Fast forward ten years in Westeros, the House of the Dragon reached midway through its first season. The A Song of Ice and Fire series introduced their nominal leads, Emma D’Arcy (Rhaenyra) and Olivia Cooke (Alicent).
Below are some of the notable quotes from “The Princess and the Queen” – the sixth episode of the House of the Dragon Season 1:

SPOILERS ALERT
Only one of us is bleeding.
Rhaenyra
I deserve some say in the affairs
Laenor
of my own family.
Nature is a thing of mysterious works.
Viserys
I have to believe, that in the end, honor and decency will prevail.
Alicent
You may cuff him about as you wish at home, but in the world, we must defend our own.
Alicent
You are the challenge, Aegon! Simply by living and breathing! You are the King’s firstborn son and what they know, what everyone in the realm knows in their blood and in their bones… is that one day, you will be our King.
Alicent
Lads that learn together, train together… knock each other down, pick each other up. They will certainly form a lifelong bond, wouldn’t you agree?
Viserys
You have your honor and I have mine.
Harwin
The wise sailor flees the storm as it gathers.
Laenor
Life has, I know, disappointed you. Perhaps, I too, am not the wife you would’ve wished for yourself.
Laena
How sweetly the fox speaks when it’s been cornered by the hounds.
Alicent
Truth has many flavors, Your Grace.
Larys
I will be a stranger when we meet again.
Harwin
What are children, but a weakness? A folly? A futility? Through them, you imagine you cheat the great darkness of its victory. You will persist forever, in some form or another. As if they will keep you from the dust. But for them, you surrender what you should not. You may know what is the right thing to be done, but love stays the hand. Love… is a downfall. Best to make your way through life unencumbered…
Larys
I feel certain you will reward me… when the time is right.
Larys
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