We're two episodes into "House of the Dragon" and we're up to speed on most of the cast. There's Rhaenrya Targaryen, the heir to the Iron Throne; her father King Viserys and her uncle Daemon. Then there's Corlys Velaryon, the king's master of ships; the richest lord in Westeros, he controls a huge navy and has money coming in from trade along the Narrow Sea.
At least, he did. In the first two episodes, he petitions the king to let him sail his navy to the Stepstones, a series of islands in the Narrow Sea, and take care of a guy named Craghas Drahar, aka the Crabfeeder. This guy is a prince admiral from the free city of Myr. After defeating pirates in the Stepstones (a move the lords of Westeros once cheered) he's set up shop there and is charging egregiously high tolls for ships to pass through. It's becoming a problem.
