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+ | [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] builds a funeral pyre for [[Drogo]] and places her dragon eggs among his treasures. When she attempts to take control of the few remaining [[Dothraki]] as a ''[[khal]]'' would, she is refused. As night falls, she lights the pyre and is drawn by instinct deep into the inferno. When the pyre dies, the others find her unburnt and nursing the first three baby [[dragon]]s in hundreds of years. | ||
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[[File:Daenerys targareyen by teiiku.jpg|150px||left|thumb|The Mother of Dragons, by Tim TeiIku ©]] | [[File:Daenerys targareyen by teiiku.jpg|150px||left|thumb|The Mother of Dragons, by Tim TeiIku ©]] | ||
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+ | [[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] and her ''[[khas]]'' build a funeral pyre for [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], as is [[Dothraki]] custom. All around her husband, they pile his treasures. [[Aggo]] and [[Rakharo]] kill one of the horses so that Drogo might have a mount in the afterlife. [[Mirri Maz Duur]] believes that Daenerys is attempting to use bloodmagic to resurrect her ''khal'' and insists that without the proper spells the blood is nothing. The ''[[maegi]]'' even goes so far as to offer assistance in exchange for freedom, but Daenerys orders her silenced. | ||
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+ | Ser [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] is wary of her intentions, and pleads with her to let Drogo go and come with him to see the wonders of the east with him. Daenerys assures him that she does not plan to sacrifice herself on her husband’s pyre and insists that he call her “Queen,” rather than princess. | ||
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+ | Once the pyre is completed, Daenerys gathers her people together and declares that they will be her ''[[khalasar]]''. Among the crowd, she sees slaves and declares them free. She announces that any among them are free to go, but that if they stay they shall have an honored place among her ''khalasar''. | ||
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+ | Then Daenerys turns to the young warriors of her ''khas''. To [[Jhogo]], she gives the silver-handled whip that was her bride gift. She names him a ''[[ko]]'' and asks for his oath to serve her as a [[bloodrider]]. Jhogo takes the whip, but refuses the oath, declaring that it would shame him to be bloodrider to a woman. Daenerys pretends not to hear him and turns to Aggo. To him she offers the double-curved black dragonbone bow that was her bride gift. Aggo also refuses her, insisting that only a man may lead a ''khalasar''. Once again, Daenerys ignores the refusal and turns to Rakharo to offer him the gold-chased ''[[arakh]]'' that was her bride gift. Rakharo promises only to return her to [[Vaes Dothrak]] to join the ''[[dosh khaleen]]''. Finally, Daenerys turns to Ser Jorah. She has no more bride gifts to offer him, but promises him a fine [[Valyrian steel]] blade when she comes into her [[Seven Kingdoms|birthright]]. Ser Jorah accepts and swears his fealty and heart to her. Daenerys proclaims him the first of her [[Queensguard]]. | ||
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+ | Daenerys returns to her tent, knowing the Dothraki think her mad. After bathing and dressing in her finest clothes, Daenerys sends her handmaids away so that she might prepare Drogo for his final journey. She washes him, dresses him in his finest clothes, and braids his uncut hair. Night is falling as they bear him to the pyre. | ||
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+ | Daenerys orders oil poured over everything and orders her dragon eggs placed at Drogo’s side. Ser Jorah protests that Drogo will have no need of dragon eggs, urging Daenerys to sell them and live as a wealthy woman for the rest of her days. Daenerys insists that the eggs were not given to her to sell. | ||
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+ | Once the eggs are in place, Daenerys notices Mirri Maz Duur watching her and hears the ''maegi'' call her mad. Daenerys only asks how far madness is from wisdom and commands that Mirri Maz Duur be bound to the funeral pyre. The woman does not scream or plead as she is bound. She promises that Daenerys will not hear her scream. Daenerys insists that she will, but that she only wants the ''maegi’s'' life, echoing the woman’s own words: “Only death can pay for life.” This brings a flicker of what might be fear to Mirri Maz Duur’s face for the first time. | ||
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+ | When a [[Red Comet|red comet]], the first star of the evening, appears, Daenerys lights the pyre. Mirri Maz Duur sings in a high, ululating voice at first but screams as the flames engulf her, and soon falls silent. As the fire grows hotter and larger, it forces the Dothraki and Ser Jorah to retreat but Daenerys stands her ground. She is the blood of the dragon and undeterred by the fire. She had the truth long ago but the brazier had not been hot enough. Then Daenerys begins to walk into the inferno. | ||
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+ | Unhurt by the fire, for an instant Daenerys sees Drogo’s spirit admit the smoke of the fire. He smiles at her and cracks a whip made of flame down upon the pyre and Daenerys hears the crack of breaking stone. The logs of the pyre collapse inward and a piece of shattered cream-and-gold rock rolls to a stop at her feet. As the pyre begins to collapse completely, Daenerys hears two more cracks like the first and walks into the heart of the firestorm, calling to her children. | ||
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+ | When the fire dies, Ser Jorah and the others find Daenerys, naked but alive and unburnt except for her hair, nursing three baby [[dragon]]s. The dragons match the colors of their eggs: [[Viserion|cream-and-gold]], [[Rhaegal|green-and-bronze]], and [[Drogon|black-and-scarlet]]. Ser Jorah drops to his knees, wordlessly. He is followed by Jhogo, Aggo, and Rakharo who lay their ''[[arakh]]s'' at her feet and declare her blood of their blood, swearing to be her bloodriders. Then come her handmaidens and the rest of the Dothraki and Daenerys knows that they are now hers, as they had never been Drogo’s. | ||
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+ | Daenerys rises and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night comes alive with the music of dragons. | ||
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Daenerys builds a funeral pyre for Drogo and places her dragon eggs among his treasures. When she attempts to take control of the few remaining Dothraki as a khal would, she is refused. As night falls, she lights the pyre and is drawn by instinct deep into the inferno. When the pyre dies, the others find her unburnt and nursing the first three baby dragons in hundreds of years.
