Dany awakes to the dawn nearly arriving and Daario lying next to her. She is only a few days away from her marriage to Hizdahr, but she is filled with dread. She does not love Hizdahr and will wed him only to bring peace. She feels something for Daario however. I believe it is nothing more than lust, but it could be more. Either way, it is foolish for Dany to be acting this way. She is making one decision as a queen and yet the other as an immature girl. Daario even dared to kiss her in open court. He's nothing but a sellsword and a brute and he "loves" Dany because she is queen and beautiful. I found it interesting that even Dany referred to Ser Barristan as "Ser Grandfather" in her thoughts. She is letting Daario rub off on her more than she realizes.
Daario manages to convince Dany to hold court so that the Dornishmen in his group can present a gift to Dany. I loved that Daario was used like a fool here and how it made him angry. He's not someone I trust and I think he's going to be trouble. Granted, I think that Hizdahr is more than he seems and could be even worse trouble.
So, Dany meets the Dornishmen who reveal themselves. Quentyn presents him as the prince of Dorne and reveals that Viserys was to marry Arianne. This confirms for me that Doran did not know that Aegon was alive. It is fitting that Aegon is headed to Dorne then. A Targaryen will wed Arianne now, but it will not be Dany and Quentyn. So Dany refuses him and does what she feels she must. She is right that she must do what it takes to live long enough to reach Dorne. I can't fault her for that thinking.
Afterwards, she lies with Daario and in the morning he storms out to raise hell. I can't tell if he truly cares for her and is jealous or perhaps he's angry that he isn't getting what he wants. I suspect he usually gets what he wants.
Dany wraps herself in her wedding attire and heads to the temple. I couldn't help but wonder if there was a bit of symbolism in the fact that she was unable to ride her silver and instead had to be carried to the temple. The silver was hers from her Khal and that was such a different life. That Dany is gone. The inability to ride her horse had such a finality to it.
So, she meets Hizdahr and they wed. We see them as they emerge. When we see Dany next will Hizdahr be what he has claimed to be?
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