Chapters of A Song of Ice & Fire - A Dance With Dragons - The Discarded Knight Daenerys Targaryen had preferred to hold court from a bench of polished ebony, smooth and simple, covered with the cushions that Ser Barristan had found to make her more comfortable. King Hizdahr had replaced the bench with two imposing thrones of gilded wood, their tall backs carved into the shape of dragons. The king seated himself in the right-hand throne with a golden crown upon his head and a jeweled sceptre in one pale hand. The second throne remained vacant. The important throne, thought Ser Barristan. No dragon chair can replace a dragon no matter how elaborately it’s carved.
