Chapter 15: Regretful Guest

As a port city, Astapor is not as prosperous as Qarth, but the amount of cargo it handles every day is still astonishing. It is also famous for its abundant production of Unsullied, and nobles and pirates from all over the world come to buy it every day.

The entire city is mainly built with red bricks, and stepped pyramids can be seen everywhere, with green vines climbing up the base of the pyramids.

The dock was bustling with people and shouts. Cargo ships were parked at the dock and workers were busy moving goods.

Daenerys followed the advice of a merchant manager captured from Xaro Manor and first docked the ships collectively at the edge of the dock, contacted the buyers, and then unloaded the goods at the center of the dock to complete the transaction.

Jorah took Ago to inquire about the news about the Good Master. The Unsullied were all trained by the Good Master.

Daenerys was strolling at the dock with her other two bloodriders, Rakharo and Kovalo. Even after becoming smaller, Drogon was still standing on her shoulder, stretching his head to look left and right. With his close protection, Jorah dared to go find the good master with peace of mind.

Rhaegal and Viserion circled high above their heads, attracting the dock workers and merchants to look up and marvel at the miracle of the dragon's rebirth.

Daenerys originally wanted to lock them up in the cabin, fearing that it would be unsafe to bring them out. With dragons, it was inevitable that warriors would emerge who wanted to be dragon slayers. Moreover, there was Drogon's prophecy, and Daenerys was afraid that it would come true in Astapor.

However, after hearing Drogon's thoughts, she handed the two dragons over to Drogon for management and let them hover in the sky. The bows and arrows here could not shoot that far.

And Drogon is no pushover. If he finds something is wrong, he will definitely stop it immediately.

Daenerys is now far different from what she was in the past. She can now freely use her money to buy herself some little gadgets.

After tasting the candied dates, she was eating a black sausage as she walked, and she did not forget to give a bite to Drogon on her shoulder occasionally. Of course, this sausage was not enough for him to eat, but it was quite good for a snack.

In addition to tasting delicious food, Daenerys also bought two pieces of fine imitation silk, a green brooch, and a handful of pearls to decorate the room.

"Gurgle…"

A fist-sized ball covered with colorful paintings suddenly rolled to Daenerys' feet, causing her to stop.

A ragged little girl of seven or eight years old in front of her looked at her timidly, wanting to come over but hesitant.

Daenerys smiled at her, bent down to pick up the ball, and was about to hand it to the little girl, but the little girl smiled sweetly at her, raised her hand and made a turning motion.

Daenerys was stunned for a moment, and looked at the little girl to ask with her eyes, and then gestured with her hands to ask if she should open the ball.

Looking at the two people exchanging glances, and then looking at the little girl with a pure smile, a bad sense of familiarity emerged in Drogon's mind. He flew up and kicked away the ball that Daenerys had twisted halfway.

"I'm sorry." A low voice that only the little girl could hear came out of her mouth.

The ball fell to the ground and opened with a sound. A dark green beetle slowly unfolded its body, with its scorpion tail raised high. Its tail stinger, which was glowing blue and purple, trembled constantly. Its drooping head slowly raised up, revealing a vicious face that looked like a woman's.

When the scorpion saw Daenerys, it immediately crawled towards her at an incredible speed.

"bite!"

Just as Drogon was about to spit out dragon fire, a sharp dagger hit the human-faced scorpion and lifted it up. The human-faced scorpion struggled hard for a few times before dying, and drops of green venom dripped from its body.

When I looked again, the little girl had already disappeared in the chaotic crowd.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry to have frightened you." The man holding the dagger took off his black hood, revealing a slightly old face with gray hair.

"Khaleesi!" Daenerys's bloodriders finally reacted at this time, exclaimed, and wanted to capture the old man with the dagger, but were stopped by Daenerys.

Although the old man Drogon would not let the human-faced scorpion get close to him without the dagger, he helped him after all, and he didn't seem to be in the same group with the little girl.

"Your Majesty, what happened just now?" Jorah and Ago hurried over, pushing through the chaotic crowd. As soon as they came back, they saw Daenerys in the panicked crowd.

Jorah ran to Daenerys and stood there in a daze looking at the old man in front of him.

Seeing that Jorah was abnormal, Daenerys asked: "Ser Jorah, who is he?"

Jorah took a breath and said, "He was a member of King Robert's Kingsguard, and also of your father Aerys's Kingsguard. He was one of the most powerful warriors in Westeros, known as Barristan the Fearless."

"Your Majesty, I failed to protect your father and failed to fulfill my White Robe Oath. Please allow me to serve as your Queen's Guard and complete my unfulfilled duties. This time, I will protect you until my death." After saying this, he knelt on one knee, bowed his head and waited for orders.

Looking at Barristan who swore allegiance, Daenerys's chest heaved and she couldn't calm down for a long time.

She felt the influence of her father. The Targaryen family was not forgotten by the Seven Kingdoms, and she was not forgotten...

"Ser Barristan, I accept your allegiance here. Remember your oath of the Iron Guard, and I will certainly be loyal to you." Barristan stood up and stood behind Daenerys.

"Your Majesty, the ones who tried to assassinate you just now must be the Regretters, an ancient assassin organization from Qarth. Human-faced scorpions are their usual tactic. Before they succeed, they often whisper: 'I'm sorry.'" Barristan said to Daenerys.

"Who hired them to kill me? Or to use a little girl?" Daenerys asked Jorah.

"It's hard to say. Perhaps it's a wizard who has lost his power, a hypocritical royal family, or the remaining eleven giants with ulterior motives." Jorah thought for a moment and speculated.

"That should not be a little girl, but a dwarf in disguise. Unfortunately, assassins rarely fail, and if they fail, it won't happen again." Barristan added.

Daenerys and Jorah gradually felt relieved after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, I have contacted Lord Kraznys. He is waiting for you in Pride Square. There are a thousand Unsullied waiting to be sold there." Jorah told the results he had just learned.

"Okay, let's go and take a look." Daenerys was in a good mood and took a few people to Pride Square.

On the way, Jorah reminded Daenerys as he walked, "The people of Astapor have long forgotten the ancient language of Ghis and use the old language of Valyria. When your majesty arrives, don't show that you can understand their language, so that it will be easier to negotiate the price."

Daenerys nodded, then asked Barristan about the news in King's Landing.

In addition to what he had heard before, he also brought new news that King Robert's brother Stannis was defeated in King's Landing, and Tywin removed Tyrion the Devil from the position of Prime Minister and replaced him with himself.

The new king Joffrey broke off his engagement with Sansa, the eldest daughter of the Stark family, and got engaged to Margaery, the little rose of Highgarden, instead.

[The little devil is not far from escaping. I am really looking forward to it! The death of the little monster Joffrey is not far away.] After listening to Barristan, Drogon muttered in his heart.

Daenerys is used to Drogon's unusual complaints. She didn't expect that Tyrion would be removed from the position of Prime Minister not long after he became Prime Minister, and would also face the risk of escape. Could there be a major change in the Lannister family?

And the new king Joffrey would die. What assassin could kill him who lived deep in the palace?

Arriving at Pride Square with doubts, the huge harpy statue that came in front of us attracted several people's attention.

The statue is golden in color, with a human face, an eagle body, a terrifying scorpion tail sticking up high, and its claws are shackled and bound by iron chains.