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horizon-verizon · 25 days

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Thoughts on Daenerys publicly executing the former slave and how she went about it in S05x02?

In a word? Not great. Boo.

The show rewrite & repurposing of Mossader &seems like it was meant to rewrite progression of the "error" Daenerys makes with her dragons by essentially adding another one that I'm sure they didn't think was an serious error. A way for them to try to make Dany seem a worse leader & thinker than she really is. I don't like how the show basically tried to make her look tyrannical by making her violently suppress the actions of someone who was both devoted to her and really had already been shut down before when he was saying the right thing. Which was to just get rid of this harpy-hire dude at the very least and at most what she said abt sending a message.

I also hated how it made Mossader look irrational & nearly "savage" through a display of fanatics--in how he almost dreamily said he did it "for her", posing Daenyers' goddess-like stature as easily shiftable to threatening. Foreshadowing that horrible erroneous ending of her becoming a Hitler figure. Like the scene was saying to us she inspires generationally brutalized and dehumanized brown people to the point of irrational "frenzy" and she cannot even be nuanced or sympathetic as she had been before in her ruling for Mossader. This pathetic-ized person who had at one point called her Mhysa and believed in her.

But the narrative the show pushes is not even fair itself to this man (hypocritically) & is just using him to denigrate Dany; becasue why are we making the only male brown former slave besides Grey Worm do such a thing AND be as I said "fanatical" towards the white Dany??! This man, who was put on their council as the voice and reason of those freed Meereenese...appears to us as totally unreasonable bc we know and he "should" have known that there were consequences for disrupting the Westerosi-style of "fair trial" and "honor"...The trial would be a false one, bc this guy will not be let off or go free. His crimes are obvious. Even if we did posit him going free, he'd likely just go back to being a hire for the harpy!

Plus we saw how actual ineffectual and emotion-based/false honor-based actual Westerosi trials can be through both of the trials against Tyrion: at the Eyries; esp the one at the Red Keep after Joffrey dies. So much for fairness of the superior Westerosi style of justice! (another hypocrisy of the writing itself)

So the show has Dany simultaneously "fails" Mossader, and utterly. As if the bonds she has with the slaves and her mission really don't mean anything to her.

After all, does she not marry Hizdahr, reopen the fighting pits (later) to stop the killings of the freedmen...Then she kills the freedman who was supposed to rep them all??

And the points Hizdahr & Barristan Selmy tried to make against killing the dude besides the trial..."poor and young"; "Why should he want to bring back slavery? What did it do for him?"; " I don't know it, and I'm the head of a great family."...why are we even indulging in these stupid protests?!!! We know his presence is so the other nobles feel they have say and influence over Dany, but there was no rebuttal (or at least a sign from her dismissing Hizdahr, whether he sees it or not) from show!Dany against his absurd "logic" about "going easy" on this guy. Huh?!

Subsequently, she loses a lot of faith from the freedmen who beg for not only Mossader's life but for her to not bend to the masters' clear attempt to confuse the priority. Which is their total freedom at those masters' expense. Which is exactly what D&D wanted bc they hate her, refuse to understand her, and lost interest in this series.

It was just a huge mess!

CONTEXT for comparison

Mossador died differently in the original book series ("A Dance with Dragons -- Daenerys II"):

In the show, he gets executed because show!Daenerys wanted to re-establish a peace of between the freedmen and the former (not so former) slavers and elites of Meereen. Some, if not all, of these elites formed the group "Sons of the Harpy", and in the show one of these are captured. Show!Mossader didn't believe that any of the Masters would just lie down and allow Daenerys' end to legal slavery in Meereen stick. And that they'd eventually somehow either get this prisoner out OR this Master would be somehow saved in the process of a the trial that was planned for him:

