‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Episode 4 Ending Explained: Whose Head Did Daemon Give Rhaenyra? Why Does Daeron Kill [Spoiler]?

House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 4 ends with a couple of ruthless murders that might have some fans of the HBO show scratching their heads… **Spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 4, now streaming on HBO Max** This week’s House of the Dragon ends with Ormund Hightower (James Norton) forcing his ward, the red-haired Daeron Targaryen (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth), to murder Kat’s (Ellora Torchia) brother Leo (Abhin Galeya) for the having the audacity to stand up to a grotesque Hightower soldier. It’s a dark moment, as it not only represents the teenager’s first kill, but it shows us that Ormund wants to transform the boy into a cold-hearted potential king. Elsewhere, Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith) returns from the Vale with gold and a charred skull. He tells Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy)