In this installment, Dunk and Egg travel to Whitewalls for a wedding tourney. What begins as a quest for glory and gold quickly spirals into a dangerous political conspiracy. The story explores:
This story marks a turning point in the relationship between knight and squire. Egg begins to shed his innocence, revealing the sharp political mind of a future king. His intervention in the plot—revealing his identity to stop the rebellion—shows the weight of the Targaryen name. Dunk, meanwhile, continues to embody "true knighthood" not through skill at arms, but through moral fortitude. In this installment, Dunk and Egg travel to
However, the tournament is a trap. The host, Lord Butterwell, and several disgruntled lords plan to use the event as a cover for the . Dunk finds himself caught between his duty as a hedge knight and his growing suspicion that his squire’s true identity (Egg is a Targaryen prince) puts them both in mortal danger. Egg begins to shed his innocence, revealing the