MOSSADOR: Sons of the Harpy, they want to put a collar back on my neck. On all of our necks. Please, Your Grace, you must kill him. DAENERYS: It would send a message. BARRISTAN: I think you should exercise restraint, Your Grace. DAENERYS: Why? BARRISTAN: For one thing, he may have valuable information. DAARIO: The Son of the Harpy has no more valuable information. BARRISTAN: How do you know that? DAARIO: Because I questioned him. HIZDAHR: And the information you did get, he is young and poor. MOSSADOR: He is born free. HIZDAHR: Why should he want to bring back slavery? What did it do for him? DAENERYS: Perhaps the only thing that gave him pride was knowing that there was someone lower than he was. MOSSADOR: They pay him. Great families afraid to do a thing. They pay poor man to do it for them. HIZDAHR: And how do you know this? MOSSADOR: Everyone knows this. HIZDAHR: I don't know it, and I'm the head of a great family. BARRISTAN: We do not know what this man did or didn't do. (to Daenerys) Give him a trial, at least. A fair trial. Show all of the citizens of Meereen that you are better than those who would depose. Teach them a better way. MOSSADOR: I do not know the place from where Old Ser comes. Things maybe are different there, I hope. But here, in Meereen, before Daenerys Stormborn, they own us. So we learn much about them or we do not live long. They teach me what they are. Mercy, fair trial: these mean nothing to them. All they understand is blood!

So he preemptively and vengefully kills the prisoner, and as you see here, he expresses no regrets about disobeying Daenerys and doing it:

DAENERYS: Why? MOSSADOR (Valyrian): For you, Mhysa. You wanted the Harpy dead, but your hands were tied. I set you free, as you did all of us. DAENERYS: He was our prisoner, awaiting trial. You had no right. MOSSADOR: He would rather rip your city apart than see slaves lifted from the dirt. DAENERYS: There are no more slaves. There are no more Masters. MOSSADOR: Then who lives in the Pyramids? Who wears gold masks and murders your children? When Grey Worm came to us, I was the first to take up the knife for you. I remember the look on my father's face as I struck down his Master, who had traded his infant son for a dog. My father died in the fighting. If we allow the Sons of the Harpy to return us to chains, he never lived. DAENERYS: The Harpy's life was not yours to take. Once, the Masters were the law-- MOSSADOR: And now you are the law! DAENERYS: The law is the law. Take him.

Mossador died differently in the original book series ("A Dance with Dragons -- Daenerys II"):

He's one of the many freedmen murdered by the Sons. And it's not until the 4th episode that her 2nd husband will appear, and he matters bc this is about how she gets on Drogon and re-orient her goals.

b) Attempt at a Summary (How Dany Actually gets to Marry Hizdahr, his role, and Riding Drogon out of the Pit.)

Bk!Dany does have an arc where she at first tries to acclimate or compromise with the former slave masters for the sake of peace in Meereen but comes to realize that her efforts is simply not going to work. She reopens the fighting pits where former slave gladiators would fight after Hizdahr zo Loraq petitions her several times and brings some famous gladiators to beg her to reopen them. She, like in the show, marries Hizdahr and makes him her royal consort when he meets her condition of bringing some 90 days of peace (the high priestess, the Green Grace Galazza Galare suggested a marriage to him). Absolutely no murders or attacks against freedmen nor those few nobles who actually are obeying Dany. In this observation and despite what another noble, Skahaz mo Kandaq, warned about Hizdahr being the the Harpy, leader of the Sons of the Harpy. He was one fo the nobles who decided to abandon the slavery society and "ways" other nobles want to keep going. Again, she wanted that peace and dismissed his warning, and Hizdahr starts to show his true colors in his dismissing Skahaz from his position as the leader of the new Meerenese "city watch", or police, and appointing one of his own cousins. He says that this is to get more of the nobles on her side. (He's not the Harpy, but he's definitely closely tied to them.)

They reopen the fighting pits to celebrate the wedding; Hizdahr insists the fighters volunteered. Hizdahr offers Dany locust treats, it turns out they are poisoned later on when we see Strong Belwas get very sick from them and it's only due to his large and heavyset body that he survives. Dany sees that he's very into the violence, in a way that gets mixed with a sexual excitement at it. During another fight, Drogon appears, Hizdahr calls for people to kill Drogon, and Daenerys jumps into the pit to calm and try to bring Drogon to heel, she's flies off, Drogon basically leading her. Dany, half starved & dehydrated, dreams of her brother and hallucinates Jorah Mormount (those close to her who've betrayed her) but it's also her reflecting on her persistent guilt for the girl Drogon killed that motivated her into the mistake of locking up her dragons. Narrowly escaping a Dothraki scout, she and Drogo fly to another place, eating horse, and that's where the scout's khal, Jhaqo, and his warriors find her. Resumably to try to rape & kill her or to to take her back to Vaes Dothrak to the dosh khaleen and become one of them forever.

