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As a last effort, she seeks warlock Pyat Pree and is led to the ancient House of the Undying. Jorah, Xaro and her bloodriders warn her not to enter the house, believing that there is evil inside. Dany ignores the warnings, hoping to find guidance and words of wisdom from the Undying Ones. She brings Drogon with her. Inside, she sees many visions, both beautiful and terrifying, behind the doors of wisdom. However, in the chamber of the Undying the visions turn into a nightmare, but Drogon intervenes and she barely escapes the burning house. Pyat Pree realizes that the Warlocks have failed to kill Dany, and tries to stab her, but Drogon and her bloodriders stop him.

After the destruction of the Warlock-house, the hospitality of Qarth turns colder. The merchant princes call openly for her expulsion and death, and she learns that Pyat Pree has gathered his surviving Warlocks to seek revenge. Finally, Xaro tells her to leave his house and she takes her khalasar to the Qartheen port in order to find ships so they can leave Qarth.

At the waterfront a Sorrowful Man, sent by Pyat Pree, tries to assassinate her, but she is saved by an old man and an eunuch, who present themselves as Arstan and Strong Belwas. They claim that they have been sent by Magister Illyrio to serve her and bring her back to Pentos (8). She brings her khalasar and new companions aboard the three ships that Illyrio had sent for her, and changes the name of the ships to Vhagar, Meraxes and Balerion (Rhaegar's dragons).

Captain Groleo is nervous about letting dragons aboard his ship Balerion, and wants them caged, but consents when Dany insists that they are to be set free. As they sail across the ocean, Dany's tiny khalasar chooses to remain below decks because the Dothraki fears the sea. The wind is fickle, and for seven days there are no wind to fill their sails.

Jorah doesn't trust Arstan and Belwas, and warns Dany that these men could be traitors. He also believes that Illyrio could be a traitor as well, and urges her to change course for Astapor, where she can sell the trade goods found aboard the ships and buy Unsullied. Dany agrees, after a bit of hesitation. Suddenly and without leave, Jorah kisses her, and he tells a startled Dany that he wants to marry her (9).

In Astapor she meets Kraznys mo Nakloz, a slaver. A thousand Unsullied have been marched out on the Plaza of Pride for her inspection. She learns more about the Unsullied and their training, but is disgusted by some of their methods, which require them to kill puppies and newborns. Arstan repeatedly advises against purchasing them, and tells her that there is no slavery in the Seven Kingdoms and using slaves will only do harm to her cause. She withdraws to her ship to consider the slaver's offer.

Next day, Jorah starts talking about the Unsullied, but Dany is emotionally exhausted and slaps him in the face. Later that day she returns to the deck and is convinced by Jorah to go on and buy the Unsullied.

Dany brings her closest companions with her to negotiate a deal with Kraznys and the Good Masters of Astapor. She tells Kraznys that she is willing to sell all her ships, goods and a dragon of their choice if they give her all the Unsullied, even the raw recruits, in return (10). After the deal is made, Kraznys gives her a slave named Missandei as a gift.

Later that day, Dany summons Jorah and her closest companions. They plan to kill the slave-traders and free the slaves after they've paid for the Unsullied (11). The next morning Dany and her khalasar arrives at the Plaza of Punishment, where her 13.600 Unsullied (12) stand on parade, ready for sale. After the trade goods are delivered, and after she receives the slaver's whip, she suddenly lets loose her dragons and commands the Unsullied to slay the Good Masters, their soldiers and slavers. The Unsullied obey their new owner, kill their former masters and set the slaves free.

Dany's khalasar, freedmen and her Unsullied march north along the coast, heading for Yunkai, but three leagues from the city they encounter a Yunkish slave army, supported by two mounted sellsword-companies: the Stormcrows and the Second Sons.

