Chapter Eleven - Daenerys 2 - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

Daenerys comforts Missandei, whose brother has been murdered by the Sons of the Harpy. She gets spoilers from Quaithe and visits her chained dragons. Another bad day in Meereen. Mackelly and Simon consider free-range dragon rearing.

Chapter Review:
Daenerys Targaryen is again roused with news of loyal men being murdered by the Sons of the Harpy. Missandei’s unsullied brother is amongst the victims. Dany decides the time has come to bring her unsullied back within the confines of the great pyramid, and to leave the policing of the city to freedmen. She’ll tax the masters to pay their wages and take hostages to ensure there is no recurrence.

She comforts Missandei who pledges herself to her queen. While the child sleeps, Daenerys bathes and is visited by Quaithe who tells her to trust nobody: The kraken and the dark flame, the lion and the griffin, the mummer’s dragon, the sun’s son, and the performed seneschal.

In the morning, Hizdahr zo Loraq again argues for the fighting pits to be reopened, bringing freed slaves who made their name and living there as witnesses. Daenerys is more swayed than previously. After a discussion with Ser Barristan, she visits Rhaegel and Viserion who are chained up for Drogon’s crimes. She feels awful.

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Daenerys Targaryen - Last remaining descendent of the royal Targaryen line, Stormborn, Mother of Dragons, claimant to the Iron Throne of Westeros.
Unsullied - Eunuch slave soldiers. Renowned for their fighting prowess. 
Barristan Selmy - Former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard in King’s Landing. 
Missandei - Former child slave, now handmaid and interpreter to Daenerys. 
Reznak mo Reznak - Ghiscari seneschal of Meereen.
Skahaz mo Kandaq - "The Shavepate" - Ghiscari noble of Meereen. Convert to Dany’s cause. Despised by the Sons of the Harpy.
Hizdahr zo Loraq - Noble of Meereen, wants the fighting pits reopened.
Daario Naharis - Leader of the sellsword company the Stormcrows.
Quaithe - Shadowbinder from Asshai.
Second Sons - Sellsword company in Essos.
Meereen - Largest city on Slaver’s Bay.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 8:42 Character Recap
• 9:25 Chapter Summary
• 16:16 General Discussion
• 1:00:13 Background Information
• 1:02:37 Comparison with the TV Show
• 1:04:32 Pedantry Corner
• 1:05:07 News and Notes
• 1:10:30 Conclusion