missing. That alteration turns Egg’s squirehood into a deception and creates an obvious setup for future conflict, with the Targaryens potentially pursuing Dunk and his wayward squire and Aerion returning as an ongoing antagonist.

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