23. betrothed

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THE NEXT MORNING BOTH TALIA AND HELAENA woke up from the separate beds and got ready as they left their chambers, What made Helaena's heart sink was Ser Barristan's dead body lying on a table.

Grey worm was the only one that survived the supposed attack as he was injured and lying in bed with Missandei by his side 

"I'm sorry my queen he was a good man," Hizdahr said 

"Barristan the bold they called him he crossed the continent to serve me he was a loyal friend and he died in an alley butchered by cowards who hide behind masks" Dany told him a tear in her eye as Helaena hugged her sister's side

"We could pull back to the pyramid district and use it as a base to operate on then we clean the city out neighborhood by neighborhood street by street until the rats have nowhere left to hide," Daario's suggested

"I agreed with your earlier suggestion to round up the leaders of each of Meereen's great houses and bring them to me" Dany told him

"But I am the leader of my family"  Hizdahr told her, as Daario and Dany looked at him with no emotion 

"your grace I have nothing to do with this! Your grace" Helaena didn't like this new Dany, she wished jorah was here, He would have guide dany to an option with less blood, But helaena could not do much rather than ease the pain Dany wants to flick upon

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 The leaders were gathered before Dany and Helaena in the tomb where her dragons were being kept.

"They will eat you if we tell them to" Dany stated to the men who shiver in fear in High valryian "Evan if we don't"

"Some say we should give them up, but a good mother never gives up on her children" she said walking around them. "she disciplines them if she must" Some of the men were saying soft prayers Daario pushed a man forward

"but she does not give up on them" he dropped to his knees seeing the breath of a dragon before as he set aflame the rest of the men shuttered with fear, Viserion and Rhaegal ripped the man apart 

"Your lucky my sister's dragon doest like eating people, wish I could say the same about them," Dany said motioning to her two dragons as they chewed the man in half as Meleys roared softly 

"Who is innocent? maybe all of you are maybe none of you are. Maybe

Danny looked at Hizdahr and put an arm on his shoulder "Maybe we should let the dragons decide"

"Valar morghulis" Hizdahr told her as Helaena smiled at the man

"Don't wanna overfeed them" Helaena said trying to get Dany to spare the men

"Tomorrow perhaps" Dany agreed looking at her sister who nodded as the men were pulled out of the tombs by the guards 

Helaena tried to follow but Dany stopped her "Wait" she called out "I need to talk to you," Dany says as Helaena looks at her sister 

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When Dany and Helaena arrived, the men were prisoners in cells to await punishment, and Hizdahr fell in front of  them both on his knees

"my queen, Princess please do not do this" he begged as Helaena looked at him in pitty 

"What about valar morghulis?" Dany asked 

"I did not want to die a coward, apparently I do not want to die at all" He admitted with a tear eye

"It takes courage to admit fear and to admit a mistake," Helaena said to him as Dany walked around to stand behind him 

"We came here to tell you that I was wrong. I was wrong and you were right" Dany admitted 

"about tradition. About bringing the people of the city together. I will reopen the fighting pits to free men only, slavery will never return to Meereen not while we live" Dany said to him.

"Yes, my queen" he agreed

"In order to forge a lasting bond with the meereenese people my sister agreed will marry the leader of an ancient family" Dany spoke motioning to her sister as he nodded in agreement. "thankfully a suitor is already on his knees," Dany said

As Dany linked her arm with Helaena as they left the Cell 


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