In all the time Dany was gone, Hizdahr has been trying to use his marriage to Daenerys to rule Meereen in her absence and a plot (he likely enabled even by just taking instructions) to retake the city gets foiled under Barristan Selmy, Missandei, and Grey Worm's leadership. There are prisoners they take & essentially they are now running the city in Dany's name, waiting for her return. Hizdahr is one of those prisoners. But in the show, Hizdahr died at the pits when a Harpy stabs him.

#asoiaf asks to me #Hizdahr zo Loraq #Hizdahr's characterization #Mossador #got s5e2 #Galazza Galare #Skahaz mo Kandaq #game of thrones 2015 #got #game of thrones

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jozor-johai · 1 month

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Hizdahr is a tricky and subtle character, which I think is really fun to examine.

He's easy to hate, and it's easy to think he's totally aligned with the slaver faction becuase from Dany's perspective he's giving so many concessions to the slavers. But it's worth thinking about the ways that from the slavers' perspectives, he must be giving a lot of concessions to the anti-slavers. So, even though he's still generally a villain, in my opinion, he occupies a more complicated role than that.

He kind of exemplifies the failings of that type of moderate stance, I think—he's riding this genuinely impossible line of trying to appeal to everyone, even though "everyone" has impossible-to-reconcile differences.

He's playing the moderate because he wants to use everyone to consolidate power for himself—which he almost manages to do in Dany's absence. At the same time, though, everyone around him is also taking advantage of him, and his desire to take the most broadly-appealing moderate stance in order to use him to tip the scales towards their own goals. (case in point, IMO, the Yunkish only returning the hostages that are his family to separate him from the anti-slaver faction).

#jozor thoughts #asoiaf meta #asoiaf analysis #hizdahr zo loraq #valyrianscrolls

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agentrouka-blog · 1 year

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What's your opinion on Hizdhar?

Hi!!

This ask is one billion years old. (Okay, 4 months.) I sincerely apologize. I needed to wait until I had formed an actual opinion, something that @istumpysk's reread project has immensely helped with.

(This is not a hill I am looking to die on but my current impression.)

I think Hizdahr is a puppet.

I believe Galazza Galare is the Harpy, a highly influential but underestimated female quasi-matriarch akin to Olenna Tyrell, and when Dany got there above all she wanted 1) stability to prevent more destruction in Meereen (like Astapor) and 2) participation in the power of the crown to ensure the interests of her specific political faction are served. She found a likely puppet in Hizdahr.

Hizdahr is a well-connected, well-travelled, handsome man with an ancient and respected name and a mind for business. That’s where his interests align with Galazza Galare. For business you need peace. He knows how to charm and has a certain eloquence, he obviously enjoys the calculated thrill of the pitfighting, including cruel surprises (like releasing lions on unsuspecting dwarf jousters...) but nothing about how he responds to unexpected or gruesome developments suggests the mind of a far-sighted conspirator capable of directing the moves of vicious assassins. He is someone's object.

While Galazza the Harpy wields the whip (Harpy’s sons murder campaign) to frighten the freedmen and emotionally pressure Dany, Hizdahr presents the carrot, a “reformist” who just wants peace so he can make some money with his fighting pits. Marry Hizdahr and there will be peace, she says and he says.

As such she is a mirror image to Skahaz mo Kandaq (Shavepate) who on the other hand wants radical reform, absolutely uncompromising destruction of all political opponents - and also an in on the power. He too wants to marry Dany, but he has no carrot to wield. He gets a whip, though, in that Dany grants him the creation of an anonymous state police force loyal almost entirely to him. She handed a ridiculous amount of power to one very radical person. Guess who he ends up using it against?

