Game of Thrones Gossip #52 Yunkai

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Dany and her followers continue around Slaver's Bay, heading for the city of Yunkai. Her first task is to ask her Unsullied soldiers to elect a leader for themselves to serve as her battle commander, so to speak. They have selected Grey Worm. He insists on keeping his slave name despite Dany telling the Unsullied that they can pick their own, saying that this was his name when he was set free and he wants to keep it. Jorah thinks that going after Yunkai is a distraction that they don't need and urges Dany to concentrate on getting them to Westeros and her Throne. Dany thinks that it is right to free the slaves around Slaver's Bay first and that it should not be a difficult task.

They set up camp near Yunkai, ensuring that the Wise Masters know that they are there. Grey Worm takes a message to the city, ordering them to surrender or be taken as Astapor was. The Wise Masters send a representative Razdal mo Eraz to speak with her. After pointing out that others have always failed to take Yunkai, he offers her gold and ships to leave them in peace and go to Westeros where she belongs. Dany says she will let the Wise Masters live if they set free their slaves. There is no deal and Dany is threatened by Razdal who says that Yunkai have powerful friends.

It is soon discovered that these 'friends' are a large unit of mercenaries known as the Second Sons, who sell themselves and their fighting abilities for riches. Dany decides to meet theeir captains to see if they will change sides. Mero is obnoxious with his sexual comments to Dany and also gropes Missandei, and he and Prendahl na Ghezn turn her down, saying they are not willing to wait until she takes Westeros to get paid. Daario Naharis does not respond. Dany gives them wine and two days to think about it and sends them away. Dany is angry with Mero's attitude and tells Ser Barristan that he is to be killed first if it comes to a battle and he responds that he will be happy to do so.

Daario Naharis returns later, showing Dany that he has killed the other captains and is happy to dedicate himself and the Second Sons to her cause. He suggests a plan to attack the city through a less defended gate, saying he is known there and it will be opened for him. Jorah does not trust Daario and is obviously jealous of his intentions towards Dany but Greyworm says he trusts Daario's plan and will go with him to the city. Jorah goes with them while Dany insists that Ser Barristan stays with her. Now they wait through the night for news of the success or failure of the battle plan.

Daario, Jorah and Grey Worm get into the city through the gate but start finding more resistance than any of them were expecting. The three men use all their battle skills to take on the Yunkai soldiers and they finally win the battle and open the city to all of Dany's forces. Yunkai now belongs to Dany. The next day the freed slaves begin to pour out of Yunkai to see the one who chose to set them free. Dany tells them that they are the ones who hold their freedom in their own hands. They respond by calling her 'mhysa' which means mother and she goes to greet her new followers.