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{{Infobox Chapter ADwD
| pov = Daenerys
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| pov = [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
| pov count = 1
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| place        = [[Meereen]]
| previous = Tyrion I
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| title = Daenerys I
| next = Jon I
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| page = 31
| bantam hc page = 31
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| previous = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 1|Tyrion I]]
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| current = Daenerys I
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| next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 3|Jon I]]
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| arc previous = [[A Storm of Swords-Chapter 71|Daenerys VI]]<br>''A Storm of Swords''
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| arc next = [[A Dance with Dragons-Chapter 11|Daenerys II]]
 
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During the night, Daenerys is presented with the body of [[Stalwart Shield]], one of her [[Unsullied]] soldiers, who has been killed by the [[Sons of the Harpy]]. When day has come, Daenerys holds court, where the last petitioner presents her with a terrible
  
 
==Synopsis==
 
==Synopsis==
[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]], Queen of in [[Meereen]], is delivered the body of one of her [[Unsullied]] soldiers, [[Stalwart Shield]]. Stalwart Shield was visiting a brothel alone when he was set upon by the [[Sons of the Harpy]], a [[w:secret society|secret society]] raised in opposition to Daenerys' rule, targeting her supporters for assassination (particularly ex-slaves). She orders an investigation, but has little hope that the culprits will be found.
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[[Daenerys Targaryen]], now riling [[Meereen]] as its Queen, is presented the body of [[Stalwart Shield]], one of her [[Unsullied]] soldiers. Stalwart Shield was killed by the [[Sons of the Harpy]] when he was visiting a brothel. He was found with the genitals of a goat stuffed down his throat, and with his sword missing. Daenerys notes that, although the Harpy's Sons have killed to freedmen loyal to her before, Stalwart is the first of her soldiers to be killed. Ser [[Barristan Selmy]], [[Queensguard|Lord Commander of her Queensguard]], warns her that Stalwart will not be the last. Daenerys offers a reward for anyone who can return the missing sword, and orders her men to investigate who has been gelding goats recently. Barristan informs her that the Unsullied are ill-suited to find the murderers, but Daenerys sees them as her only option, as the [[Dothraki]], who would fare far worse, are gone from the city, attempting to subdue the hinterlands, as are her [[Second Sons]] and [[Stormcrows]], the former gone south to guard Meereen against possible attacks from [[Yunkai]], the latter to the east to make an alliance with the [[Lhazareen]].  
  
She discusses her situation with [[Barristan Selmy]]. Her Dothraki are attempting to subdue the hinterlands of Meereen, while [[Brown Ben Plumm]] is in the north, defending against a feared attack from [[Yunkai]]. [[Daario Naharis]], whom she secretly loves, is in the east attempting to make an alliance with the [[Lhazareen]]. After leaving the dead man she calls on her dragon [[Viserion]], noting that all three of her dragons are growing larger and wilder. She dons a [[tokar]] and holds court.
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From the terrace of her private chambers in the [[Great Pyramid]], Daenerys looks out over the city as dawn breaks. Her dragon [[Viserion]] looks at her as she walks by, and takes off into the sky as Daenerys watches him go. She notes that her dragons have been growing larger and wilder, and wonders if she has left them too much to themselves. She thinks they are almost large enough to ride.
  
[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]] of the shaven head recommends that the great families of Meereen must be punished for the murders at the hands of the Sons of the Harpy. [[Reznak mo Reznak]] her seneschal denies that the murderers are connected with the great families. Daenerys hears an embassy from the new king of Astapor, Cleon, who is asking both for her hand in marriage and support in a war against Yunkai. She tells the ambassador that Cleon should feed his own people before marching out to war.
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When Viserion is out of sight, she returns to her chambers and dons a [[tokar]]. On her way to hold court, she is met by [[Reznak mo Reznak]], her [[w:seneschal|seneschal]], and [[Skahaz mo Kandaq]]. They have heard what happened to Stalwart Shield. Skahaz, a Meereenese nobleman who has "put the old Meereen behind him to accept the new", symbolized by him shaving his head, thereby exchanging the customary Meereenese hair styles for a bald head. He and his followers, "the shavepates", are regarded as enemies by the Harpy's Sons. Skahaz is convinced that the noble Meereenese slave families are behind the attack, and suggests killing one man of each family now, and two of each of these families the next time one of her soldiers is killed. Reznak is horrified by the suggestion, and insists that the murderer will prove to be baseborn. Daenerys orders them to increase the reward offered for a Harpy's Son, and leaves to hold court.
  