Peace with Yunkai being hitched to the marriage to Hizdahr (representing stability over chaos) fits the interests of the Harpy perfectly. The slavers outside Meereen get to resume their slaving in peace, no war disrupts their trade, and Meereen gets to participate in trade again as well, minus slavery within their walls. Money flows.

Hizdahr’s choice to carve and use a dragon throne after their marriage implies he planned on heavily relying on her image and projected power to inform their shared rule, while expecting to take care of the day-to-day decision-making that so bored Dany. Prestige, fame, power, safety. Win-win for him and the Harpy who maneuvered him on the throne. Of course, he would only have wielded the power that Dany afforded him, which did not have to be much. Except as soon as they are married she leaves the courtly duties to him. She handed power to Team Harpy when she did not have to. She could have taken this peace and concentrated on a long game of reform and creating a formidable political legacy. But the fighting pit is a catalyst for a development that would have taken place either way.

Before the poison becomes obvious, before Drogon arrives, Dany signals to Meereen that she rejects the role they had in mind for her. She takes off the tokar, she demands that Hizdahr escort her out of the pit mid-show. She clearly telegraphs her dissatisfaction with the peace she created because it doesn’t feel like a win, and this would have ended up informing her political decisions down the line, the same way Barristan’s decisions are informed by his prejudice. If Drogon hadn’t carried her off, she would have eventually arrived at the same point as things develop without her.

I don't for a second believe Hizdahr or the Harpy wanted to poison Dany, that's the opposite of stability. It makes a lot more sense (and is heavily hinted at) that Skahaz the Shavepate had the locusts planted to target Hizdahr, and maybe Dany too. He's the one who has consistently been advocating for more violence and uncompromising brutality in asserting the will of the crown. He had wanted to marry Dany himself, to occupy the spot that Hizdahr was awarded, which is now beyond his reach. And he controls the Brazen Beasts, who have anonymous access almost anywhere that concerns the royal couple.

Without Dany, her dragons and the loyalty of her troops, Hizdahr has little direct power (which serves the Shavepate well) and he isn't exactly showing a lot of vision for how to deal with the fallout. There was no plan in place for her absence from his perspective. Barristan does a splendid job of letting himself be manipulated by the Shavepate into arresting Hizdahr, though, which immediately triggers the Harpy's sons again, with near forty dead within three days. He downright mocks Barristan by letting his Brazen Beasts wear locust masks during the coup, and the fact that locusts were guarding the dragonpit and didn't know the "word of the day" Quentyn used on the regular guards, implies the Shavepate was going to go for the dragons, as well, against his promise to Barristan. (Quentyn foiled that plan.) His every suggestion is aimed at escalating conflict and violence. Chaos is a ladder for someone whose House of Kandaq is painted as the lowly opposite to famous and ancient House Loraq.

Hizdahr, while the Shavepate conspires, was relaxing with a prostitute and a tiny personal guard, cowering behind a tapestry when violence erupts during his arrest. That’s not an ice cold power hungry manipulator. That’s someone utterly in over his head because the Plan Went Awry.

Galazza Galare as the Green Grace manages to save the life of Belwas, too, which considering his bad state can’t have been easy. Another reason to suspect they don’t want Dany’s support system to collapse. They want her power, even without her, because the alternative is the chaos they don’t want.

Of course, right now Team Shavepate has the upper hand, with Hizdahr imprisoned, Galazza Galare unable to negotiate a hostage release with Yunkai, and Barristan Selmy doing a brilliant job talking himself into approving battle because he’s “a simple knight” and “not made for this”. Hizdahr couldn’t command the loyalty of Dany’s forces, but the Shavepate can move them where he wants them.

Since both sides are ultimately evil, it’s a loss, either way. But the peace Dany had been working toward by cooperating with Team Harpy may have ended up preserving more lives among the general population than the inevitable erruption of chaos is going to cost Meereen, now that Team Shavepate is calling the shots.

The poison attempt meant to sow chaos happened at the exact same time that Drogon decided to return. Which really only speeded up what was always going to happen. Dany hated her political achievement, she wanted out, she rode her dragon away and didn’t care about the burning people. Chaos happened with or without assassination attempt. Would have happened with or without Drogon. Because Dany, deep down, hated the peace she created. She was always leaning toward Team Shavepate.

