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DAENERYS TARGARYEN | 22

First of Her Name, the Unburnt, Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, and Mother of Dragons

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You ever run out of breath listing all of those titles?

[ ...someone had to ask. ]

Or do they teach you how to count them off seamlessly in the Andals?

[dragonwarder]

Someone usually lists them for me.
Often unprompted.

[She doesn’t bother to correct him about the Andals.]

[baring]

[ with a name like that, they ought to be mountains. he assumes as much, anyway. ]

Guess that comes with the territory. [ once, he would've thought, must be nice with a fire behind it. now he knows better. heavy lies the crown ( or the burden of leading as it happens to be for him. ) ] What's a Khaleesi?

[dragonwarder]

It is what the Dothraki call their female leaders.
The men are called ‘Khal’.

[And how her heart still stings for Drogo, even as the time has passed.]

[baring]

[ dothraki. dragons. the unburnt. he has more questions, and yet, he doesn't expect her to walk him through each chapter of her life, regardless of how fascinating it sounds. what he knows of queens ( outside of mythology ) he associates with death and ice. ]

We don't have the Dothraki where I come from. Or dragons, for that matter. I wouldn't mind hearing about either if you're ever feeling nostalgic. [ but he won't push. ] What is it that you prefer to be called?

[dragonwarder]

That seems to be the case for most everyone I have spoken to.

[Its all rather lonely, if she were to comment on it. But she is not a girl anymore, so she doesn't.]

"Your grace" is what is proper.
Daenerys will do, otherwise.

[Demanding that she be hailed as a queen in a foreign land is something she's done before but -- all of this feels different. She has no dragons, no armies, no knowledge. Only her bravado, which she will cling to until its ripped from her bloody hands.]

What interests you more?
The Dothraki, or the dragons?

[baring]

Don't take it personally, Your Grace, you get to live a life of granduer that most people can't imagine.

[ not necessarily to lecture her—it's wistful, though some of it is lost to text. bellamy was raised on greek mythology; he named his own sister after someone in a story. there's a sense of awe in him that may not carry across, if only because he's so guarded. she isn't a queen here ( without a kingdom to rule ) any more than he's a soldier without an army. they retain their titles at least. ]

Depends. Are the Dothraki warriors? I grew up on legends about heroes, gods, and war. I'll never turn down a great story. Dragons in and of themselves would take all the glory.

[dragonwarder]

[She understands that he must have an opinion of the type of queen she is. It brings her mixed feelings.]

They are.
A nation of great warriors, feared by many.
They are stories better told in person.

[baring]

[ he has a general opinion on queens, not her specifically. bellamy's been surprised before by the privileged. ]

An entire nation? [ even the grounders had civilians, women and children, not interested in fighting. ] We didn't have a hell of a lot going on in space, other than trying to keep our station in the sky, and the people fed and breathing. Earth was where it finally got interesting.

I can meet you if that was an invitation.

[dragonwarder]

I trust we will have plenty of time to speak in person when we are released from the tour.
You will need to tell me more of your home in the sky.

[Because that sounds way more farfetched than dragons and Dothraki.]>/small>

[baring]

I'm counting on it. [ as much for the company as it is to get the hell out the door. there had better not be another quiz barring them in this time. ] Just remember you asked me to tell you about it when you're bored out of your skull.