Egg is not in King’s Landing in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms because he has run away from his royal duties and shaved his hair to hide his Targaryen identity, choosing to travel incognito as Dunk’s squire instead.

Who “Egg” Actually Is

  • Egg is the nickname of Prince Aegon Targaryen, a younger son of Prince Maekar Targaryen.
  • He is a Targaryen prince who should normally be at court or with his family’s royal entourage, not wandering the countryside as a stable boy.

In the story, people see him as a small, sharp-tongued boy, but in the larger Game of Thrones / ASOIAF timeline he later becomes King Aegon V, called “Aegon the Unlikely.”

Why He Isn’t in King’s Landing

Within the show’s current timeline, Egg is “missing” from King’s Landing by choice:

  • He was meant to be squire to his older brother Daeron at the tourney, but Daeron refused to go.
  • Egg then shaved off his distinctive Targaryen silver hair and slipped away from the royal escort so he wouldn’t be easily recognized as a prince.
  • Posing as a lowborn boy, he takes the chance to attach himself to Dunk (Ser Duncan the Tall) as his squire instead of staying with the royal party that would have kept him tied to King’s Landing and court life.

So when Egg tells Dunk he’s from King’s Landing, he’s telling the truth about his origin, but he’s also hinting that Dunk would have to drag him all the way back to the capital if he wanted to “return” him—something that would make them miss the tourney.

How This Connects to Game of Thrones

Looking at the broader saga, Egg’s absence from King’s Landing at this young age is actually part of the setup for his future:

  • By wandering the realm as a squire, Egg gets firsthand experience of how ordinary people live, which later shapes him into a more reform-minded king (Aegon V).
  • In the books’ timeline, Egg becomes an ancestor of key Targaryens like Rhaegar and Daenerys (great‑grandfather), while in the show continuity fans often discuss him as a simplified direct forebear.

In other words, the story deliberately keeps him out of King’s Landing now so he can grow, learn, and eventually return to the capital not as a hidden boy called Egg, but as a king. TL;DR: Egg isn’t in King’s Landing because he has secretly run away from his royal escort, shaved his Targaryen hair, and chosen to travel the world incognito as Dunk’s squire instead of staying safely at court.

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