Or perhaps, Otto will take a leaf out of his daughter Alicent’s book and make amends with Team Black. We will just have to wait and see when House of the Dragon season 3 rolls around.

And that’s how Otto became Hand of the King again in House of the Dragon. It’s only a matter of time before we see just how far Otto will go with his powers in the next episode.

Alicent Hightower is a key character in "House of the Dragon," HBO's prequel to "Game of Thrones," and her family has a long history in the Seven Kingdoms.

Rhys Ifans stars as Otto Hightower, as seen in Episode 1 of House of the Dragon Season 1. Pic credit: HBO/Ollie Upton Episode 7 of House of the Dragon saw Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) and ...

Until now, Ormund has only been mentioned in passing by his uncle Otto (Rhys Ifans) in season 2 and was reportedly drawing forces out of Oldtown to join the action.