So close yet so far was the only thing I could think as I read this chapter. Tyrion has slowly been moving on his way towards Dany since the beginning of the book. Each time he thinks he is on the straight path something else gets in the way. The last chapter was apparently no exception. It ended with the ship being completely disabled and a slaver ship heading directly towards them. After the ship reached them it seems that the crew was all captured including Ser Jorah. I thought that Jorah might have died, but instead he was just beaten within an inch of his life and branded. I'm thinking he'd have preferred to die.
Tyrion and Penny are thankfully sold as a pair along with the pig and the dog and they are sold as freaks and performers. In the world they are in now it's as equally good a chance that both would be forced to live as prostitutes or worse so being sold as performance slaves isn't so bad. In fact, they are so popular that they bring in a ton of silver and are sold to a gigantically fat man in yellow. For some reason, I can't help but picturing Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat here. I'm not sure why... Ser Jorah is saved by Tyrion and also sold to the fat man in yellow. I don't know why Tyrion did what he did other than that he recognizes that Jorah may be useful to him when it comes time to escape.
What's crazy is that the camp they end up in is just outside the walls of Meereen. Dany has married Hizdahr and peace has been made with the Yunkai'i so that they may continue their slaving. It was heartbreaking to hear many of the slaves claim that Dany would never make peace with the slavers when that is exactly what she did. But, she can't save everyone and that's the reality of the world.
After Tyrion and Penny perform for their new master, Tyrion plays cevasse with Brown Ben Plumm who betrayed Dany not so long ago. I didn't realize that he was a Westerosi. I guess that is part of why Dany was so hurt by his betrayal. Tyrion recognizes the coldness in his eyes immediately. He mentions how Ben's face smiles, but his eyes never do. So was Brown Ben good at hiding this coldness when he was with Dany or did she just miss it? There's no doubt that Tyrion is smarter than Dany and I'm sure he's much better at reading them. I think Dany didn't see it. That's why I think her marriage to Hizdahr and her relationship with Daario is so dangerous. Also, she has even been warned of future betrayal and she's on the lookout for it because she talks about it in her point of view chapters, yet she never suspected Brown Ben Plumm of switching sides for coin.
At the end of the chapter we find out that Tyrion and Penny will be performing in front of many more people in the Great Pit of Daznak. I assume this is one of the fighting pits that Hizdahr wishes to re-open. Will Dany also be there to see their show? If so, will Tyrion and Ser Jorah finally be able to reach her? If so, I will find it funny that the only thing that saved Tyrion and Ser Jorah was Tyrion humbling himself enough to perform in Penny's show.
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