Peace was never going to last.

#hizdahr zo loraq #skahaz mo kandaq #anti daenerys targaryen #meereen arc #poison locusts #conspiracy #galazza galare

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aegor-bamfsteel · 1 year

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Talking about Hizdahr and Dany scenes in show, I wonder fans realize that Dany was literally behaving like Joffery to Hizdahr(who was basically in Sansa situation). There are certain book Dany fans who were unhappy with this because they think Dany was shown villainous. Like you mentioned that some of the scenes are more darker than books. Do you think makers knew what they are doing?

Well, Hizdahr appeared in Seasons 4&5, about the time the writing was getting weaker, but I think it’s apparent the writers knew what they were doing with Hizdahr, and that he was supposed to be a tragic figure Dæny doesn’t care about in the end (I mean Emilia said in S7 that goodbye to Jorah was “her shedding the rest of her humanity” so why not have the well meaning guy she repeatedly treated like trash be part of her arc?). No matter how you slice it, crucifying 163 random nobles without an investigation was a reckless move, as Dæny might’ve killed people who weren’t involved in crucifying the children—the show just made that obvious by having Hizdahr say his father was one of those who spoke against it. Same with her executing Mossador, a freedman leader who killed a Harpy’s son without trial; in the books Daario offers to kill them but she refuses and instead takes hostages. They tried to pull a plot twist with Hizdahr with many in the audience and even some characters thinking he was working with the Sons of the Harpy, but they stab him while he’s trying to lead Dænerys—the woman who killed his father, has him taken as a hostage, threatened him with dragonfire, locks him in a cell, forcibly marries him, belittles his culture, and threatens to destroy Meereen if they keep rebelling—to safety, proving he was looking out for her despite everything. Considering Dark!Dænerys ends up as canon in the show (and lbr there’s reason to believe it will be in the books), there’s nothing wrong with seeing her as the villain in her “relationship” with Hizdahr. In fact, it foreshadows her relationship with Jon come Seasons 7&8. I just wish Hizdahr’s death had more impact on the story, because he proved a lot about where her actions were going (as well as being a better leader of Meereen than Daario. Cmon show).

#ask #got #hizdahr zo loraq #dark!daenerys #dark!dany

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eonweheraldodemanwe · 1 year

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Mirri Maz Duur, Quaithe, Missandei, Marselen, Skahaz Mo Kandaq the Shavepate and Hizdahr Zo Loraq artworks of Targaryen Heroes 3 box of ASOIAF TMG.

#asoiaf #a song of ice and fire #got #game of thrones #wargames #house targaryen #mirri maz duur #quaithe #missandei #marselen #the shavepate #hizdahr zo loraq

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asoiaf-artbrdr · 2 years

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Hizdahr zo Loraq

I had a lot of fun trying to establish what you might call the Ghiscari phenotype. The books describe amber skin and wiry black & red hair, with various eye colors. For Hizdahr in particular, he's described as pale and long faced with flawless skin. Dany says he's a real looker, too! He shaves off his wings and his beard as well for her. I thought to give him simply stubble, but I liked seeing the streaky red throughout the beard when it was close cropped, so please pardon this inaccuracy!

Discussing fictional races is always a contentious area, so I hope you guys recognize that I mean well! Anyhow, fan interpretations of the people of Meereen vary a lot. I think folks kinda want to force racial representation in where it's not really present to that degree? When I first started making Meereenese characters, I automatically depicted them as pretty dark skinned because what I'd seen on the show and all the stupid white savior conversations being had about Dany's plotline seeped into my brain. And frankly, wiry is a typical descriptor referring to type 4 hair which is more common in black people. But that's bringing stuff to the text that isn't actually there. I want to stay true to the text, that's like my biggest motivator. Even so, I wanna respect that people headcanon all sorts of things. If you check my Artbreeder page and look for the Meereen tag, you can see other variants I explored.

