#manifesting some bonding scenes between him and Tessarion before the events at the Honeywine

[daeron-targs]

We had another reference to Daeron in episode 3!

I think Gwayne saying that Daeron enjoys a good battle is a subtle reference to him being a squire and training to be a knight by Hobert and Ormund (after Hobert dies). He's most likely grown up sparring with other people his age so he probably views battle as something completely different than the battles that other characters are going to/have experienced.

Now, I couldn't quite catch Alicent's line, but I think it will further serve as an excuse as to why Daeron's not in this season. He's young and relatively inexperienced, probably only 14 based on the timeline of the show, and Tessarion isn't fighting size yet (Ryan Condal has stated that he hasn't ridden her yet). The last thing she would want for him is to be sent into a situation where he could be hurt or even killed.

This next part is a bit more speculative since we don't know anything about season 3 yet, but I still think it could be interesting:

I think it would set up his entrance during the Battle of the Honeywine. Ormund doesn't want Daeron involved for the same reasons as Alicent's, but Daeron knows that the Hightower host is under attack and decides to join. This would be the moment that he mounts Tessarion for the first time and goes to save the day, earning his knigthood and being dubbed "The Daring".