Seeing Barristan receive Daenerys's forgiveness, Jorah Mormont also showed a look of anticipation; he believed he had not betrayed Daenerys. Compared to Barristan, who first betrayed Mad King Aerys, then surrendered to Robert, and now betrayed the Iron Throne to pledge allegiance to Daenerys, he was clearly much more loyal than Barristan. Since Barristan had been forgiven, he believed he too could receive forgiveness.
"Now it's your turn, Jorah Mormont," Daenerys said, returning to her throne and looking at Jorah Mormont, who was still kneeling on the ground.
"Khaleesi, please believe in my loyalty to you, I..." Jorah Mormont raised his head, hastily defending himself.
Daenerys interrupted Jorah Mormont, saying with considerable emotion, "Loyalty? No, you have never been loyal to me. From the day you came to my side, it was all a lie. Your allegiance to me was a lie. I even suspect whether you were involved in that fire, otherwise, how could you have coincidentally left the banquet to drink outside?"
Jorah Mormont quickly defended himself, "No, Khaleesi, I have absolutely never done anything to betray you!"
"Never done anything to betray me? Is passing information about me, my brother, and my nephew's whereabouts to the Usurper not betraying me?" Daenerys glared at Jorah Mormont, questioning him, "The Usurper was able to accurately know the location of our wedding feast and arrange assassins; was there no credit to you in that?"
Jorah repeatedly denied, "No, no! Khaleesi, although I sent intelligence to King's Landing, that intelligence was all trivial matters. I have never sent any information regarding your exact location to King's Landing."
"Enough, you have told enough lies; I can no longer believe your words." Daenerys ended her questioning. She looked at Jorah, who was full of sorrow, then turned to her retainers beside her, saying, "No matter how many lies you have told, you have, after all, saved my life multiple times. I cannot ignore it, and my current emotions prevent me from making a fair judgment on your actions. Therefore, I will hand over the right to judge whether you are guilty to my close retainers; they will help me make a rational judgment."
Afterward, Daenerys gestured for her handmaidens to bring two clay pots of different colors and place them in an adjacent room. She then instructed the close retainers present to go into the room and put coins into the different colored pots. If there were more coins in the white pot than in the black, then Jorah Mormont was innocent; otherwise, he was guilty.
Hearing Daenerys's words, Jorah seemed to have guessed the outcome and sat on the ground, pale. The number of Daenerys's close retainers with whom he had a decent relationship was few; most others had an ordinary relationship with him, and some were even hostile. Asking these people to vote on his guilt, the outcome was predictable.
The final result was as Jorah had guessed: there were only two coins in the white pot; all the others were in the black pot.
Daenerys saw the voting result and could not hide her disappointment. She then collected all her emotions, showing the majesty of a queen, and said to Jorah, "I declare that Jorah Mormont, you will be exiled, forever leaving all territories under my control. You are not allowed to return. If I see you again, you will be executed."
"No! Khaleesi!" Jorah cried out in pain, trying to defend himself again, but Daenerys no longer wanted to say anything more and waved her hand, signaling the guards on either side to drag him away.
After Jorah was dragged away, Daenerys said to Arianne, "Later, go give Jorah some money and then send him onto a Miracle Merchant Guild merchant ship. Although he betrayed me, I will not forget the merits he earned in the past. He should receive the compensation he deserves."
"Your mercy is admirable," Arianne said, bowing her head in approval.
Daenerys announced the dismissal of the assembly but called Arianne, Harry Strickland, the Bloodriders, and other close retainers into her study.
After everyone was seated, Daenerys first asked Harry Strickland, the commander of the Golden Company, "Commander Harry, I hope to hear good news from you that the old forces within the city have been purged."
Initially, Daenerys had no intention of conquering Qarth; she merely wanted to purchase a supply of provisions to help her forces get through this difficult time.
However, upon arriving in Qarth, the Thirteen proposed a marriage alliance, suggesting she choose a husband from among their descendants. In return, Qarth would fully support her expedition to Westeros.
Daenerys had not yet considered an expedition to Westeros at that time; she only wanted sufficient food to sustain her forces' daily consumption. Therefore, she was not interested in the marriage alliance and consistently prevaricated, never agreeing to Qarth's proposal.
Afterward, the Warlocks of the House of the Undying invited her to visit the House of the Undying, mentioning that the Undying wanted to see her. She was also curious about the Undying and accepted the invitation.
What she did not expect was that at the House of the Undying, the Warlocks and the Thirteen tried to seize her young dragons. As a result, they were burned to death by the dragonfire exhaled by the young dragons, and the House of the Undying was ignited, turning into a torch.
After escaping the House of the Undying, Daenerys fled to her camp outside the city and accepted Halton's suggestion. Seizing the opportunity while all of Qarth's attention was drawn to the great fire at the House of the Undying, she launched a surprise attack on the unsuspecting Qarth, capturing this ancient and vast city in one fell swoop.
It was precisely because everything was unforeseen and happened so suddenly that Daenerys had not prepared enough personnel to manage the city, nor did her subordinates have the talent to manage such a large city. For this, she had no choice but to employ those left behind by the Thirteen.
Although she intentionally sought out those who had poor relations with the Thirteen or some marginalized individuals when selecting personnel, there were still some loyalists of the Thirteen among these people. These individuals were deeply hidden and, in conjunction with the uneradicated Sorry men, repeatedly attempted to assassinate her, keeping her constantly in danger.
For this reason, she specifically entrusted the task of clearing out the rebellious forces within the city to the Golden Company, as the Golden Company, being constantly active in the marketplace, was more experienced in handling these matters than the Dothraki.
However, judging from the extremely dangerous assassination attempt that occurred a few days ago, the Golden Company's capabilities seemed limited.
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