The next petitioner is [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], a wealthy Meereenese noble, who wants Dany to reopen the fighting pits of Meereen. She refuses him for the six times and ponders whether she should take him as a husband in order to solidify her rule over the city. She hears a number of other petitioners, including shepherds who are claiming that her dragons have devoured their sheep. Reznak sends them all away, promising they will be compensated for their loss, but one man remains behind. He empties out a sack of burnt bones on the marble floor. To her horror Dany realizes they are not the bones of a sheep - they belong to a child.
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The first petitioner is the [[Astapor]]i envoy, Lord [[Ghael]]. He presents Daenerys with a present from [[Astapor]]'s new king, [[Cleon]]. Ghael has asked Daenerys for her hand in marriage in Cleon's name several times before, but today he proposes Astapor and Meereen form an alliance against [[Yunkai]]. Daenerys regrets having left Yunkai untaken, as the Yellow City had resumed to slavery as soon as she had moved on. However, she also finds that Cleon is little better than the Yunkai'i, as he has enslaved the former slave masters. She suggests to the ambassador that King Cleon should feed the people in his starving city before sending them out into war.
  
==Character list==
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The next petitioner is [[Hizdahr zo Loraq]], a wealthy Meereenese noble. For the sixth time, Daenerys refuses to grant him his wish of opening the fighting pits of [[Meereen]]. Daenerys recalls that Reznak and the [[Green Grace]] have been urging her to take a Meereenese noble for her husband in order to reconcile the city to her rule. Daenerys thinks that Hizdahr might be an option. She recalls how Skahaz had offered to wed her, expressing willingness to set aside his wife to do so. However, Daenerys does not like the notion.
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Several other petitioners follow, many of them presenting Daenerys with grievances about deeds done during the sack of the city. A young boy tells her how two of his father's houseshold slaves had killed his father and older brother, and raped and killed his mother. He request they be hanged, but Daenerys has to deny him, as she had
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declared a blanket pardon for all crimes committed during the sack, and will not punish slaves for rising up against their masters. The boy attempts to attack her upon hearing her decision, but fails when he trips on his own tokar. Daenerys forgives him and sends him away, but as he leaves she sadly thinks to herself that the Harpy has just gained another Son.
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The day at court ends with petitions made by shepherds claiming that her dragons have devoured their animals; Some have even brought burned bones as proof. Although she is convinced that some of the claims are false, Daenerys orders Reznak to pay they for the animals they have lost. The petitioners are all sent away, but one man stays behind. As Daenerys asks him what he wants from them, he empties a sack of burnt bones on the floor. Reznak angrily berates him, telling him the compensations for the losses are to be collected the next morning, but Barristan quickly speaks up while Daenerys comes to the same realization. They are not the bones of a sheep. They belong to a child.
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==Character List==
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{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
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|- valign="top"
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| style="width:50;" |
 
'''Appearing:'''
 
'''Appearing:'''
*[[Daenerys Targaryen]]
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*Ser [[Barristan Selmy]]
*[[Barristan Selmy]]
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*Queen [[Daenerys Targaryen]]
*[[Missandei]]
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*Lord [[Ghael]]
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*[[Grazdan zo Galare]]
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*[[Grey Worm]]
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*[[Hizdahr zo Loraq]]
 
*[[Irri]]
 
*[[Irri]]
 
*[[Jhiqui]]
 
*[[Jhiqui]]
 
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*[[Missandei]]
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*[[Reznak mo Reznak]]
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*[[Skahaz mo Kandaq]]
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*[[Stalwart Shield]]
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*[[Viserion]]
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| style="width:50;" |
 
'''Mentioned:'''
 
