Chapter 273: Submission

"True Dragon Khal?"

"Khaleesi of the True Dragon Khal?"

Viserys was slightly taken aback when he heard the Dothraki titles from the translator.

He hadn't expected the Dothraki to address him in such a way, and even more surprising was...

Viserys glanced at Rhaenys, who stood beside him, clad in slender armor, looking gallant.

The brunette girl, however, didn't understand what 'Khaleesi' meant in the Dothraki language. Her face was somewhat puzzled, as she had been hearing this title since her arrival.

"This... True Dragon Khal refers to Viserys, right?"

"I heard that Khal is their term for 'king'."

Rhaenys, her pretty face slightly confused, asked.

"They call me 'Khaleesi of the True Dragon Khal'?"

"What does 'Khaleesi' mean?"

Rhaenys had heard that the term Khal represented the king of the Dothraki, but she didn't understand what Khaleesi meant.

The soldier who understood the Dothraki language, hearing the princess's question, didn't hesitate. He was a bit blunt and, before Viserys could stop him, he straightforwardly said,

"Princess Rhaenys, in the Dothraki language, Khaleesi means the woman of the Khal, or in our terms, the queen."

The translator spoke directly, and Viserys, who had been about to stop him, was a step too late and could only scratch his head.

"What?"

Rhaenys, hearing the translator's explanation, immediately widened her beautiful eyes.

The brunette girl clearly hadn't expected this, and her face turned slightly red.

"Don't they know that I..."

Viserys, seeing this, shook his head slightly.

He then pondered for a moment, then looked up at the translator.

"Why would the Dothraki do this, suddenly express submission?"

Viserys was somewhat confused by the Dothraki's thought process.

They were clearly enemies, Rhaenys had just incinerated two of their Khals with dragon fire, shouldn't they be seeking revenge for their Khals?

Moreover, when Viserys had defeated Drogo, he had also captured many Dothraki.

At that time, based on his knowledge of the plot from his previous life, Viserys was extremely envious of these naturally skilled horsemen.

Unfortunately, those Dothraki would rather be sold as slaves than submit to Viserys, a foreigner.

That had left Viserys somewhat frustrated.

However, unexpectedly, at this time, without any prior intention of subduing the Dothraki, they simply surrendered and expressed their submission.

What were these people thinking?

Viserys was somewhat puzzled, then asked.

Although the soldier who understood the Dothraki language wasn't a Dothraki himself, he had some understanding of them from following a trade caravan.

He pondered for a moment, then explained.

"The Dothraki don't have much loyalty to their Khal. Often, when a Khal dies in battle, they will immediately join the tribe that defeated them."

Apart from the bloodriders, the rest of the Dothraki have little loyalty to the Khal. He paused slightly.

"Perhaps it's because Your Majesty defeated them riding a dragon, that's why they submitted."

"The Dothraki have always believed that the Khal must ride the most robust horse."

The Khal is the strongest warrior in the tribe, naturally entitled to ride the most robust horse in the tribe.

Drogo's horse was a noble breed, taller and more ferocious than other horses.

It would even bite the opponent's horse during battles, often leaving the

opponent's horse bloody and wounded after a fight.

Unfortunately, Drogo's horse, along with Drogo himself, was reduced to ashes by fire.

The soldier who understood the Dothraki language continued his explanation.

"The Dothraki believe that the strong ride swift horses, and Your Majesty, you defeated them riding a dragon."

"A dragon is much more powerful than the most robust horse... naturally, you have become the strongest Khal in their eyes."

"That's why they call you the 'Dragon-riding Khal' and the 'True Dragon Khal'."

The translator's explanation of the Dothraki's intentions was reasonable. In fact, the Dothraki's thoughts were slightly different from what he said, but overall, they were not far off.

Viserys, riding a dragon, won the submission of the Dothraki. Whether it was for survival or other reasons, they were willing to kneel and surrender, even becoming part of the 'Dragon-riding Khal's' khalasar.

"Bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"

Listening to the translator's explanation, Viserys raised an eyebrow. Wasn't this the attitude the Dothraki were expressing?

This reminded Viserys of a country in his previous life that, after being conquered by an unstoppable weapon, willingly became a dog for the conqueror.

However, Viserys did not rush to accept the Dothraki's surrender.

After all, they had just defeated these Dothraki, and the number of Dothraki participating in this war, including the captured servants, reached as many as thirty to forty thousand.

Excluding the refugees whose homes were destroyed and were sent back, there were still twenty thousand Dothraki. Many had died in the recent siege and battle.

Now, the total number of Targaryen forces was only about twenty thousand. The number of Dothraki who surrendered after the war was roughly equal to this number.

Viserys didn't have the courage to accept these Dothraki at this time.

Otherwise, if they seized the opportunity to suddenly revolt, the Targaryen army would not be prepared and would not be able to suppress them, and the result of this battle would be a complete waste.

"Let's discuss this matter later."

"First, confiscate these Dothraki's weapons and detain them."

Viserys thought for a moment, then waved his hand and issued an order.

"Understood."

The officer standing nearby, hearing the king's command, hurriedly reported to their legion commander.

The soldier who understood the Dothraki language was kept by Viserys.

"You stay."

Viserys raised his hand and pointed, and the soldier quickly nodded and followed the king.

Viserys still had some things to interrogate these surrendered Dothraki, especially their leaders.

"Two Khals are already dead, look for their bloodriders, see if any survived?"

He knew the relationship between a Khal and his bloodriders; they ate and slept together and even shared wives.

When a Khal died, his bloodriders would do everything in their power to avenge him, and after the revenge was over, they would commit suicide to follow their Khal.

Such unstable factors must be rooted out in advance, otherwise, Viserys dared not accept these Dothraki.