Essos

I imagine some of the exiled families had serious culture shock.

Not only that, but just being in Essos is just really different.

The people of the Free City's We'll recognize knights as warriors, but there's no elevated social status.

Lord still carries some weight, but landless broke lord? Not so much.

Anything he's going to come up with for a plan to get back in it is going to involve fighting.

That's what he does best.

So despite the serious obstacles in his path, Aegor's skill set was extremely marketable in Essos, thanks to the aforementioned need for sellswords.

It's likely that when he joined the Second Sons, several other Westerosi did as well or already had.

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What if Ned Stark sent Jon to Essos after his fight with Robert? Let's explore the depths of it in the video.

If this video gets 3,000 likes, we'll release part two.

Also, a letter has arrived for you from the capital.

My father...

Your father sent you here because he wants you not to get in the way of your brother's succession.

As far as he's concerned, Essos is just as good as the wall.

Sam remains uncertain, but the rest of his brothers all encourage him to go.

Not exactly.

I'm on a long voyage around Westeros and Essos with my crew.

I didn't know there were a pair of royals here.

So you just came in because I looked sad.

Very well, but I have conditions.

The slavery I've ended in Essos, it stays ended.

No compromises with the old ways.

Agreed.

In King's Landing, Daenerys addressed the small council, her hand resting on her swollen belly, their third child on its way.

The summer has been long and prosperous.

Trade with Essos flourishes.

The harvests have been bountiful, but we must prepare for winter.

This is like actually one of the longest journeys we've seen in the series.

Only Dany crossing the Dothraki Sea in book one and Tyrion crossing a bunch of Essos in book five cover this kind of territory.

And those took multiple POV chapters where we watched them do it.

Here, in the blink of an eye, in between chapters, we have gone from the far north, the city of fog and freezing rain that's on the same latitude of the wall, to so far south that we are literally south of Westeros, not a space we, other than this chapter, not a space we spend any time in.

To be sure, Mélisse was not nearly eight feet tall like the Mountain, but he is described as huge, with a grotesque upper body.

Of course, in Westeros and Essos, it falls squarely into the realms of curses and such.

The common belief is that Maelys killed his twin in the womb, making him the youngest kinslayer in history.

This seems unfair, but Maelys himself may have encouraged that belief.

Flee beyond the wall where she cannot reach you.

Find Daenerys Targaryen in Essos.

She must

come here to Westeros.

father.

And Rob will always be my brother.

With their plan set, John prepares to set sail for Essos as Ned and Rob march south.

Before he departs for White Harbor, he walks the weirwood and places his hand on it.