'''Mentioned:'''
*[[Khal Drogo]]
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*King [[Aegon I Targaryen]]
 
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*Prince [[Aegon Targaryen (son of Rhaegar)|Aegon Targaryen]]
==Places and terms mentioned==
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*[[Belwas]]
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*[[Ben Plumm]]
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*[[Cleon]]
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*[[Daario Naharis]]
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*Khal [[Drogo]]
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*[[Drogon]]
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*[[Elza]]
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*[[Galazza Galare]]
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*Ser [[Jorah Mormont]]
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*[[Mirri Maz Duur]]
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*[[Oznak zo Pahl]]
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*[[Rhaegal]]
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*Prince [[Rhaegar Targaryen]]
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*Princess [[Rhaenys Targaryen (daughter of Rhaegar)|Rhaenys Targaryen]]
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*King [[Robert I Baratheon]]
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*King [[Viserys Targaryen]]
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*[[Xaro Xhoan Daxos]]
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|}
  
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==Places and Terms Mentioned==
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{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
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|- valign="top"
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| style="width:33;" |
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'''Places:'''
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{{Columns|2|
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*[[Astapor]]
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*[[Dothraki Sea]]
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*[[Elyria]]
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*[[Ghis]]
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*[[Great Pyramid]]
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*[[Khyzai Pass]]
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*[[Lhazar]]
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*[[Lys]]
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*[[Meereen]]
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*[[Myr]]
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*[[New Ghis]]
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*[[Plaza of Purification]]
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*[[Qarth]]
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*[[Seven Kingdoms]]
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*[[Skahazadhan]]
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*[[Temple of the Graces]]
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*[[Tolos]]
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*[[Trident]]
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*[[Vaes Dothrak]]
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*[[Volantis]]
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*[[Westeros]]
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*[[Yunkai]]}}
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| style="width:33;" |
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'''Houses:'''
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*[[House of Ghazeen]]
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*[[House of Hazkar]]
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*[[House of Loraq]]
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*[[House of Merreq]]
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*[[House of Pahl]]
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*[[House of Zhak]]
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*[[House Targaryen]]
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| style="width:33;" |
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'''Terms:'''
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{{Columns|2|
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*[[Andals]]
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*[[Battle of the Trident]]
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*[[Bloodrider]]
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*[[Blue Graces]]
 
*[[Dothraki]]
 
*[[Dothraki]]
*[[Dothraki sea]]
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*[[Dragon]]
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*[[Fighting pits]]
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*[[First Men]]
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*[[Good Masters]]
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*[[Great Masters]]
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*[[Green Grace]]
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*[[High Valyrian]]
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*''[[hrakkar]]''
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*''[[Joso's Prank|Joso's Cock]]''
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*''[[khalasar]]''
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*''[[khaleesi]]''
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*[[Lamb Men]]
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*[[Mother's Men]]
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*[[Queensguard]]
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*[[Rhoynar]]
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*[[Second Sons]]
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*[[Slaver Cities]]
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*[[Sons of the Harpy]]
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*[[Stormcrows]]
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*[[Tokar]]
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*[[Undying Ones]]
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*[[Unsullied]]
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*[[Wise Masters]]}}
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|}
  
 
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[[pt:A Dança dos Dragões - Capítulo 2]]

Revision as of 18:20, 7 June 2019

Daenerys I
A Dance with Dragons chapter
ADanceWithDragons.jpg
POV Daenerys Targaryen
Place Meereen
Page 31 UK HC (Other versions)
Chapter chronology (All)
Daenerys VI
A Storm of Swords
Tyrion I  ← Daenerys I →  Jon I

Daenerys II

During the night, Daenerys is presented with the body of Stalwart Shield, one of her Unsullied soldiers, who has been killed by the Sons of the Harpy. When day has come, Daenerys holds court, where the last petitioner presents her with a terrible

