Editing A Game of Thrones-Chapter 3 (section)

==Synopsis==
For the past half year, the exiled claimant [[Viserys Targaryen]] and his thirteen-year-old sister, Princess [[Daenerys Targaryen]], have been residing in [[Illyrio's manse|the manse]] of [[Illyrio Mopatis]], a [[magister]] of the [[Free City]] of [[Pentos]]. Viserys wishes to win back the [[Iron Throne]] of [[Aerys II Targaryen|his father]] and is in need of an army, which he hopes to acquire by making a [[marriage]] alliance with a [[Dothraki]] ''[[khal]]'' who leads a large ''[[khalasar]]''.

Viserys presents Daenerys with a gift from Magister Illyrio, a fine silk dress. Daenerys has to look like the princess she is, so Khal [[Drogo]] will ask for her hand in marriage. Although Daenerys is doubtful of Illyrio's motives, Viserys insists that the magister simply wants to earn his good graces. Afraid of angering her brother (which he calls "waking the [[dragon]]"), Daenerys keeps silent about her mistrust. Viserys warns Daenerys not to fail him, and twists one of her nipples to emphasize his threat. According to Viserys, when history of his reign is written, it will be said that his reign began that night.

[[File:Aprilis420 targaryen.jpg|thumb|250px|left|[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] and [[Viserys Targaryen]], by aprilis420 ©]]

Viserys departs, leaving Daenerys alone with her thoughts. She dreads the feast she has to attend that evening, and her mind wanders to [[Westeros]], the homeland she has never seen. She had been conceived shortly before her mother, Queen [[Rhaella Targaryen]], fled [[King's Landing]] with Viserys, and born nine months later on [[Dragonstone]]. Yet she knows the stories Viserys has told her, the flight from King's Landing to Dragonstone; her eldest brother, Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]] dying in battle against [[Robert I Baratheon|Robert Baratheon]] at the [[Battle of the Trident|Trident]]; the [[Sack of King's Landing]], the gruesome death of Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]], and the murder of her father, King [[Aerys II Targaryen]], in the throne room, committed by [[Jaime Lannister|a knight]] of his own [[Kingsguard]].

Nine months after the deaths of Daenerys's brother and father, her mother died giving birth to her (something for which Viserys has never forgiven her), during a summer storm which destroyed most of the [[royal fleet|Targaryen fleet]] which had been Dragonstone's last defense. When the garrison of Dragonstone was wiling to give Viserys and Daenerys over to [[Stannis Baratheon]], who was [[Assault on Dragonstone|on his way to take Dragonstone]], Ser [[Willem Darry]] and four loyal men secretly took them to [[Braavos]]. There they lived in a big [[The house with the red door in Braavos|house with a red door]]. However, Willem died, leaving them without a guardian, and the servants stole what money was left. When Viserys and Daenerys were put out of the house not long after, they began to travel from city to city, never staying anywhere long, as Viserys  feared the Usurper's assassins. Daenerys recalls how rich merchants, [[archon]]s and magisters became less and less willing to host the Targaryens as the years went by, and how Viserys had been forced to sell their mother's crown. However, despite the lack of support, Viserys has become obsessed with recovering the Iron Throne. Daenerys knows that he is being called "the beggar king" behind his back, and wonders if people have given her a nickname too.

Illyrio's servants come to bathe Daenerys and prepare her for the feast given at [[Drogo's manse]], where she is to meet and impress the ''khal'' so he will ask for her hand in [[marriage]]. The servants tell her how lucky she is to marry a man so rich that even his slaves wear golden collars. Once she is properly dressed, her brother returns with Magister Illyrio and commands her to stand up and turn around. Illyrio showers Daenerys with compliments while Viserys complains she is too skinny and too young. Illyrio reassures him that she is old enough for the ''khal'', and he comments on her silver-gold hair and [[purple eyes]], the hallmarks of old [[Valyria|Valyrian]] nobility. When Viserys states that barbarians are said to have queer tastes such as boys and sheep, Illyrio warns him not to say these things to Khal Drogo, creating a flare of anger in Viserys's eyes.

[[File:John MatsonViserys TargaryenII.png|thumb|[[Viserys Targaryen]] tells [[Daenerys Targaryen]] to stop crying, by John Matson © Fantasy Flight Games]]

The three of them journey in Illyrio's litter to Drogo's manse in the pitch dark. Viserys states that ten thousand Dothraki "screamers" will be enough to overthrow the Usurper when combined with those in Westeros that are awaiting his return. He speculates on those who would join their cause: [[House Tyrell]], [[House Redwyne]], [[House Darry]], [[House Greyjoy]], and the [[Dorne|Dornishmen]]. Illyrio assures Viserys that the people in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] secretly await his return, though Daenerys doubts him.

Illyrio says that Drogo's manse was a gift from the magisters of Pentos, to help win Drogo's friendship. They arrive at the mansion and are announced as King Viserys III and Princess Daenerys. Illyrio points out several prominent guests, including Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], who had fled the Seven Kingdoms under sentence of death several years before, and has since spent much time among the Dothraki. Illyrio then points out Khal Drogo himself, who is as graceful as a panther, and younger than Daenerys had expected. Viserys notes his long braid, which means he has never been defeated in combat. Daenerys only notes his cold, hard face and is afraid of him. She asks to go home, provoking a rant from Viserys about how [[King's Landing|their home]] has been taken away from them. Daenerys only meant their rooms in Illyrio's estate, but none of the places they have stayed in have been Viserys's home. Viserys also assures Daenerys that he would let Drogo's whole ''khalasar'', including their horses, rape her if it would win him back the Seven Kingdoms. He then tells her to stop crying, because Illyrio is leading Drogo over to meet them. Daenerys stops crying, stands up straight, and smiles.