Chapter 34

After concluding the council meeting, Drogo chose to forgo the majestic stallion and instead joined Daenerys in the comfort of their carriage. Proud Plaza was overflowing with freedmen who had flocked to the square, and their cries revealed that cold and hunger were their most urgent concerns.

Escorted by the Unsullied and his khalasar, the carriage moved forward slowly. The king remained silent, cold on the outside, but inwardly simmering. Daenerys, called "Mother" by the people, was full of maternal compassion, loudly promising them that everything would begin to improve the following day.

Once they finally made it out of the plaza and left the Unsullied to block the crowd behind them, the carriage turned into narrower alleys to avoid the starving masses—only to be stopped again by corpses strewn across the streets from the recent riots.