Daenerys

           TheheartwassteaminginthecooleveningairwhenKhalDrogosetitbeforeher,rawandbloody.Hisarmswereredtotheelbow.Behindhim,hisbloodriderskneltonthesandbesidethecorpseofthewildstallion,stoneknivesintheirhands.Thestallion’sbloodlookedblackintheflickeringorangeglareofthetorchesthatringedthehighchalkwallsofthepit.

           Danytouchedthesoftswellofherbelly.Sweatbeadedherskinandtrickleddownherbrow.Shecouldfeeltheoldwomenwatchingher,theancientcronesofVaesDothrak,witheyesthatshonedarkaspolishedflintintheirwrinkledfaces.Shemustnotflinchorlookafraid.Iamthebloodofthedragon,shetoldherselfasshetookthestallion’sheartinbothhands,liftedittohermouth,andplungedherteethintothetough,stringyflesh.

           Warmbloodfilledhermouthandrandownoverherchin.Thetastethreatenedtogagher,butshemadeherselfchewandswallow.Theheartofastallionwouldmakehersonstrongandswiftandfearless,orsotheDothrakibelieved,butonlyifthemothercouldeatitall.Ifshechokedonthebloodorretcheduptheflesh,theomenswerelessfavorable;thechildmightbestillborn,orcomeforthweak,deformed,orfemale.

           Herhandmaidshadhelpedherreadyherselffortheceremony.Despitethetendermother’sstomachthathadafflictedherthesepasttwomoons,Danyhaddinedonbowlsofhalf-clottedbloodtoaccustomherselftothetaste,andIrrimadeherchewstripsofdriedhorsefleshuntilherjawswereaching.

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