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VISERYS He could be useful.
Illyrio places his hand on Daenerys’ bare shoulder.
ILLYRIO Over there, sweet princess. There is the Khal himself.
KHAL DROGO (30) is the tallest man in the courtyard, but despite his size and musculature, he has the grace of a panther. His black hair is woven into a single braid, hung with silver bells, that swings below his belt.
Illyrio walks over to the Khal (a dozen yards away). Viserys leans closer to his sister, never taking his eyes off Drogo.
VISERYS You see how long his hair is? When Dothraki are defeated in combat, they cut off their braids in disgrace, so the world will know their shame. Khal Drogo has never been defeated. A savage, of course, but one of the finest killers alive. And you will be his queen.
Daenerys stares at the Khal. The man’s face is hard and cruel, his eyes dark as onyx as he watches Illyrio perform his submissions.
DAENERYS (her voice small and thin) I don’t want to be his queen. Please, please , I don’t want to, I want to go home.
Viserys maintains a mask of politeness and keeps his voice low, but there is fury behind his eyes.
VISERYS Home ? How do we go home? They took it from us.
He grabs her arm and drags her into the shadows, his fingernails digging into her.
VISERYS How do we go home?
Tears well in her eyes.
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