Synopsis
Daenerys and her khas build a funeral pyre for Khal Drogo, as is Dothraki custom. All around her husband, they pile his treasures. Aggo and Rakharo kill one of the horses so that Drogo might have a mount in the afterlife. Mirri Maz Duur believes that Daenerys is attempting to use bloodmagic to resurrect her khal and insists that without the proper spells the blood is nothing. The maegi even goes so far as to offer assistance in exchange for freedom, but Daenerys orders her silenced.
Ser Jorah is wary of her intentions, and pleads with her to let Drogo go and come with him to see the wonders of the east with him. Daenerys assures him that she does not plan to sacrifice herself on her husband’s pyre and insists that he call her “Queen,” rather than princess.
Once the pyre is completed, Daenerys gathers her people together and declares that they will be her khalasar. Among the crowd, she sees slaves and declares them free. She announces that any among them are free to go, but that if they stay they shall have an honored place among her khalasar.
Then Daenerys turns to the young warriors of her khas. To Jhogo, she gives the silver-handled whip that was her bride gift. She names him a ko and asks for his oath to serve her as a bloodrider. Jhogo takes the whip, but refuses the oath, declaring that it would shame him to be bloodrider to a woman. Daenerys pretends not to hear him and turns to Aggo. To him she offers the double-curved black dragonbone bow that was her bride gift. Aggo also refuses her, insisting that only a man may lead a khalasar. Once again, Daenerys ignores the refusal and turns to Rakharo to offer him the gold-chased arakh that was her bride gift. Rakharo promises only to return her to Vaes Dothrak to join the dosh khaleen. Finally, Daenerys turns to Ser Jorah. She has no more bride gifts to offer him, but promises him a fine Valyrian steel blade when she comes into her birthright. Ser Jorah accepts and swears his fealty and heart to her. Daenerys proclaims him the first of her Queensguard.
Daenerys returns to her tent, knowing the Dothraki think her mad. After bathing and dressing in her finest clothes, Daenerys sends her handmaids away so that she might prepare Drogo for his final journey. She washes him, dresses him in his finest clothes, and braids his uncut hair. Night is falling as they bear him to the pyre.
Daenerys orders oil poured over everything and orders her dragon eggs placed at Drogo’s side. Ser Jorah protests that Drogo will have no need of dragon eggs, urging Daenerys to sell them and live as a wealthy woman for the rest of her days. Daenerys insists that the eggs were not given to her to sell.
Once the eggs are in place, Daenerys notices Mirri Maz Duur watching her and hears the maegi call her mad. Daenerys only asks how far madness is from wisdom and commands that Mirri Maz Duur be bound to the funeral pyre. The woman does not scream or plead as she is bound. She promises that Daenerys will not hear her scream. Daenerys insists that she will, but that she only wants the maegi’s life, echoing the woman’s own words: “Only death can pay for life.” This brings a flicker of what might be fear to Mirri Maz Duur’s face for the first time.
When a red comet, the first star of the evening, appears, Daenerys lights the pyre. Mirri Maz Duur sings in a high, ululating voice at first but screams as the flames engulf her, and soon falls silent. As the fire grows hotter and larger, it forces the Dothraki and Ser Jorah to retreat but Daenerys stands her ground. She is the blood of the dragon and undeterred by the fire. She had the truth long ago but the brazier had not been hot enough. Then Daenerys begins to walk into the inferno.
Unhurt by the fire, for an instant Daenerys sees Drogo’s spirit admit the smoke of the fire. He smiles at her and cracks a whip made of flame down upon the pyre and Daenerys hears the crack of breaking stone. The logs of the pyre collapse inward and a piece of shattered cream-and-gold rock rolls to a stop at her feet. As the pyre begins to collapse completely, Daenerys hears two more cracks like the first and walks into the heart of the firestorm, calling to her children.
When the fire dies, Ser Jorah and the others find Daenerys, naked but alive and unburnt except for her hair, nursing three baby dragons. The dragons match the colors of their eggs: cream-and-gold, green-and-bronze, and black-and-scarlet. Ser Jorah drops to his knees, wordlessly. He is followed by Jhogo, Aggo, and Rakharo who lay their arakhs at her feet and declare her blood of their blood, swearing to be her bloodriders. Then come her handmaidens and the rest of the Dothraki and Daenerys knows that they are now hers, as they had never been Drogo’s.
Daenerys rises and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night comes alive with the music of dragons.
External links
- Summary and analyses of the chapter by Leigh Butler.
- Humorous review of the chapter by Jason.
- Summary of the chapter on Tower of the Hand.