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First introduced near the beginning of "House of the Dragon's" second season, Alys perches alongside Daemon throughout his sojourn in the haunted castle, beguiling, provoking and instructing the prince until the season finale, when he, following her directions, steps into the cosmic ether and briefly reunites with another strange woman.

In Westeros, the fate of the world may well depend on Alys and Helaena, who peer into the wisdom of the Old Gods and convey their insights to Daemon and others who have a part.

While it's not yet fully known how Daemon will use Helaena's guidance, the convergence of these three characters adds additional weight to the idea that the baseborn healer and the neglected queen, two women separated by status and distance, have a hand behind much that will transpire from now until the dragons stop dancing.

Patel discusses Rhaenyra and Alicent’s relationship, Daemon’s vision and filming the finale’s montages in this conversation, edited for length and clarity.

Wherever it comes from — from Daemon, from Dad, from your sons, who you cannot control, who have become monsters.