Chapter 95

Drogo had fallen ill. Not only could those who saw him as an omnipotent god hardly believe it—Drogo himself couldn't believe it either. He was the Unburnt, and his constitution was increasingly aligning with that of the blood of the dragon.

But the maester diagnosed him with absolute seriousness. Combined with the symptoms he was showing, it was confirmed: the Khal had come down with scurvy.

Scurvy wasn’t a terminal illness—far from it. As long as one could replenish the missing nutrients, it was easily curable. But with endless seas on all sides and only barren, weed-covered islands here and there, finding limes, oranges, carrots, or other natural nutrient sources was impossible.