Chapter 29

The once-arrogant cracks of whips and cruel, inhuman judgments were now drowned out by the anguished cries of vengeance. The wrathful howls of those once treated as playthings rose, shaking the heavens. Fear replaced tyranny, and pleas for mercy replaced orders. Atop the pyramid, the three young dragons roared in unison, casting fiery brilliance over the dawn of Astapor’s living dead.

Seated high upon the throne, Drogo murmured a slightly altered quote from his previous life:

"Water can carry a boat—but it can also overturn it. And that water is the people's tears. Only when the waves rise do the rulers begin to understand."