#hizdahr zo loraq #Ghiscari #meereen #asoiaf fanart #valyrianscrolls #artbreeder #megamikenzie #queue better believe it

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redorangekor · 2 years

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Joel Fry as Hizdahr zo Loraq in 4.03 ‘Breaker of Chains’ of Game of Thrones

#joel fry #game of thrones #hizdahr zo loraq #gotedit

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thaliajoy-blog · 1 year

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End of the little brides series : Daenerys Targaryen's two wedding outfits, inspired by the movie Emma.

Other little brides :

#daenerys targaryen #khal drogo #hizdahr zo loraq #asoiaf art #valyrian ladies #valyrianscrolls #fanart #emma. (2020)#little brides

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nogoodsheepstealing-greatgrandma · 2 years

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#art reblog #themico #not mine #meereen #ghiscari #galazza galare #green grace #hizdahr zo loraq #reznak mo reznak #skahaz mo kandaq #the shavepate #the brazen beasts #a dance with dragons #valyrian scrolls art #a song of ice and fire art

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torchwood-99 · 1 year

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I have to admit, it’s a bold move of Sansa Stans to equate the son of a powerful slaving family to their fave. I’m no Sansa lover but that’s going far, even for me.

Was Joffrey just trying to free slaves the entire time? Did we misunderstand him that badly? I guess we all owe him an apology.

#ASOIAF #A Song of Ice and Fire #hizdahr zo loraq #anti Sansa Stans #Daenerys Targaryen #Joffrey Baratheon #anti sansa Stark

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bisexualbumblebee-writes · 1 year

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Everlasting- Hizdahr x OC

Hizdahr zo Loraq x Kiyara Tallhart

Description: Soulmate au where Kiyara and Hizdahr get to see each other once more in the new world.

Word Count: 2.2k

302 AC

Many say that if you truly did love someone and you were soulmates, you’d find them in your next lives. Not only them, but everyone from your past life. As long as you loved them enough, they’d be there. Soulmates of every kind would always be reunited in their next lives.

Kiyara couldn’t even begin to count how many times she’d heard stories of soulmates finding each other again in their new lives. She truly did believe that her and Hizdahr zo Loraq were destined to be together. Yet, if they really were, how could he die and leave her alone in this world?

It had been nearly two months since Hizdahr zo Loraq was brutally killed in the fighting pits by the Sons of Harpy, and Kiyara was no closer to even beginning to heal from the sight of his dying breath. She still had nightmares of it, and sometimes she wished that Daario hadn’t saved her so she didn’t have to feel this anguish any longer.

Nowadays, with Daenerys gone, the Sons of Harpy still roamed the streets freely, attempting to murder anyone who was close to the queen. Daario Neharis, Jorah Mormont and Tyrion Lannister were doing their best to come up with a plan to rid the city of their tormentors for good, but the attack at the fighting pits lowered their number of soldiers by quite a few. Kiyara did her best to aid them, even suggesting that they go through with Daario’s earlier suggestion: pull back to the pyramid district, secure it, and use it as a base from which to operate, then clean the city out, neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, until the Sons of Harpy have nowhere to hide.

The men could tell that her heart wasn’t in it, but they chose to let her mourn in peace. Daario was the only one to frequently offer her comfort and condolences. He knew that there was something between Hizdahr and Kiyara, but he didn’t quite care until the day of the Sons of harpy attack. Before Hizdahr was killed, Daario was certain that the nobleman had been in alliance with their tormentors, only realizing that he was wrong as Hizdahr laid bleeding out. Now he was attempting to make up for his past mistake by checking up on Kiyara often. She didn’t want his comfort or condolences, she wanted her love back.

A month after the dreaded attack, Kiyara found herself taking a stroll around the temple yet again. She had been doing that a lot lately, realizing that it cleared her mind after a particularly rough day. These days, Daario often accompanied her to make sure she was safe, but he promised to stay a distance behind her so she could feel alone. The moon shone brightly against the outside of the temple, and she couldn’t help but smile at it. Her peace was barely deterred by an Unsullied guard walking up to Daario and beginning to rattle off some reports of any Sons of Harpy attacks. Her ears perked up when she heard the guard state that they hadn’t spotted any, which was very unusual. They always roamed the streets at night, where could they-

Her thoughts were cut off when someone in a Sons of Harpy mask suddenly jumped out from behind a pillar beside her. She barely had time to gasp as the man shoved a large dagger into her stomach. Instantly, pain spreaded around her entire torso. Just faintly, she could hear Daario yell her name. The attacker had time to get one more stab into her heart before he was tackled and subsequently killed by the guard and Daario. With no one holding her up anymore, Kiyara fell to the ground, which caught Daario’s attention once more. He ran back to her and fell to his knees, placing his hands over the wounds in an attempt to stop the copious amounts of blood from flowing.

