A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ first season may have come to an end, but Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) have more adventures ahead of them.
The show has already been renewed for a second season, and there are more of George R. R. Martin’s Dunk and Egg stories to draw from, so the attention now turns to what might be next for our intrepid duo.
The thing is, even though Dunk appears to end the season without knowing exactly where he wants to go next, the clues do point to one obvious destination. Let’s unpack.
What happens with Dunk and Egg at the end of the finale?
Dunk goes from being a man with nowhere to be at the start of the season to a man fielding multiple offers at the end of the season — but in the end, it’s the open road and the hedge knight life that calls to him.
After confirming to his new friend Raymun Fossoway (Shaun Thomas) that he doesn’t plan to head back to Storm’s End with Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings), Dunk takes his horses and begins to make a move. “I don’t know, Chestnut, stop asking me,” he mutters. “Where would the old man go?”
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As he’s heading off, though, Egg catches up with him, lying to Dunk that his father has given him permission to be Dunk’s squire. As they’re setting off on their horses, the two have the following exchange:
Egg: “Where are we going, ser?”
Dunk: “Don’t know. I suppose we could go anywhere in the seven kingdoms, though I’ve never been to D—”
Egg: “Nine.”
Dunk: “What?”
Egg: “There are nine kingdoms, ser.”
Dunk: “Of what?”
Egg: “The realm.”
Dunk: “Are you mad?”
Egg: “Is that relevant?”
Dunk: “There are seven kingdoms of the realm, boy. Everyone knows that.”
Egg: “Then everyone is wrong.”
Dunk: “Do you want a clout in the ear?”
Egg: “Crownlands, Westerlands, Stormlands, Riverlands, the Iron Islands, the North, the Reach, the Vale of Arryn, and Dorne.”
Dunk: “No, but…”
Egg: “I’ve never been over the Red Mountains before. I hear they have good puppet shows in Dorne.”
We end the season without knowing for sure where they’re headed next. But at the same time, the clues all seem to be pointing in the same direction.
Where will Dunk and Egg go next?
We know that after fleeing Ashford, Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford) and her band of puppeteers fled to Dorne — hence Egg’s final comment about “good puppet shows.” Before he’s interrupted by Egg, Dunk also seems to be about to say, “I’ve never been to Dorne,” and Egg’s comment about never having “been over the Red Mountains” refers to the mountain range that separates Dorne from their current location in The Reach.
If you look closely at the final shot of them riding through the field, you can even spot a mountain in the distance — presumably the Red Mountains that Egg is talking about.
The conclusion? Unless it’s all a huge red herring, it seems pretty clear that Dunk and Egg are at least planning to head to Dorne next. Whether they’ll already be there by the time Season 2 rolls round, or will still be on their way, is another question.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is now streaming on HBO Max.