Synopsis

Daenerys Targaryen, now riling Meereen as its Queen, is presented the body of Stalwart Shield, one of her Unsullied soldiers. Stalwart Shield was killed by the Sons of the Harpy when he was visiting a brothel. He was found with the genitals of a goat stuffed down his throat, and with his sword missing. Daenerys notes that, although the Harpy's Sons have killed to freedmen loyal to her before, Stalwart is the first of her soldiers to be killed. Ser Barristan Selmy, Lord Commander of her Queensguard, warns her that Stalwart will not be the last. Daenerys offers a reward for anyone who can return the missing sword, and orders her men to investigate who has been gelding goats recently. Barristan informs her that the Unsullied are ill-suited to find the murderers, but Daenerys sees them as her only option, as the Dothraki, who would fare far worse, are gone from the city, attempting to subdue the hinterlands, as are her Second Sons and Stormcrows, the former gone south to guard Meereen against possible attacks from Yunkai, the latter to the east to make an alliance with the Lhazareen.

From the terrace of her private chambers in the Great Pyramid, Daenerys looks out over the city as dawn breaks. Her dragon Viserion looks at her as she walks by, and takes off into the sky as Daenerys watches him go. She notes that her dragons have been growing larger and wilder, and wonders if she has left them too much to themselves. She thinks they are almost large enough to ride.

When Viserion is out of sight, she returns to her chambers and dons a tokar. On her way to hold court, she is met by Reznak mo Reznak, her seneschal, and Skahaz mo Kandaq. They have heard what happened to Stalwart Shield. Skahaz, a Meereenese nobleman who has "put the old Meereen behind him to accept the new", symbolized by him shaving his head, thereby exchanging the customary Meereenese hair styles for a bald head. He and his followers, "the shavepates", are regarded as enemies by the Harpy's Sons. Skahaz is convinced that the noble Meereenese slave families are behind the attack, and suggests killing one man of each family now, and two of each of these families the next time one of her soldiers is killed. Reznak is horrified by the suggestion, and insists that the murderer will prove to be baseborn. Daenerys orders them to increase the reward offered for a Harpy's Son, and leaves to hold court.

The first petitioner is the Astapori envoy, Lord Ghael. He presents Daenerys with a present from Astapor's new king, Cleon. Ghael has asked Daenerys for her hand in marriage in Cleon's name several times before, but today he proposes Astapor and Meereen form an alliance against Yunkai. Daenerys regrets having left Yunkai untaken, as the Yellow City had resumed to slavery as soon as she had moved on. However, she also finds that Cleon is little better than the Yunkai'i, as he has enslaved the former slave masters. She suggests to the ambassador that King Cleon should feed the people in his starving city before sending them out into war.

The next petitioner is Hizdahr zo Loraq, a wealthy Meereenese noble. For the sixth time, Daenerys refuses to grant him his wish of opening the fighting pits of Meereen. Daenerys recalls that Reznak and the Green Grace have been urging her to take a Meereenese noble for her husband in order to reconcile the city to her rule. Daenerys thinks that Hizdahr might be an option. She recalls how Skahaz had offered to wed her, expressing willingness to set aside his wife to do so. However, Daenerys does not like the notion.

Several other petitioners follow, many of them presenting Daenerys with grievances about deeds done during the sack of the city. A young boy tells her how two of his father's houseshold slaves had killed his father and older brother, and raped and killed his mother. He request they be hanged, but Daenerys has to deny him, as she had declared a blanket pardon for all crimes committed during the sack, and will not punish slaves for rising up against their masters. The boy attempts to attack her upon hearing her decision, but fails when he trips on his own tokar. Daenerys forgives him and sends him away, but as he leaves she sadly thinks to herself that the Harpy has just gained another Son.

The day at court ends with petitions made by shepherds claiming that her dragons have devoured their animals; Some have even brought burned bones as proof. Although she is convinced that some of the claims are false, Daenerys orders Reznak to pay they for the animals they have lost. The petitioners are all sent away, but one man stays behind. As Daenerys asks him what he wants from them, he empties a sack of burnt bones on the floor. Reznak angrily berates him, telling him the compensations for the losses are to be collected the next morning, but Barristan quickly speaks up while Daenerys comes to the same realization. They are not the bones of a sheep. They belong to a child.

Character List

Appearing:

Mentioned:

Places and Terms Mentioned

Places:

Houses:

Terms: