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[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] builds a funeral pyre for [[Drogo]] and places her dragon eggs among his treasures. When she attempts to take control of the few remaining [[Dothraki]] as a ''[[khal]]'' would, she is refused. As night falls, Daenerys lights the pyre and is drawn by instinct deep into the inferno. When the pyre dies, the others find her unburnt and nursing the first three baby [[dragon]]s in hundreds of years.
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==Synopsis==     
 
==Synopsis==     
[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] is planning a funeral pyre for ''Khal'' [[Drogo]] as is the Dothraki way, but her subjects are wary about her intentions. [[Mirri Maz Duur]] tells Daenerys she is a child, and whatever she plans will not work. Ser [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] pleads with her to flee, that she need not do what she intends. Daenerys assures him that she is not planning on sacrificing her life in her husband’s pyre. She tells her gathered people that they are her ''khalasar'' and she will be their queen. When she asks the three warriors of her ''kha''s to take oath as her bloodriders, they will not commit and tell her she must be brought to join the ''dosh khaleen''. Ser Jorah takes the oath and becomes the first of her Queensguard. Daenerys brings her dragon eggs to be placed at Drogo’s side, despite Jorah’s protests that they could sell the eggs and live wealthy in freedom. Daenerys has Mirri bound to the funeral pyre and lights it. She tells the [[maegi]] what Mirri told her, that only death can pay for life. [[Jhogo]] spots the blood red comet for the first time, taken by Daenerys as a good omen. The maegi screams as the flames engulf her, and soon after Daenerys walks into the blaze as Jorah and her ''kha''s plead with her not to. Dany, for an instant, glimpses Drogo on his horse, and then a cracking sound, like a stone shattering, is heard. As the fire dies, Jorah finds Daenerys alive, unburnt except for her hair, nursing three baby [[dragon]]s. Ser Jorah and her ''kha''s swear their oaths before the mother of dragons. And for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.
 
  
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[[Daenerys Targaryen|Daenerys]] and her ''[[khas]]'' build a funeral pyre for [[Khal]] [[Drogo]], as is [[Dothraki]] custom. There is little wood in the land so much of what they find is gnarled. They lay the logs in a square and fill the center with brush, grass, and bark shavings. [[Aggo]] and [[Rakharo]] kill a stallion from their now meager herd so that Drogo might have a mount in the afterlife; it is nowhere near as fine as Drogo’s [[The Red|red]], but there are few in the world that are. [[Mirri Maz Duur]] believes that Daenerys is attempting to use bloodmagic to resurrect her ''khal'' and insists that without the proper spells the blood is nothing. The ''[[maegi]]'' even goes so far as to offer assistance in exchange for being released from her bonds, but Daenerys orders her silenced. On the platform they pile Drogo's treasures, but Daenerys does not let the weapons she received as bride gifts be added, insisting they are hers.
*[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2011/12/a-read-of-ice-and-fire-a-game-of-thrones-part-34 Summary and analyses of the chapter] by Leigh Butler.
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*[http://blogoficeandfire.blogspot.com/2009/09/catelyn-daenerys.html Humorous review of the chapter] by Jason.
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Ser [[Jorah Mormont|Jorah]] is wary of her intentions, and pleads with her to let Drogo go and come with him to see the wonders of the east. Daenerys assures him that she does not plan to sacrifice herself on her husband’s pyre. When Ser Jorah calls her “princess”, Daenerys insists that he call her “queen”; her brother, the king, is dead and everything that was his is now hers.
*[http://towerofthehand.com/books/101/073/index.html Summary of the chapter] on Tower of the Hand.
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Once the pyre is completed, Daenerys gathers her people together, now fewer than a hundred, and declares that they will be her ''[[khalasar]]''. Among the crowd, she sees slaves and declares them free. She announces that any among them are free to go, but that if they stay they shall always have an honored place among her ''khalasar''.
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Daenerys turns to the three young warriors of her ''khas'' and gives each of them one of her bride gifts, naming them ''[[ko]]'' and asking for their oaths as her [[bloodrider]]s: to [[Jhogo]] she gives the silver-handled whip, to Aggo the double-curved black dragonbone bow, and to Rakharo the gold-chased [[arakh]]. However, none of them are willing to take the oath: Jhogo replies that this is not done and it would shame him to be a woman's bloodrider, Aggo states that only a man can lead a ''khalasar'' and name a ''ko'', and Rakharo only promises to take her to [[Vaes Dothrak]] to join the ''[[dosh khaleen]]''. Daenerys ignores the refusals. Finally, Daenerys turns to Ser Jorah and promises him a fine [[Valyrian steel]] blade when she comes into her [[Seven Kingdoms|birthright]]. Ser Jorah swears his fealty and heart to her and Daenerys proclaims him the first of her [[Queensguard]].
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Daenerys returns to her tent, knowing the Dothraki think her mad and not sure that they are wrong. After a pleasingly steaming hot bath, she is dried and perfumed. Daenerys sends her handmaids away so that she might prepare Drogo for his final journey. She thinks about how few Dothraki men die with their hair uncut as she washes him, braids his hair with bells, and dresses him in fine clothes and the worn vest he liked most. She finally asks him to forgive her, and declares that she paid the price, but it was too high. She then dresses in fine clothes with a vest like Drogo’s. The sun is setting when she calls them back to bear Drogo to the pyre.
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[[File:Fire and bloodKerry BarnettII.png|thumb|280px|right|Daenerys enters the pyre – by Kerry Barnett © Fantasy Flight Games]]
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Daenerys orders oil poured over the pyre, and then orders her handmaidens to fetch her dragon eggs. Something in her voice makes them run. Ser Jorah protests that Drogo will have no need of dragon eggs, urging Daenerys to sell them and live as a wealthy woman for the rest of her days. Daenerys insists that the eggs were not given to her to sell. Daenerys climbs the pyre to place the black egg under Drogo's arm, near his heart, the green beside his head, and the cream-and-gold between his legs. Once the eggs are in place, Daenerys gives her love one last kiss. Climbing down, Daenerys notices Mirri Maz Duur watching her and hears the ''maegi'' call her mad. Daenerys only asks how far madness is from wisdom and commands that Mirri Maz Duur be bound to the funeral pyre by Rakharo and Ser Jorah, who hesitates and protests. The woman does not scream or plead as she is bound. As she pours the oil over the ''maegi''’s head, Daenerys thanks her for all she has taught her. Mirri Maz Duur promises that Daenerys will not hear her scream. Daenerys insists that she will, but that she only wants the ''maegi''’s life, echoing the woman’s own words: “Only death can pay for life.” This brings a flicker of what might be fear to ''maegi''’s face for the first time.
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[[File:MKomarck DaenerysTheUnburnt.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Daenerys the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons – by Michael Komarck©]]
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They wait for night to fall. It is Jhogo that first notices the [[red comet]], the first star of the evening. Daenerys sees this as a sign to light the pyre. Mirri Maz Duur sings in a high, ululating voice at first, but her voice becomes a wail as the flames engulf her and she soon falls silent. The Dothraki and Ser Jorah back away as the smoke grows thicker and the heat stronger, but Daenerys stands her ground; she is the blood of the dragon and undeterred by the fire. She knew the truth long ago, but the brazier was not hot enough. Then Daenerys begins to slowly walk towards the fire as sweat covers her body. She sees many images as she walks: trees, animals, and a great grey stallion. Seeing the horse she tells Drogo to mount, and for a second she sees him mounted. He smiles at her and cracks a whip made of flame down upon the pyre and Daenerys hears the crack of breaking stone as the pyre collapses, showering her with ash, cinders, and broken egg shell. Behind her, she can hear the Dothraki and Ser Jorah shouting. As the pyre begins to collapse completely, Daenerys hears two more cracks like the first and walks into the heart of the fire.  
  
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When the fire dies, Ser Jorah finds Daenerys, naked but alive and unburnt except for her hair, nursing two baby [[dragon]]s, with a third draped across her shoulders. The dragons match the colors of their eggs: [[Viserion|cream-and-gold]], [[Rhaegal|green-and-bronze]], and [[Drogon|black-and-scarlet]]. Ser Jorah drops to his knees wordlessly. He is followed by Jhogo, Aggo, and Rakharo who declare her blood of their blood, and then her handmaidens and the rest of the Dothraki do the same. Daenerys knows that they are now hers as they never were Drogo’s.
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* The synopsis was copied from AOL member vbkorik27 previously at [http://web.archive.org/web/20080228051425/members.aol.com/vbkorik27/summary/legend.html].  
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Daenerys rises and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night comes alive with the music of dragons.
  
 
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A Clash of Kings
Daenerys I

Daenerys builds a funeral pyre for Drogo and places her dragon eggs among his treasures. When she attempts to take control of the few remaining Dothraki as a khal would, she is refused. As night falls, Daenerys lights the pyre and is drawn by instinct deep into the inferno. When the pyre dies, the others find her unburnt and nursing the first three baby dragons in hundreds of years.

Synopsis

Daenerys and her khas build a funeral pyre for Khal Drogo, as is Dothraki custom. There is little wood in the land so much of what they find is gnarled. They lay the logs in a square and fill the center with brush, grass, and bark shavings. Aggo and Rakharo kill a stallion from their now meager herd so that Drogo might have a mount in the afterlife; it is nowhere near as fine as Drogo’s red, but there are few in the world that are. Mirri Maz Duur believes that Daenerys is attempting to use bloodmagic to resurrect her khal and insists that without the proper spells the blood is nothing. The maegi even goes so far as to offer assistance in exchange for being released from her bonds, but Daenerys orders her silenced. On the platform they pile Drogo's treasures, but Daenerys does not let the weapons she received as bride gifts be added, insisting they are hers.

Ser Jorah is wary of her intentions, and pleads with her to let Drogo go and come with him to see the wonders of the east. Daenerys assures him that she does not plan to sacrifice herself on her husband’s pyre. When Ser Jorah calls her “princess”, Daenerys insists that he call her “queen”; her brother, the king, is dead and everything that was his is now hers.

Once the pyre is completed, Daenerys gathers her people together, now fewer than a hundred, and declares that they will be her khalasar. Among the crowd, she sees slaves and declares them free. She announces that any among them are free to go, but that if they stay they shall always have an honored place among her khalasar.

Daenerys turns to the three young warriors of her khas and gives each of them one of her bride gifts, naming them ko and asking for their oaths as her bloodriders: to Jhogo she gives the silver-handled whip, to Aggo the double-curved black dragonbone bow, and to Rakharo the gold-chased arakh. However, none of them are willing to take the oath: Jhogo replies that this is not done and it would shame him to be a woman's bloodrider, Aggo states that only a man can lead a khalasar and name a ko, and Rakharo only promises to take her to Vaes Dothrak to join the dosh khaleen. Daenerys ignores the refusals. Finally, Daenerys turns to Ser Jorah and promises him a fine Valyrian steel blade when she comes into her birthright. Ser Jorah swears his fealty and heart to her and Daenerys proclaims him the first of her Queensguard.

Daenerys returns to her tent, knowing the Dothraki think her mad and not sure that they are wrong. After a pleasingly steaming hot bath, she is dried and perfumed. Daenerys sends her handmaids away so that she might prepare Drogo for his final journey. She thinks about how few Dothraki men die with their hair uncut as she washes him, braids his hair with bells, and dresses him in fine clothes and the worn vest he liked most. She finally asks him to forgive her, and declares that she paid the price, but it was too high. She then dresses in fine clothes with a vest like Drogo’s. The sun is setting when she calls them back to bear Drogo to the pyre.

Daenerys enters the pyre – by Kerry Barnett © Fantasy Flight Games

Daenerys orders oil poured over the pyre, and then orders her handmaidens to fetch her dragon eggs. Something in her voice makes them run. Ser Jorah protests that Drogo will have no need of dragon eggs, urging Daenerys to sell them and live as a wealthy woman for the rest of her days. Daenerys insists that the eggs were not given to her to sell. Daenerys climbs the pyre to place the black egg under Drogo's arm, near his heart, the green beside his head, and the cream-and-gold between his legs. Once the eggs are in place, Daenerys gives her love one last kiss. Climbing down, Daenerys notices Mirri Maz Duur watching her and hears the maegi call her mad. Daenerys only asks how far madness is from wisdom and commands that Mirri Maz Duur be bound to the funeral pyre by Rakharo and Ser Jorah, who hesitates and protests. The woman does not scream or plead as she is bound. As she pours the oil over the maegi’s head, Daenerys thanks her for all she has taught her. Mirri Maz Duur promises that Daenerys will not hear her scream. Daenerys insists that she will, but that she only wants the maegi’s life, echoing the woman’s own words: “Only death can pay for life.” This brings a flicker of what might be fear to maegi’s face for the first time.

Daenerys the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons – by Michael Komarck©

They wait for night to fall. It is Jhogo that first notices the red comet, the first star of the evening. Daenerys sees this as a sign to light the pyre. Mirri Maz Duur sings in a high, ululating voice at first, but her voice becomes a wail as the flames engulf her and she soon falls silent. The Dothraki and Ser Jorah back away as the smoke grows thicker and the heat stronger, but Daenerys stands her ground; she is the blood of the dragon and undeterred by the fire. She knew the truth long ago, but the brazier was not hot enough. Then Daenerys begins to slowly walk towards the fire as sweat covers her body. She sees many images as she walks: trees, animals, and a great grey stallion. Seeing the horse she tells Drogo to mount, and for a second she sees him mounted. He smiles at her and cracks a whip made of flame down upon the pyre and Daenerys hears the crack of breaking stone as the pyre collapses, showering her with ash, cinders, and broken egg shell. Behind her, she can hear the Dothraki and Ser Jorah shouting. As the pyre begins to collapse completely, Daenerys hears two more cracks like the first and walks into the heart of the fire.

When the fire dies, Ser Jorah finds Daenerys, naked but alive and unburnt except for her hair, nursing two baby dragons, with a third draped across her shoulders. The dragons match the colors of their eggs: cream-and-gold, green-and-bronze, and black-and-scarlet. Ser Jorah drops to his knees wordlessly. He is followed by Jhogo, Aggo, and Rakharo who declare her blood of their blood, and then her handmaidens and the rest of the Dothraki do the same. Daenerys knows that they are now hers as they never were Drogo’s.

Daenerys rises and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night comes alive with the music of dragons.