yenneferdivengerberg: Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones 3.03: “Walk of Punishment” ➼

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DaenerysTargaryen in Game of Thrones 3.03: “Walk of Punishment”

➼“Khaleesi?” Ser Jorah prompted, when she had been silent for a long time. He touched her elbow lightly. Dany shrugged him off. “Viserys would have bought as many Unsullied as he had the coin for. But you once said Iwas like Rhaegar…” “I remember, Daenerys.” “Your Grace,” she corrected. “Prince Rhaegar led free men into battle, not slaves. Whitebeard said he dubbed his squires himself, and made many other knights as well.” “There was no higher honor than to receive your knighthood from the Prince of Dragonstone.” “Tell me, then—when he touched a man on the shoulder with his sword, what did he say? ‘Go forth and kill the weak’? Or ‘Go forth and defend them’? At the Trident, those brave men Viserys spoke of who died beneath our dragon banners—did they give their lives because theybelieved in Rhaegar’s cause, or because they had been bought and paid for?” Dany turned to Mormont, crossed her arms, and waited for an answer. “My queen,” the big man said slowly, “all you say is true. But Rhaegar lost on the Trident. He lost the battle, he lost the war, he lost the kingdom, and he lost his life. His blood swirled downriver with the rubies from his breastplate, and Robert the Usurper rode over his corpse to steal the Iron Throne. Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar died.”