Ashley Misuraca Daenerys Chapter

Ashley Misuraca    Daenerys Chapter (beginning with “The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak…”)

In this chapter, Dany and Khal Drogo are traveling to their kingdom with Viserys in tow on the cart deemed as a shameful cart. Dany reveals to Ser Jorah that Viserys wants his reward for giving her to Khal, but Ser Jorah insists that it would be unwise for him to demand a price. Ser Jorah explained that in the beginning, it was frightening to live among Dothraki, but after witnessing their immense power and bravery, he knew that they would be difficult to beat in any battle. Dany tried to make amends with Viserys after shaming him in the grass by inviting him to dinner and gifting him with clothes and food that would make him look less like a beggar and more like a king. He reacted with anger (shocking) and told Dany that she would rue the day that she embarrassed him like this.

This chapter brought Dany back under the pressures of her brother, constantly trying to please him. That’s probably the prime reason that I didn’t like this chapter as much. She was making so much progress in becoming an independent from her brother. She was doing her best to make amends with him after shaming him, and he made her look just as weak as she was in the beginning of the book. It’s surprising that Khal isn’t more protective of Dany, especially since she is carrying his child. Then again, I can see why he would be so passive toward him considering she was technically “gifted” to her. If anything, Ser Jorah seems more protective over Dany than Khal or Viserys will ever try to be. The only thing that made this chapter a little uplifting was the connection she felt between the dragon egg and her unborn child. It made it seem like she would not let Viserys claim to be the dragon if her baby would be a more suitable ruler.