“Go get Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont!” Daario yelled urgently at the guard, who nodded and began running off. The man looked at the girl now laying in his arms.

“Don’t worry Kiyara, you’re going to be okay,” he muttered helplessly. He knew that she didn’t actually have long, and she seemed to as well.

“Pl-Please Daario,” she called breathlessly, raising a gentle hand to the man’s cheek, which made him stop. Upon getting his attention, she offered him a small smile.

“It’s okay,” she whispered weakly, the light already beginning to drain from her eyes. “I-I forgive you.” Her hand dropped after that, too weak to keep it up. “Keep me beside him.” Daario didn’t need to ask who she was talking about.

“I will,” he muttered firmly, attempting to stop his lip from trembling as he nodded. The girl could only offer him one last smile before her head slowly dropped back, eyes closing as any signs of life vanished. As sad as Daario was, he couldn’t help but feel happy for his dear friend. She was finally at peace.

408, New World

As time went on, Meereen went from being a city full of slaves and fear, to a city full of merchants and happiness, now named Maerion. Kiyara Tallhart had just moved to the city and started her business. Though it was faint, she felt a pull to the city. She couldn’t explain it though. Nevertheless, she was now the proud owner of “Whistle Pot,” a tea shop near the middle of town. Since opening, she had since gotten a few customers, but no one of consequence.

Nearly a month after opening, the shop was pretty much empty. That was normal of course, she learned quickly that businesses are usually slow on Tuesdays. So she took that time to clean around and organize the shelves of various teas. She had just finished the second part when the bell above the door jingled, signalling that someone had entered.

“Welcome to Whistle Pot,” she greeted, heading to the counter. “Any kind of tea you want, any kind of tea we have.” She froze when she heard a familiar voice speak.

“Kiyara?” Daenerys questioned hopefully. The girl in question’s head snapped up and she looked at the woman with wide eyes. She nearly fell over as memories suddenly hit her full force.

“We ride to Meereen in the morning,” Daenerys stated.

“Together?”

“Together.”

“The noble Hizdahr zo Loraq begs an audience with the queen.”

“We could pull back to the pyramid district, secure it, and use it as a base from which to operate,” Daario suggested, walking over to Daenerys. “Then we clean the city out, neighborhood by neighborhood, street by street, until the rats have nowhere to hide.”

“I just came to check on you,” she finally answered. “After what happened, I understand how one must feel. And I brought you some food.”

“Valar Morghulis’ (All men must die).”

“This is our best option.”

“Hizdahr!”

Daenerys and Daario watched anxiously as Kiyara’s past life memories came back to her. Kiyara leaned against the counter, breathing heavily once the memories faded away. She remembered everything now. Daenerys, Daario, Missandei, Tyrion, Jorah, Hizdahr. Slowly, she looked up at the people in front of her.

“Daenerys?” She breathed out. The woman teared up and nodded quickly.

“It’s me,” she laughed tearfully. Kiyara grinned widely.

“Dany!” She exclaimed joyfully, going around the counter. The two met each other in a tight hug, neither wanting to let go.

“I can’t believe it!” Kiyara exclaimed, holding back tears.

“You’re telling me,” Daenerys laughed, pulling away to wip the girl’s stray tears away despite the fact that tears also slipped down her face. “I thought that our bond wasn’t strong enough to be remembered in our next lives.”

“Are you kidding me?” Kiyara shook her head, still smiling. “You were my best friend. You still are!” The woman couldn’t help but giggle as she pulled her friend into another hug. It was only then that realization hit Kiyara and she pulled away, keeping Daenerys at arm’s length.

