Ch.49

(Talrit POV)

I led my khalasar from Vaes Dothrak, as the week came to an end and we resupplied ourselves. It also gave my khalasar a chance to rest and relax, before making the very long journey south to where we'd meet my clan. They would meet us at the tip of Old Valyria, where my clan would ferry us to the Golden City. With the presence of Jorah, Daenerys was busier, probably because he is trying to convince her to leave and fight for the throne. Though it appears her weird obsession with me, keeps her near me.

"Blood of my blood, where is your clan located? I know you said southwest, but how far southwest?" Atotho one of my four blood riders asks me as we ride out of the city and south toward my home.

"As far south as one can go, where the once great people of dragons and fire resided," I say to him and he looks at me surprised.

"No wonder you and your clan are such formidable warriors! To live in such a dangerous place is a feat in itself," Atotho says nodding his head, having given himself a reason as to why I am as strong as I am. I just chuckle at his statement, making him smirk at me, for thinking I am laughing because he is right, which technically he is semi-correct.

"You are not completely wrong," I say with a shrug, as I hear Daenerys and Jorah ride up to us. I see Atotho gives Jorah a suspicious and annoyed look since Jorah is an outsider while giving Daenerys a once-over. He and my other blood riders believe I will marry her but have not gone through with it yet for whatever reason.

"My Khal, is it true we are headed to your homeland?" Daenerys asks me after riding up to me, with Jorah giving a matching glare to Atotho.

"Yes, we are headed to meet up with my clan. From there, well… we shall see," I say to her as I was planning on finally having the clan expand with the help of the Dothraki. Then I see a very excited look form on Daenerys's face.

"What is your home like? Do you have any family? How far are we from it?" Daenerys bombards me with questions are we ride.

"My home is like nothing you have ever seen before or anything else in this world. I… have one sister and two brothers, one more serious than the other and we are quite the distance from it," I say to her while thinking of Oberyn, Rokgar, and Elia. As they have become like family to me, and I am currently thinking of ways to enhance their longevity. As I do not wish to watch them die and leave me alone once again.

"I can not wait to meet your family!" Daenerys says while Atotho nods his head agreeing with her hearing about my family.

"Any family of the Khal is family of mine," Atotho says to me.

The days turn to weeks, which turn into three months of relatively quiet travel southwest. We came across some more roaming parties of gnolls, which we dealt with as the ones in the past. While only came across two other khalasars, which avoided us from being smaller than ours. I did not order to chase them down either, as I just wanted to return home, plus I had no reason to attack them. During this time Daenerys has still not given up trying to woo me and I emmit that she is going on me.

"Valtaris! Making the rounds?" Daenerys says to me as I walk through the camp ensuring everyone and thing is fine.

"Yes as you can see," I say to her with a chuckle and she blushes since she just wanted to find a reason to speak with me.

"I heard we are nearing the 'Painted Mountains', the place that is not only a natural beauty but a barrier between Old Valyria and the rest of Essos," Daenerys says to me as we walk through the camp. I see Jorah is a small distance away watching over Daenerys as he declared to be her guardian and advisor.

"True, we will have to pass by them in order to reach the place where my clan will meet us," I say to her, as she goes quiet thinking.

"I've also heard stories about 'Slaver's Bay', the place with the largest slave trade. I know the Dothraki also sometimes takes part in slavery, plus other… acts. Though I noticed this whole time your khalasar does not part take in that," Daenerys says while looking around at my people who have adapted to my rules quite well.

"Well as you know, I made an example of those who would see that we did do those things. The respect they have for me as a warrior and a leader, makes them following me easier. As we have not lost any battles we have taken part in, plus the khalasar has no lack of food or supplies. Only reinforcing their respect for me," I say while thinking about how I have secretly been adding to those stocks at night. Making the need to raid less and less needed.

"It seems you know how to lead people… you'd make a good King. Better than my brother and especially of my father, if what I heard is true about him," Daenerys says to me and I can tell she has been considering leaving and trying to also claim the Iron Throne as her own.

"I have led my own clan before the Dothraki. For a very long time, I lead my people, then I stepped down once I felt they could take care of themselves. That doesn't mean that I am not there should they need me or seek my advice," I say to her.

"So your brother has taken the leadership?" Daenerys asks as I have explained to her more about Rokgar, Oberyn, and Elia. But left out certain details, as I figured if she does join us at my home she will learn it all there along with the Dothraki following me.

