THE PARALLELS OH MY GOODNESS ---

I interpret this scene as Jax being scared he'll hurt Pomni the same way he hurt his mom 😭😭

I mean, observe the way he looked at his hand back in episode 6. He's definitely having flashbacks of when he pushed his mom.

Additionally, by the time of the Telmarine Age, everyone and I mean everyone, would know of the Kings and Queens of the Golden Age. They knew they would be in their twenties when they disappeared, but when they returned as preteens/teenagers, of course the Telmarines would underestimate them and forget they are actually much older. Miraz and his men were thinking they were having a war with literal children. But Edmund's sassy statement would've brought Miraz back to reality. Miraz choked up because he remembered who he was really up against. Edmund's words reminded Miraz not to underestimate him and his siblings. "We're actually much older than we look, so if you think you can get away with this, you won't," is basically what Edmund said lol

This also shows how very intelligent and word-savvy Edmund is. No wonder he's the diplomat. No wonder they chose him to deliver the challenge to Miraz.