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'House of the Dragon': How the Coin Aemond Found Confirmed Daemon Tried to Have Him Killed

In 'House of the Dragon' episode 2, Aemond discovers a coin that confirmed Daemon was behind the hit intended for him.

In episode 1, Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) and Aemond used a handful of shiny gold coins to surreptitiously plot out their plans for war with the Blacks -- led by Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) -- and place them strategically where they believed they would be able to rally support for Aegon over Rhaenya. While it's not spelled out for Aemond clearly in episode 2, he's able to make the reasonable leap and deduce that Blood and Cheese were really there for him as he is the person responsible for the death of Prince Lucerys and the hit was a way for the Blacks -- namely the similarly short-tempered and vindictive Daemon -- to get back at the Greens. In a moment of perfect clarity, the woman -- speaking directly to Aemond but whose words also apply to Daemon -- tells the younger of Alicent's sons, "I would remind you that when princes lose their temper, it is others who suffer."

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