"Yes, I left him to lead the people. He has not disappointed me once and every time I returned home, he has only continued to impress me with his progress," I say to her thinking of Rokgar and his amazing accomplishments in leading my clan to where they are now.

"I look forward to meeting your family even more then…" Daenerys says while going quiet again thinking about something.

"If you wish to leave to gather support for your claim to the throne, then I will have some of the Dothraki escort you to the nearest city. Though if that is your choice then I wish you luck in that endeavor," I say to her as I figured that is what she has been thinking on these last few weeks. As Jorah has been telling her everything he last heard from his time in Westeros and how it could use a newer and better King/Queen. Hearing me snaps out of her thoughts and gives me a surprised look, along with a playfulness in her eyes.

"So you can get rid of me? No way! Not when I just started to grow on you!" Daenerys says to me with a smirk, knowing my dismissal of her has disappeared. As I came to enjoy her company, since she is vastly different than the Dothraki and speaks to me like an equal, like Oberyn.

"Blood of my blood, there is a new red priestess here," Najaho the fourth blood rider of mine says having jogged over to me and Daenerys interrupting the conversation. I can tell Daenerys is annoyed by the interruption.

"So the higher priestess is here," I say with a sigh having hoped that we'd not run into this other priestess who wanted to speak with me as the other one was waiting on her arrival.

Daenerys came with me as the three of us returned to my tent. Inside I see the original red priestess who has accompanied me this whole time. She was very quiet the whole journey, simply watching me from a distance. Though I could tell her curiosity about me only increased day by day, as her eyes betrayed her interest in me since she kept a neutral face at all times.

The other priestess was almost unnaturally beautiful, with black hair, deep brown eyes, and a red dress that hugged her body tightly. Like the other priestess, she had a magical choker around her neck with a large ruby in the center. At our appearance, the new priestess eyed me, with a very neutral look on her face. If not for my years of reading humans, I would have missed the very tiny spark of excitement in her eyes as she studied me.

Unlike other humans, even Tywin Lannister who I thought was the most practiced human when it came to hiding his true feelings, this woman was almost impossible to read even for me. Nether the less, I could see something about me interested her deeply and she then broke her stone-cold neutral face, smiling warmly at me. For the first time ever, I felt uneasy around a human. As my instincts screamed at me there is more to this woman than her appearance would suggest.

'I do not sense anything magically different about her. She feels, smells, and looks human,' I think to myself as I eye her and use my magic to probe her.

"White Stallion, if it was anyone else, I would be extremely offended at their probing," the new priestess says to me in draconic, which only the other priestess and Daenerys speak. Once again for the first time, I am stunned by a human, lost for words.

"Who are you?" I say with a growl as my real presence leaks out freezing everyone in the room as fear grips their hearts. Though for some reason the new woman is unaffected by it.

"I am but a humble servant of the Lord of Light, my prince," the woman says while bowing deeply to me and I can feel her open up completely to me. Showing me all her feelings and secrets if I chose to probe once again into her.

"Your name?" I ask relaxing slightly feeling no hate or malice from her, but my guard is still up staring at her.

Once I pull my presence back in my blood-riders pull out their weapons staring at the woman aggressively while sweating slightly from having complete fear grip them just from being in my true presence. With Daenerys catching her breath having only sensed my real presence once before. The rest of the room was dead silent with only the sound of breathing in the room as I waited for her answer.

"I am the High Priestess Kinvara," the woman says to me while still bowing to me deeply making the other Priestess follow her and bow to me.

"Everyone, leave I much to speak about with this… High Priestess," I say to the group of people and my blood riders give me an uncertain look, but follow my orders.

"That means you too, Daenerys," I say seeing Daenerys hesitate too. Daenerys nods after looking between the two of us. The other red priestess leaves with Daenerys, leaving just me and Kinvara in the room.

"You called my Prince? What do you mean by that? Plus say you are just a Priestess, but you are not like any other person I have met before. Explain who you really are and how you can remain so… calm around me," I say to her choosing my words carefully as I am mentally prepared to kill this woman as soon as she shows any sign of hostility.

"May I?" Kinvara says while gesturing to a chair in the tent and I nod my head while taking a seat across from her.

"Were to begin?" Kinvara says while thinking and pouring herself a cup of wine, take what we bought in Vaes Dothrak.