Yet another encounter between a hostage and captors -- and this time, steel is drawn!
Daeron's fleet will arrive, soon, to King's Landing, and some of the hostages wonder about their wardens and new lives. Meanwhile, a knight watches over them.
A morning meeting between one of the hostages and two of the invaders provides them of a good chance to display their diplomatics skills and good wishes... for once. Or not?
Ser Bryce finds that a journey at sea agrees poorly with him, Jonn Lannister agrees poorly with most everything and more pleasantries are exchanged between the hostages and a few of the knights.
Aboard one of the ships returning from Dorne, a not very amiable encounter occurs between two of the hostages and Ser Sarmion.
Late at night, Liane Uller -- one of the Dornish hostages -- encounters three of her charming 'escorts'.
Aidan’s Dornish harp music draws Jyana, Almer, Reyna, Damarya, and Aisling into the Great Hall, where courtly unease over Dorne gives way to Damarya’s grief-stricken outburst after a familiar Greenblood song.