r/HouseOfTheDragon • u/Aurelian_Evocatus • 9h ago
Show Discussion Criston Cole's deception directly leads to all the deaths in HoD Spoiler
When Cole slept with Rheanyra, he broke his sworn oath, fine many knights do that, but what broke the camel's back and led to all the chaos is that Cole goes on to not only betray Rheanyra, but he sleeps with Viserys as well. And when Rheanyra finds out through Alicent, gloves come off, Rheanyra and Alicent become permanent enemies. Alicent conspires with Lord Hightower to get Jason Lannister married to the Sea Snake, so that the greens would have strong allies in the Lannisters and Velaryons when war breaks out. But what the Sea Snake doesnt know is that Alicent had been sleeping with the crabfeeder before Daemon killed him. And all of the deaths that culminate after this are all directly related to Cole's first act of deception, breaking his oath.