The Witch Who Made Me KingBastard knight strikes a midnight deal with a forest witch

The story

Word from the castle: nobody crowns a bastard knight, or so they say. Ser Garrick rides toward the throne anyway, and in the dark wood he meets a witch who knows his name and what he wants. The witch lays out the math: seven lords need to kneel, and a pair have bent already while the other five scorn him. He plans to win them with a sword. She smiles, calls him a stable boy and predicts he would wear a crown well. Meet her when the moon is up, she says. Sunrise, she promises, brings a kneeling lord.

The twist

In episode 2, the knight arrives at the appointed hour. She names a price: a night per lord who bends the knee, so five nights in all, and no soul required. Refuse and the throne goes to the queen regent's pick. Riders are already searching the woods, and the witch says to let them search.

Developing story

Five nights, five lords and a regent on his trail. Which of them kneels first is the bet behind the paid episodes, twelve tokens each.