'I could never leave. Daenerys could hear the truth in his words. They reassured her, and she felt relieved...as well as guilty for being so selfish.
Yet since she had first met Jorah on her wedding day to Khal Drogo, she had felt a special connection to him. He had given her those books from her homeland, and had helped her navigate that difficult day. Other than Viserys, he had been the only one from Westeros, and had helped her adjust to her new life.
What would she have done without him?
Dany came to a stop as well, and watched quietly as he pushed up his sleeve, showing her the skin. Without hesitating, she took his large hand in her two small ones, bringing it closer for inspection.
There was scarring, but not so very much. She had expected worse. "It truly is a miracle," she said, voice hushed. With the fingertips of her right hand, she lightly traced along the patchwork scarring, from palm to forearm.
Daenerys had the strangest urge to repeat the action with her lips.
His comment made him frown. "If a woman is deterred by your scars, then she is not worthy of you," Dany said matter-of-factly. She finally let go and rolled his sleeve back down.
"Thank you for allowing me to see," she said. "When I take the throne, I shall reward the brave and clever man who cured you." Dany smiled warmly up at him. "Shall we continue?"
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Date: 2019-06-21 12:38 pm (UTC)Yet since she had first met Jorah on her wedding day to Khal Drogo, she had felt a special connection to him. He had given her those books from her homeland, and had helped her navigate that difficult day. Other than Viserys, he had been the only one from Westeros, and had helped her adjust to her new life.
What would she have done without him?
Dany came to a stop as well, and watched quietly as he pushed up his sleeve, showing her the skin. Without hesitating, she took his large hand in her two small ones, bringing it closer for inspection.
There was scarring, but not so very much. She had expected worse. "It truly is a miracle," she said, voice hushed. With the fingertips of her right hand, she lightly traced along the patchwork scarring, from palm to forearm.
Daenerys had the strangest urge to repeat the action with her lips.
His comment made him frown. "If a woman is deterred by your scars, then she is not worthy of you," Dany said matter-of-factly. She finally let go and rolled his sleeve back down.
"Thank you for allowing me to see," she said. "When I take the throne, I shall reward the brave and clever man who cured you." Dany smiled warmly up at him. "Shall we continue?"