Chapter 8

Her family was gone, and even if any remnants remained, Daenerys would not recognize them. Now, Drogo was the person she was closest to. Yet before this towering, imposing man, whose presence crushed all around him, she still felt a soul-deep reverence—a binding fear—that once drove her to learn unspeakable arts from Doreah.

After the dragons’ birth, when she became the true Daughter of Dragons, the suffocating pressure had eased somewhat. But now, it had returned stronger than ever.

In her heart, Daenerys told herself: "I am the daughter of the true dragon. He is merely one among many mortal kings. A true dragon does not kneel before men."