Facing Lord Lynd's proposal, everyone in the hall, except for Daenerys who expressed approval, did not think it was a good idea.
Barristan, as Daenerys's Kingsguard, was the first to step forward and object, saying, "Your Grace, you just recently survived an assassination attempt, and it is clear that there are still many rebels in the city who want to take your life.
If you rashly appear before the public now, I am afraid that assassination attempts against you will follow one after another.
We may be able to withstand many assassinations, but if we are careless just once, your life will be in danger.
Please reconsider and remain in the palace, waiting for Lord Harry to clear out the snakes in the city before considering interacting with the people of Qarth."
Jhogho, though the youngest among the Bloodriders, was the most composed, and he also stepped forward and said, "My blood of my blood, we are willing to risk our lives to protect your safety, but the fangs from the shadows are hard to guard against, so it's better to be cautious."
The others also expressed that Daenerys should stay in the palace, avoiding too much proximity to crowds to prevent danger.
Only Sister Lemore and Princess Arianne agreed, but they also believed that Daenerys should not directly enter the slums and interact with the common people.
Instead, she should go to the dock area, as it was already under their control, and the security situation there was much better than other parts of the city.
Furthermore, Daenerys could also take the opportunity to meet with merchants stranded in Qarth and restart the halted trade.
The others, however, refuted the two, arguing that even if the dock area was under their control, it was still not safe; it was a mixed bag of people and would be even easier for assassins to exploit.
"Alright, whether I should interact with the common people of the city, and how to do so, are internal matters for us.
We still have guests here now; we will discuss this later." Daenerys interrupted their debate, reminding them to be mindful of the occasion.
Upon hearing this, everyone stopped arguing, and the great hall quickly fell silent.
Lynd, however, didn't mind watching them argue, as he could discern the relationships among Daenerys's subordinates from the discussion among her close retainers.
For example, the Bloodriders stood completely separate, Harry, the commander of the Golden Company, was trying to win over Barristan the Bold, and while former subordinates of young Aegon were marginalized, Sister Lemore and Princess Arianne seemed to have some contact.
However, Daenerys's question ended his observation, bringing his attention back to the main topic: "Lord Lynd, what brings you to Qarth this time?"
"I am merely an envoy for Nymeria, here to prepare for her meeting with you in advance, and to serve as a messenger." Lynd said, taking out the letter Nymeria had written to Daenerys and handing it to Rory Duckfield, who was standing nearby.
He added, "Nymeria hopes to form an alliance with you to jointly govern the land of the western Essos continent."
"An alliance?" Daenerys was stunned.
She wasn't surprised by the alliance itself, but rather by the fact that Nymeria had proactively proposed an alliance with her before she had even considered it, which made her feel somewhat overwhelmed.
In fact, a few days prior, she had discussed the matter of allying with Lorath with Arianne and others, because no matter what they wanted to do in Essos, Lorath was an unavoidable obstacle.
Lorath was incredibly powerful now, bordered by the Dothraki Sea to the north and Slavers Bay to the south.
The entire western coast of Essos, except for the two city-states of Braavos and Volantis which were still struggling, had completely fallen into Lorath's hands.
Just recently, Pentos and Norvos had already submitted accession agreements to Ny Sar, becoming autonomous city-states of Lorath, following Kohor.
The Free Trade City States were now practically defunct, and everyone was certain that Braavos and Volantis would sooner or later surrender their military power and join Lorath as autonomous city-states.
Therefore, when they discussed future development plans a few days ago, they all, without prior agreement, mentioned the need to befriend Lorath.
However, their discussions were still only at the proposal stage, and they had no formal alliance plan yet.
But now, Lorath had already proactively proposed an alliance, and had even sent Lynd as an envoy with extreme caution, and the Queen of Lorath had even written a personal letter.
How could this not surprise them?
After receiving the letter from Rory, Daenerys read it very carefully, and halfway through, she was already shocked by the content of the letter, and couldn't help but stop and confirm with Lynd: "Lord Lynd, Queen Nymeria mentions in the letter that all your children have a young dragon.
May I ask how many children you have?"
Hearing Daenerys's words, everyone in the great hall showed surprised expressions.
They all clearly heard Daenerys say "young dragon," so Lynd's three giant dragons were not included, which made them inevitably think of Daenerys's three young dragons.
"Five," Lynd replied.
"Five?" Daenerys paused for a while before saying, "So you now possess eight giant dragons?"
Lynd replied, "If we form an alliance, then there will be eleven giant dragons."
At this moment, everyone's mind couldn't help but conjure images of the Targaryen family before the Blood Dragon Dance, when the Targaryen family possessed the most giant dragons, and there were indeed more than a dozen giant dragons then.
This made them ponder, wondering if the Dragon family would reappear with Lynd, and they subconsciously compared the two families.
Although Lynd currently only seemed to have three adult giant dragons, far fewer than the Targaryen family before the Blood Dragon Dance, the Targaryen family back then did not have a magical giant dragon like Deltos, who was like a god and commanded powerful magic.
Based on this alone, Lynd's Terra Family was definitely much stronger than the Targaryen family of old.
They could almost imagine how powerful Lynd's Terra Family would become once his children's young dragons matured.
"Perhaps allying with Lorath is a good choice." The same thought appeared in everyone's mind, including Daenerys.
Daenerys suppressed the shock in her heart, trying her best to calm her emotions, and then continued to read the rest of the letter.
However, as Daenerys read on, she seemed to come across something incredible, and a look of shock and confusion appeared on her face, followed by a blush spreading across her cheeks.
At the same time, she couldn't help but glance at Lynd, who was standing at the foot of the steps.
"Lord Lynd, have you read this letter before?" Daenerys took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice as calm as possible, and asked.
Lynd saw Daenerys's unusual emotional reaction after reading the letter, and couldn't help but frown, a hint of doubt arising in his heart.
Then he shook his head and said, "No.
Nymeria sealed it after writing it, and it was only opened after she handed it to you.
I don't know its contents.
Is there something inappropriate in it?"
"No, nothing!" Daenerys smiled, then put the letter away, not handing it to Myrcella, who was nearby, but placing it in her bosom, close to her body.
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