After Addam and Baela report seeing Sheepstealer with a rider, Mysaria tries to convince Rhaenyra that Daemon has betrayed her. Torn between Mysaria's and Daemon's visions for her reign, Rhaenyra grows desperate for a sign that she will prevail and interrogates Helaena about her dreams. Daemon tracks down Rhaena, who struggles to control Sheepstealer and hopes that finding and killing Vhagar will earn Rhaenyra's pardon. Rhaenyra and Addam arrive on Syrax and Seasmoke, their dragons attack Sheepstealer, and Caraxes wounds him so that he limps away. Rhaena is brought to King's Landing, where she reunites with Baela, and Daemon defends deceiving Rhaenyra as protecting his daughter. Rhaenyra accuses Mysaria of manipulating her, and the two have sex.
At Harrenhal, Alicent finds Aemond and Alys warns him not to trust her; Aemond kills Alicent's escort, Ser Adrian Redfort, and Alicent poisons Aemond and flees as he collapses. The Tully army marches toward Tumbleton with Criston's head on a spike, and Daeron and Gwayne consider surrendering. Ormund tells the captive Corlys that holding him will keep the Velaryon army from aiding Rhaenyra, and Alyn receives his father's severed ring finger. Having heard of Ulf's humiliation in King's Landing, Ormund offers him Driftmark and turns him against Rhaenyra. Larys abandons Aegon after learning that soldiers are searching for Tyland; the two are discovered near Rook's Rest, where Sunfyre appears and kills the soldiers, Lord Walys Mooton among them.