In order to avoid a direct confrontation, Dany invites the slavers and captains of the sellswords to her tent, hoping that they might join her. But Prendahl na Ghezn, Sallor the Bald, Daario Naharis, the three captains from the Stormcrows, and Mero, the commander of the Second Sons, decline her offers. The envoys from Yunkai, led by Grazdan mo Eraz, are enraged by her terms but brings the terms to the Wise Masters in Yunkai. Later that night, Daario Naharis returns with the heads of the other Stormcrow-captains and joins her with his Stormcrows.

After a successful surprise night-attack on the Yunkish host, the remains of the Second Sons join Dany's army. Three days after arriving outside the walls of Yunkai, the Wise Masters fulfil her terms by setting the slaves free.

Dany's host now numbers over 80.000 men and women, of which almost 20.000 are soldiers (13). They head northeast along the coast, towards the large city of Meereen, sister city of Astapor and Yunkai. Captain Groleo and the other ship captains take the sea route to Meereen..

Forewarned by her approach, the Great Masters of Meereen withdraws before Dany's host, harvesting all they can and burning the rest, in order to starve out her host. The masters also burn down the woods and nail 163 slave-childs along the coast road, their arms pointing the way to Meereen (14).

Upon reaching the city-walls of Meereen, they're met by Oznak zo Pahl, a hero who mocks them and challenges the besiegers to send forth a champion. Strong Belwas is picked by Dany, and he decapitates Oznak in single combat.

After assessing the situation, Jorah realizes it will be difficult to take the city, and urges Dany to march west to Pentos and save her army for the Seven Kingdoms. But Dany insists on taking the city, because it offers precious food for her host and because she wants to avenge the slave-children. Brown Ben Plumm, the new commander of the Second Sons, suggests that there may be a way in through the sewers.

Dany tells them that she will consider Ben's suggestion, and sets out along the shoreline together with her close companions. As she enters the camp of her freedmen, a tall man attacks her but Arstan comes to her rescue. The assailant turns out to be Mero, former commander of the Second Sons, who fled the battle of Yunkai. Arstan strikes him down with his staff and Mero is killed by Dany's angered freedmen.

After the incident, Arstan reveals his true name and Jorah recognizes the man as Ser Barristan Selmy, former Lord Commander of the Kingsguard. But Barristan also hints that Jorah has been an informer, selling secrets about her to Lord Varys back in the Seven Kingdoms. Jorah admits it, but claims that it was only at the beginning, before he fell in love with her. Furious and deeply hurt, she commands them to join Belwas and twenty other men to find a way into the city through the sewers, hoping to never see them again.

Dany commands her army to disassemble the ships and use the wood to build siege machinery. Later that night, they finally manage to break through the main gate. At the same time, Jorah and the other men enter the city via the sewers and release the slaves. Soon after the last resistance is crushed and the city is sacked. When Dany enters the city, she commands that 163 Great Masters shall be nailed, to avenge the nailed slave-children.

Ghael, an envoy from Astapor, seeks audience the next morning. She learns that King Cleon now rules Astapor, after having eliminated the council Dany had left there (15). The envoy tells her that Cleon proposes a pact between Astapor and Meereen against Yunkai, and to prove his faith he offers to marry her. Dany replies that she will consider the proposals.

Later, the Qartheen captain of Indigo Star seeks audience and asks for slaves in exchange for goods. Dany decides to let him buy those people who want to sell themselves, and asks for gold or silver in return.

After the audience she summons Jorah and Barristan, intending to offer them a pardon. Although she feels betrayed, she doesn't forget that they have saved her life in the past, nor their brave efforts during the siege. Humbly, Barristan swears his oath, but tells her that he wanted to make sure she wasn't mad like her father, before pledging his sword (16). Jorah, however, takes a protective stance and an argument ensues. Dany can't forgive him as she intended, she feels emotionally confused, and commands him to leave her service and the city.

The next morning she summons her captains and commanders. Dany tells them that she's been more khal than queen, now she wants to rest and let her people heal and let her dragons grow. She won't let Meereen share the destiny of Astapor. She intends to "stay, rule. And be a queen.".

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