Helaena is given a horrendous choice to make.
WARNING! This article contains MAJOR spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2, episode 1 and George R.R. Martin's Fire & Blood book, on which the show is based.
On the orders of Daemon Targaryen, Blood and Cheese sneak into the Red Keep intending to kill Aemond Targaryen as revenge for the death of Lucerys Velaryon. When they can’t find Aemond, they move to the chambers of Helaena Targaryen, where they intend to kill the young Jaehaerys Targaryen, the son and heir of King Aegon II Targaryen. Unable to tell Jaehaerys and his twin sister Jaehaera apart, Helaena is ordered to point out the boy.
Helaena’s decision is seemingly based on her fears for Jaehaerys’ future and his inevitable moral corruption as the heir to the Iron Throne. Earlier in the episode, Aegon sought out Jaehaerys to begin training him, with Helaena remarking, “What if he doesn’t want to be King?” Helaena being a dragon dreamer also indicates that she may have some insight into Jaehaerys’ future, perhaps sensing that he would live an unhappy life being twisted by the guidance of Aegon and duties to the Iron Throne.
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