Chapter 117 The Slave Owner's Invitation
Leaning against Drogon's massive, warm neck, stroking the bony spurs on his cheek, and then looking at Rego and Viserion lying not far in front of him.
Daenerys recalled the time when Drogon and the others were born, and she never imagined that they would grow to be so huge in the blink of an eye.
Drogon gave her an even bigger surprise and even a shock. Not only could he shrink and stay by her side at all times, but he also transformed into a four-clawed dragon, something that had never appeared in Valyrian history before.
As Daenerys recounted the amusing stories of the three dragons' childhood, she rarely received a response from Drogon's inner thoughts. She remembered that she used to often hear Drogon's unexpected inner thoughts.
I don't know why he's been speaking less and less lately. Luckily, I discovered his secret of knowing Valyrian script, otherwise it would be difficult to communicate with him.
Thinking of this, Daenerys couldn't help but look at Drogon's forelimbs, as if she was about to teach him to write again. With forelimbs, he would naturally no longer use his hind limbs to write.
After fiddling with Drogon's forelimbs a couple of times, Daenerys suddenly realized that his forelimbs had five fingers, just like her own hands, and when she looked at his hind limbs, she saw that they also had an extra claw.
This should help her learn to write faster! Daenerys thought happily.
This time, Zhuo Geng shouldn't fall asleep so easily. It must be the drowsiness caused by his impending transformation, otherwise he wouldn't have fallen asleep and never woken up after writing that time.
Seeing Daenerys fiddling with his claws, Drogon immediately understood what she was up to. However, it seemed quite interesting to be coached in writing by Daenerys when he had nothing else to do, since he didn't plan to write with a pen every day anyway.
After fiddling with Drogon's claws a couple of times, Daenerys nestled against Drogon's neck and drifted off to sleep.
Drogon realized that Daenerys was falling asleep against him, and he knew that she had been frightened by his transformation, but now that she saw that he was alright, she was finally able to relax.
He was a little hungry and planned to have Rhego and Viserion steal a few more sheep, but seeing that Daenerys was asleep, he didn't dare to move and lay down on the grass to rest.
On the other side of the river, Jorah and his companions initially heard Daenerys's faint cries, but later saw her nestled beside Drogon and no longer moving.
After a while, they noticed that Daenerys was still motionless. They were worried and wondered if she had fallen asleep, since Drogon and the others seemed fine and were lying quietly on the grass. Only then did they gradually feel relieved.
Two hours later, Daenerys slowly opened her eyes and found herself leaning against Drogon, realizing that she had unknowingly fallen asleep.
Seeing that Jorah and his group were still waiting for her on the other side of the river, Daenerys quickly stood up and said, "Drogon, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself and I'll come back to visit you tomorrow!"
Drogon had also taken a nap. He nodded slightly after hearing Daenerys's words, and called out to Rego twice, asking her to take Daenerys to the other side.
Reluctantly bidding farewell to Drogon, they crossed to the other side and briefly explained Drogon's situation to Jorah and the others. They only mentioned that Drogon had undergone a transformation, without telling them that Drogon had grown two more legs, which they would naturally see in due time.
Hearing that Drogon was alright, the group was finally relieved. Drogon was not only Queen Daenerys's strongest ally, but also her most beloved dragon.
If something were to happen to Drogon, not only would Queen Daenerys lose her greatest fighting force, but they were also afraid that Daenerys would never recover from this setback, as they were well aware of Drogon's position in Daenerys's heart.
After Daenerys left, Drogon had Rhaegal and Viserion continue to raid sheep on the plains for him, so he could eat them and speed up his recovery.
Zhuo Geng ate a few more sheep intermittently until he finally fell asleep that night.
When Zhuo Geng woke up the next morning, he felt that his body had recovered a lot. He looked down at the wound on his chest and saw that it had begun to scab over. There were no obvious wounds anywhere else, and scales were about to cover his entire body.
To allow his forelimb injuries to heal as quickly as possible, Zhuo Geng did not move around casually and still had Long Xiaomei and Xiaodi fight for his food every morning.
In the afternoon, Daenerys came again with her guards, examined Drogon's chest wound, and chatted with her for a while before leaving.
Before leaving, he told Drogon that he might not have time to visit him the next day, and Sizidala, on behalf of the Lord of Meereen, invited her to watch the arena tournament.
Sizidala had previously invited her on behalf of the Lord of Meereen, but she declined, saying she was too busy.
She closed the arena after liberating Meereen, only reopening it after repeated pleas from Sizdala.
On the one hand, she didn't want the Great Lord to continue to take pleasure in the lives of slaves, and on the other hand, she didn't like this way of fighting with lives on the line.
After the Meereen riots, Jorah and others advised her to watch a tournament, which would help her win over the former slave owners of the three Slave Bays.
Because those watching the fighting were not only the local great lords of Meereen, but also the benevolent lords of Astapor and the wise lords of Yunkai.
If Daenerys accepts their invitation to watch the ancient arena matches in Meereen, it will be tantamount to acknowledging Meereen, acknowledging Slaver's Bay, and integrating into Slaver's Bay, which will facilitate her future rule.
This is the Arena's monthly finals, unlike any other. After learning that Drogon was alright, Daenerys decided to go and watch.
Drogon had long wanted to go to the arena and experience the thrilling atmosphere of the beasts, but Daenerys Targaryen had always refused to watch, so he never went.
Unexpectedly, he couldn't go when Daenerys was going. If he really wanted to go, he could go as an adult, as long as he didn't use his forelimbs.
The problem is, if he goes to the arena in his adult form, others don't need to watch the competition; they can just watch him. Only if he goes in his juvenile form can they properly watch the competition.
Judging from today's trauma recovery, it's really hard to say whether I'll be able to go tomorrow.
As soon as Daenerys left, Drogon remembered a question: he recalled that the harpy had launched an attack in the arena.
However, he did not believe they would launch another attack this time. In the last attack on Grey Worm and his group, Drogon killed many of them.
They also uncovered the families behind the harpies by using the hundreds of captured people. Jorah and his men also destroyed several strongholds and dealt a heavy blow to the harpies.
Even with their powerful organization, launching another strong attack in such a short time is not an easy task.
However, since it concerned the lives of Daenerys and her ministers, Drogon had to be cautious and decided to go check on her tomorrow, regardless of how well her wounds had healed.
After Daenerys returned, Grey Worm and Jorah began preparing for her to watch the arena the next day.
Defenses will definitely be strengthened; after the last harpy attack, they have increased their defenses against both Daenerys and the Great Pyramid.
Besides Barristan, Daenerys's trusted bodyguard, two of the three Blood Oath members, Racarlo and Aggo, have returned to their Khaleesi's side.
Another Bloodfist Guard, Kovalor, served as Daenerys's kor at the little Kharazar and led the other Dothraki.