Hello, and welcome to the Nauticast podcast of the one true chapter-by-chapter podcast

going through a song of ice and fire. I'm one of your hosts Emmett, also known as Poor Quentin.

And I'm your other host, Manu, also known as Manucleer Bomb. And welcome to the 223 episode of the Nauticast titled The King and I. An analysis of

a storm of swords, John 11, in which Stannis interviews John to see if he can replace Davos as his

best slash only friend. I'd call John more of a well-wisher in that he doesn't wish Stannis any specific

harm. That was the original line, kings have no friends, only subjects, enemies, and well-wisher in that he doesn't wish Stannis any specific harm.

That was the original line. Kings have no friends,

only subjects, enemies, and well-wishers.

But then George was like, eh, too wordy.

We don't need that part.

So our spoiler warning, as always,

prepare to be spoiled for all five A Song of Ice and Fire novels,

the three Duncan Egg novellas,

any histories, any interviews, any wins of winter sample chapters, as well as Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, the TV shows. Anything and everything. And speaking of House of the

Dragon, it's coming back real soon, coming back in a couple weeks from when we're recording this,

season two of House of the Dragon on HBO. We're going to be covering that again on an episode by

episode basis, just like we did during the last season.

And that's all we're going to be doing during Hot Day season two, just because those episodes

are a lot of fun, but it takes a lot of time to record and edit them, get them around for

everybody. So we're going to be putting a Song of Ice and Fire coverage on pause. After this episode,

we will be picking it back up with a Storm of Swords, Tyrion 11 in August after House of the Dragon

season two is done. So House of the Dragon, every episode will be airing Sunday night. We will be

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