Editing A Clash of Kings (section)

=== In the East ===
Despite her three infant dragons, [[Daenerys Targaryen]]'s followers have been much reduced. The vast Dothraki army formerly commanded by her husband, Khal [[Drogo]], has broken into individual factions and she is left with only her bloodriders, Ser [[Jorah Mormont]], and a hundred or so others. Nevertheless, they proclaim her the 'Mother-of-Dragons' and 'the Unburnt' and swear to follow her.

Daenerys strikes east across the forbidding [[red waste]] and loses many of her followers to the harsh conditions before stumbling upon the ancient, abandoned city of [[Vaes Tolorro]]. They find clean water and fruit and enjoy a much-needed respite. Daenerys's bloodriders scout the surrounding region and find a safe route to the great trading city of [[Qarth]] on the [[Jade Sea]]. The Qartheen dote on Daenerys and her dragons, but her attempts to secure help claiming the throne of Westeros do not succeed. She goes to the [[House of the Undying]] to form an alliance with its powerful warlocks, but instead she is shown confusing and disturbing images. Her dragon [[Drogon]] burns down the House of the Undying, sparking the enmity of the Qartheen and encouraging Daenerys to leave the city. An [[Sorrowful Men|assassin]] hired by the warlocks attempts to kill Daenerys in the city's harbor, but it is thwarted by the arrival of two strangers: a fat warrior named [[Belwas|Strong Belwas]] and his squire, an old but hale warrior named [[Barristan Selmy|Arstan Whitebeard]]. They claim to be agents of [[Illyrio Mopatis]], come to take Daenerys back to [[Pentos]]. Daenerys agrees to accompany them back to the [[Free Cities]].