“Wait, so does that mean he…” she trailed off slowly. Her friend seemed to understand what she was asking because the widest smile Kiyara had ever seen appeared on the woman’s face.

“He’s here, at the Temple of Graces.” The girl’s eyes widened and her heart soared in utter joy. “Would you like to see him?” Daenerys inquired with a knowing smile. Kiyara nodded fervorously.

“Please, take me to him,” she begged. The woman nodded and giggled excitedly and began leading her out.

“Wait, we must get you into something presentable,” Daenerys suddenly said, which made Kiyara perk up and lead her to the upstairs part of her shop, where she lived.

After getting her ready to meet her soulmate once again, Kiyara was led out to the carriage where they would be taken to the Temple of Graces. On the way there, Daenerys and Daario caught Kiyara up on everything that happened. Daenerys was killed by Jon Snow as she reached the Iron Throne. Though initially scared of reincarnation, she realized that she had gone mad during her search for power in the Iron Throne.

In her new life, she wanted to go where she had been the most at peace, Meereen. Though, she supposed it was now called Maerion. There, she met Daario and Tyrion again and her memories came back. Not long afterwards, Hizdahr appeared at the temple’s doorstep, where everyone made amends. That led them to where they were today, Daenerys wanting to try out the new tea shop that opened in Maerion.

Kiyara went next. She told Daenerys of what happened after the attack, and how she died. In her new life, her parents were still alive and in a town not far from Maerion called Gylladhor. But, there was something calling her to this city, and she just had to go. Now here she was, reuniting with all her past friends and family.

By the time she finished speaking, they had arrived at the Temple of Graces. Kiyara’s hands were practically trembling with nerves as she stared at the great temple. Daario climbed out, but just before Daenerys could follow, Kiyara’s hand shot out to grab hers.

“Dany, do you think he’ll remember me?” She asked hesitantly. Daenerys could instantly spot the anxiety and nerves that filled her friend, and she nodded.

“He’s been waiting for you,” she responded softly, resting her free hand over Kiyara’s soothingly. That seemed to calm the girl down and she nodded, taking a deep breath. With one last nod, Daenerys climbed out with Kiyara following her.

“Go fetch me Hizdahr zo Loraq,” Daenerys instructed one of her guards. “We’ll be in the throne room.” The guard nodded wordlessly and walked away. After watching him for a moment, Daenerys picked up the ends of her dress and began ascending the steps, Kiyara and Daario following her. They made it to the throne room of the temple and the queen took a seat. Though no words were spoken, Kiyara could tell that everyone was just as antsy as her. Thankfully, they only had to wait a few minutes before they could hear footsteps approaching.

“Your Grace, you wanted to see me…” Hizdahr trailed off upon realizing that there was a guest with them and stopped in the doorway. A chill shot up Kiyara’s spine at the sound of his voice, and she willed herself not to cry. Slowly, she turned away from her friends to face him.

The world seemed to stop when their eyes met, it felt like they were the only ones in the room. Any tears that Kiyara refused to shed fell down her cheeks defiantly. Hizdahr’s mouth dropped open at the sight of his true love, and it almost made the girl laugh if she hadn’t been so overcome with emotion. The world began moving again as the two found themselves walking towards each other. Kiyara had more ground to cover in the steps leading down from the throne, but she was perfectly fine with running.

They met each other right as she reached the bottom of the stairs and Kiyara let out a loud cry as Hizdahr enveloped her entirely in a tight hug. She clung to him for dear life as he lifted her up and spun her. When he finally set her down, they didn’t let go, they didn’t even loosen their grips.

“I can’t believe it,” Hizdahr whimpered. “You’re here.”

“Don’t act so surprised my love,” Kiyara giggled before looking at him with teary eyes. “I would have waited three more lifetimes if it meant that I would get to see you again.” Her hands lifted to rest on the back of his neck as his cupped her face. She leaned into his touch as his thumb ran over the apple of her cheek, wiping away any stray tears.

“And I you, my star.” They couldn’t even attempt to wipe the smiles off their faces, and before either of them realized, they had leaned in and pressed their lips together. It felt like everything they had been waiting for and more. When they finally pulled away, their foreheads rested against each other’s. Everything felt right once more.

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