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House of the Dragon<\/em><\/a> had another surprise in store for fans in its latest episode — and for once, it wasn’t <\/span>a dramatic death.<\/a><\/p>\n In episode 6, titled “Smallfolk,” efforts by Queen Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) to reclaim the Iron Throne took a turn in her favor thanks to the help of Lady Mysaria (Sonoya Mizuno) — who won favor for the deposed royal amid the titular smallfolk in King’s Landing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Later in the episode, Mysaria confided in the hopeful queen about her traumatic past, and the pair shared an emotional embrace — that shocked fans by turning into a passionate kiss.<\/span><\/p>\n Mizuno opened up to <\/span>TheWrap<\/em><\/a> following the episode, and admitted that the surprising scene wasn’t initially scripted as it aired.<\/span><\/p>\n “It wasn’t scripted as a kiss,” she revealed. “I think it was scripted as \u2026 there’s just breath between them or something, and then whatever happens is interrupted.”<\/span><\/p>\n The actress said she, D’Arcy and showrunner Ryan Condal talked through the moment over the course of “many conversations” — with D’Arcy ultimately suggesting how the scene could play out differently. It was important to all three to avoid the moment feeling “queer-baity in any sense,” she added.<\/span><\/p>\n “Mysaria has told this story, [D’Arcy] felt the instinct to hold her, to comfort her,” Mizuno recalled. “From that, it felt so organic to go into the kiss.”<\/span><\/p>\n “I don’t think either of them have been hugged like that in a long time, if not ever,” she added. “I think it was the hug — the intimate vulnerability of that hug — which which morphed into this very tender and passionate kiss, which was quite amazing. I think it’s very thrilling in the moment for both of them.”<\/span><\/p>\n While Mizuno noted that things could be complicated for the characters following the kiss — Mysaria has a romantic history with Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband Daemon (<\/span>Matt Smith<\/a>) — the actress said she feels the entanglement has actually brought the duo closer together.<\/span><\/p>\n “We would kind of discuss it as though it was two women who had the same ex-boyfriend, and they’d be like, ‘Oh, yeah, when he does that thing…'” she noted.<\/span><\/p>\n However, fans who hope for more between the two might be disappointed in <\/span>HotD<\/span><\/em>‘s final two episodes of the season, Mizuno teased — particularly as major moments loom in <\/span>the war between the Blacks and the Greens<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n “What I will say is that there is a huge war brewing so feelings and sexy times aren\u2019t really the priority,” she admitted.<\/span><\/p>\n