Looking at Mero bleeding profusely, Daenerys had no intention of finding someone to bandage his wound.
He had repeatedly provoked her, and she had long wanted Jorah and his men to capture Mero, but she knew she couldn't do that, and burning the good master in Astapor was a last resort.
If she does this again, no one will believe her anymore and will think she is a queen who has no credibility and only acts recklessly.
Facing Drogon's calm gaze, Daario and the other man drew their weapons but dared not move. They were very sure that as long as they raised their weapons, the same fate would happen to Mero, or even worse.
Mero had lost his previous arrogance long ago. He tore off the hem of his clothes to bandage his neck. Drogon did not cut his throat, but only scraped his larynx hard.
"Captain Mero, I can pay you double the amount of money that the Wise Lord of Yunkai gives you. You should still be able to speak, right?" Daenerys said with a smile as she looked at Mero, whose chest was covered in blood.
"I...we cough cough, you...you say!" As soon as Melo opened his mouth, the pain in his larynx made him unable to speak clearly, and he pointed at Planda next to him.
"The Second Sons have only been able to survive for so many years. If they had no credibility, they would have disbanded long ago. Besides, you can't offer more money than the Wise Lord of Yunkai," Plandar refused.
"I can give you the territory and title that he can't give you, and when we officially attack Yunkai, do you think you still have a chance to get the money?" Daenerys said, glancing at the three captains of the Second Sons.
"Mother of Dragons, with all due respect, you cannot become the Queen of Westeros with just eight thousand Unsullied," Daario interrupted politely.
"You are right. My little dragon is growing, and my army will grow as well. It is not too late for you to join now."
After listening to Daenerys, Daario did not respond, but smiled and nodded, looking at Mero.
"Don't... don't..." Melo couldn't help but wanted to speak again, but his mouth couldn't control himself, so he could only let Planda speak for him.
"We have cavalry and infantry, all of whom are battle-hardened and not easy to deal with." Planda ignored Daenerys' invitation.
"You should know how powerful my eight thousand Unsullied are. Do you think that two thousand against eight thousand will have a chance of winning? Or are you ready to take the money from the wise master and run away if you can't win!"
"You stinky bastard..." Melo was about to curse, but when he saw Drogon, he said with some fear: "See you on the battlefield!"
After the three left, Daenerys frowned slightly as she thought about the follow-up plan. Negotiations with the Wise Lord and the Second Sons had failed, so the only option was to attack by force, which was not the result she wanted.
Just then an Unsullied soldier suddenly came in and handed Grey Worm a scroll.
Grey Worm asked him a few questions, handed the letter to Barristan, and said, "When they were patrolling outside the camp, they saw a little boy trying to get close to the tent. After chasing him, the boy ran away, leaving only this letter on the ground."
Barristan took the letter and looked at it. It was not sealed with wax, but simply tied with a hemp rope. He did not find any other problems, so he handed the letter to Daenerys.
After opening the letter and taking a look at it, Daenerys had a mixed expression. She handed it to Jorah and the other two. The letter was written in Valyrian, which Grey Worm could understand.
"It's Varys's little bird." Barristan said when he saw a secret note on the letter that he had agreed with Varys.
"There are so many guards on the city wall now, and there is the Second Sons outside the wall. How did that little boy get here?" Jorah asked the question in his mind.
"The little boy did not come from the direction of Yunkai, but from somewhere outside the city." Grey Worm learned about Jorah's question from Missandei, and said that he was not very proficient in the common language of the continent.
After listening to Grey Worm, the few people knew that the little boy might have left the city before Yunkai's defenses were tight, or had other ways to leave the city.
The contents of the letter had already been circulated among them. There was a small gate in the city of Yunkai, which was specially prepared for those who needed to enter or leave Yunkai after the main gate was closed at night. However, it was now strictly guarded.
"Although there is a small door that can be used to sneak in, there are more soldiers guarding it than before, and it may be difficult to enter with fewer people." Jorah said after reading the letter.
"A limited number of people can enter through the small door, so we can only send people with strong combat capabilities in," Barristan analyzed.
After hearing the plans of several people, Daenerys could only helplessly say: "After destroying the Second Sons, we will enter through the small gate. No matter how difficult it is, it will be less damaging than attacking the city."
Although the battle with the Second Sons is unavoidable, it is good news to be able to reduce the losses in the siege.
After discussing and deciding to launch an attack on the Second Sons Regiment tomorrow night, they returned to the tent after finalizing the details.
Irri prepared exquisite pastries and delicious dishes for Daenerys, a small bowl of beetroot soup, a plate of plums, and two bottles of red wine.
Drogon had already eaten his fill on the grassland and only took a few plums as snacks. Daenerys seldom drank alcohol, but today she wanted to drink some red wine to relieve her worries as the battle was about to begin.
Red wine is not really suitable for drinking when eating meat. drogon still prefers to drink mare's milk and a kind of fire wine brewed from unknown ingredients. It is a bit spicy for the throat, and he feels that the temperature of the dragon flame has increased a lot after drinking it.
It was a rare occasion for Daenerys to drink red wine, so of course Drogon had to join her in having a few glasses. However, before Daenerys finished her first glass, he had already drunk two.
On the grassland, adults are used to eating meat and drinking wine in big mouthfuls. It is really hard to slow down the sipping process and a bottle of wine can be finished in a few times.
Worried about the big battle tomorrow, Daenerys couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. She couldn't drink much, and after drinking half a bottle of red wine she felt a little tipsy. She lay on the bed with her head leaning towards Drogon next to her.
In a daze, she thought of her mother whose true face she had never seen, her brother Rhaegar whom she had never met, her brother Viserys who often climbed into her bed and told her stories about the Seven Kingdoms when she was a child, and even missed her father Aerys, who was called the Mad King by others.
Thinking of them, she suddenly felt extremely lonely. She was the only one left in the Dragon Clan that once had members spread across four continents.
She felt that she was still the little girl who always wanted to go home but didn't know where home was.
She is revered as the Mother of Dragons and the Queen of the Seven Kingdoms. She wants to take back the Iron Throne and the Seven Kingdoms. Perhaps only then will she truly have a home and return home.
But can she return to Westeros and really sit on the Iron Throne?
Although she has been encouraging herself and has always taken it as her mission to regain the Iron Throne, now facing Yunkai, she is a little hesitant, afraid of failure, afraid that the Unsullied who just got it will suffer too much loss by attacking Yunkai and will not be able to go to Westeros again. She even regrets not listening to Jorah and others and giving up Yunkai.
Hiss!
[You still have me.] Drogon seemed to sense the loneliness from the Dragon Queen, and thought of himself, so he nudged the back of her hand.
After listening to Drogon's words and feeling his unusually warm body, Daenerys wiped her eyes and felt her body full of strength again.
She is not alone now, she has Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion, Jorah, Barristan, her father's Kingsguard, Missandei, Grey Worm and little Khalasar.
Yunkai was just her first official battle. She would have to conquer Meereen, liberate all the slaves in Slaver's Bay, and cross the Sea of War to face King's Landing and the nobles of the Seven Kingdoms. If even a tiny Yunkai could scare her, how could she have the courage to fight for the Iron Throne?
Daenerys felt like she had become Jorah's Queen again.
"Thank you, Drogon!" Daenerys said sincerely while hugging Drogon. Without Drogon, she would have lost her greatest support and reliance in Qarth. How could there be Barristan, the Unsullied, and the Iron Throne!
Looking at Daenerys who regained her confidence, Drogon secretly swore in his heart that he would never let history repeat itself. He would remove all obstacles and help the Dragon Queen sit on the Iron Throne!