‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ finale: Where will Dunk and Egg go next?

A Knight of the Seven KingdomsThe first season may be over, but Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) still have more adventures ahead of them.

The series has already been renewed for a second season, and there are more stories from George RR Martin’s Dunk and Egg to draw inspiration from, so attention now turns to what could be next for our intrepid duo.

The thing is, even though Dunk seems to be ending the season without knowing exactly where he wants to go next, the clueso point to an 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 one responding to multiple offers by the end of the season – but ultimately, it’s the open road and life as a hedge knight that calls to him.

After confirming to his new friend Raymun Fossoway (Shaun Thomas) that he has no plans to return to Storm’s End with Ser Lyonel Baratheon (Daniel Ings), Dunk takes his horses and starts moving. “I don’t know, Chestnut, stop asking me,” he mumbles. “Where would the old man go?”

As he leaves, Egg catches up with him, lying to Dunk that his father gave him permission to be Dunk’s squire. As they leave on horseback, the two men have the following exchange:

Egg: “Where are we going, Ser?” »

Dunk: “I don’t know. I guess we could go anywhere in the Seven Kingdoms, although I’ve never been to D—”

Egg: “New”.

Dunk: “What?”

Egg: “There are nine kingdoms, sir.”

Dunk: “Of what?”

Egg: “The Kingdom”.

Dunk: “Are you crazy?”

Egg: “Is this relevant?”

Dunk: “There are seven kingdoms in the kingdom, boy. Everyone knows that.”

Egg: “Then everyone is wrong.”

Dunk: “Would you like a poke 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 visited the Red Mountains before. I heard they have good puppet shows in Dorne.”

We end the season not knowing for sure where they’re going next. But at the same time, all the clues seem to point in the same direction.

Where will Dunk and Egg go next?

We know that after fleeing Ashford, Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford) and her group of puppeteers fled to Dorne – hence Egg’s final comment about “good puppet shows.” Before being interrupted by Egg, Dunk also appears to be about to say, “I’ve never been to Dorne”, and Egg’s comment that he has never “crossed the Red Mountains” refers to the mountain range that separates Dorne from their current location in The Reach.

If you look closely at the last photo of them crossing the field, you can even see a mountain in the distance – probably the Red Mountains that Egg is talking about.

The conclusion? Unless this is a huge diversion, it seems pretty clear that Dunk and Egg are at least planning to then head towards Dorne. Whether they’ll already be here by the time season 2 arrives, or whether they’re still on the way, is another question.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is now streaming on HBO Max.