Chapter 47

When Drogo mocked the giant as Mero’s “father,” Mero flew into a rage, feeling deeply insulted.

Years ago, in the trading port of Braavos, Mero had taken this giant from a red-haired wildling woman who claimed he was "kissed by fire." The red-haired infant had caught his eye, so he had his mercenaries slaughter the fierce woman and abducted the child, raising him as a war slave.

The giant was his trump card—one he rarely revealed. But fearing Drogo and the dragons, he had brought this extinct marvel to the battlefield, hoping to cleanse the Second Sons’ reputation for cowardice and betrayal by showing strength in the largest battle in the history of Slaver’s Bay.