The Wars to Come - J.S.

15 - DEATH

— meereen —

Immediately after escaping from the arena, Aurora wraps her arms around her brother and breathes a sigh of relief. Now that they are back in the safety of the Great Pyramid, everyone takes a moment to let everything sink in. 

Missandei then goes to get Grey Worm, who is still recovering from the Harpies last attack. Aurora leaves to change her clothes and to get her sword, knowing she will need it for what is to come.

When she returns, the three men are sitting on the steps in the audience chamber, Tyrion on the highest level, Daario on the second, and Jorah on the third. The room is silent as she enters and she offers a small smile as they all look up at her. She takes a seat beside Jorah.

Missandei and Grey Worm enter the room shortly after Aurora arrived, and Grey Worm greets Jorah.

"Jorah the Andal." 

Jorah responds by addressing him in Valyrian. 

"He should not be here." he says to the other people in the room.

"No, but he is." Daario responds.

"Our Queen ordered him exiled from city." Grey Worm reminds them.

"Our Queen would be dead if not for him." Daario answers.

Grey Worm turns his head as Missandei speaks to him in Valyrian, "It's true. And I would be dead if not for the.." she pauses and looks up at Tyrion, "little man." she finishes with a small smile.

Aurora smiles as she understands what Missandei has said, and she too looks up at Tyrion gratefully, now knowing that he saved her friends life. 

Tyrion then surprises them by speaking to them in Valyrian, he speaks the word for dwarf which Missandei and Aurora did not know. "I believe that's the word. Apologies, my Valyrian is a bit nostril." 

Missandei corrects him with a smile, giving him the word for rusty which is what he had been attempting to say but had mixed it up with nostril.

He repeats the word and then thanks her. 

"I am sorry. Sorry I am not there to fight for our Queen." Grey Worm speaks again.

"You don't need to be sorry."

"You missed a good scrap" Daario and Aurora speak at the same time, her reassurance and his joke mixing together, they share an amused look.

"None of that matters now. The longer we sit here bantering, the longer Daenerys is out there in the wilderness." Jorah says, standing up and looking up at Tyrion and Daario. 

"He's right, the dragon headed North. If we're going to find her, that's where we'll have to go." Tyrion stands up as well. 

"We?" Jorah questions. "You're a Lannister. The Queen intends to remove your family from power."

"And I intend to help her do it." Tyrion says with a frown as he walks down the stairs.

"You've been here for how many days now? I've fought for her for years."

"You betrayed her." 

"Careful now."

"She exiled you, twice I believe." 

"The second time thanks to you."

"Don't blame me for your crimes, Mormont."

Aurora takes this moment to stand up and move herself to stand between the two men. She puts her hands on her hips and glares at both of them.