Chapter Eighty-Four: Quells

When Daenerys arrived at Quells, people rang gongs on the city walls, and others blew strange horns coiled around them like bronze serpents. A troop of camel cavalry came out of the city to serve as her honorary guard. Riders wear bronze scale armor and long-snouted helmets with copper teeth and long black feathers, and sit high on ornate saddles inlaid with rubies and garnets. Their camels are draped in colorful blankets.

"Quells is the greatest city of all time."

"It is the center of the world, the gateway between the north and the south, the bridge between the east and the west, ancient and long, beyond the memory of people." It was so magnificent that Thassos the Wise destroyed his eyes when he saw it at first sight, for he knew that everything he would see would be ugly and eclipsed by it. ”

Daenerys thinks witches have always been a source of vinegar when they speak, but the magnificence of this great city is undeniable. Quiles is surrounded by a triple thick wall with a variety of intricate carvings. The 30-foot-high façade of red sandstone is carved with a variety of animals: snakes crawling on their meanders, kites flying with wings, fish gliding and swimming, wolves mixed in with the red moor, zebras and giant elephants. The 40-foot-tall central wall, made of grey granite, is carved with vivid scenes of war: swords intersecting, contradictions clashing, arrows raining down, heroes fighting, babies slaughtered, and burning cremation piles.

The black dragon, which had grown as big as an earth dog, opened its eyes and surveyed everything in front of it with the vertical pupils of a dragon. This exotic thing is undoubtedly beautiful in her eyes. On Lin Mengchu's side, the other two dragons the size of a big flower cat were also looking at everything around them with curious eyes.

They rub against their sisters as a way to express their emotions. There were so many humans and animals around that it made the two little dragons, who had never seen anything like this, a little nervous. Lin Mengchu made a "hiss" sound in her throat, she could understand human language, but now her body had become a dragon, and the difference in voice structure made her only neigh like a beast.

Ordinary people naturally can't understand the dragon language, and to them, it is just a meaningless roar, and they can only rely on the volume of consignment to express simple emotions. But the dragon's wisdom is not below that of humans, Lin Mengchu comforted the two brothers, she told them: "Don't be nervous, these people won't hurt us for the time being." ”

The two dragons hissed in the same way, and then curled up, ignoring the noise on the side. Since my sister has already said that it will be fine, then they can just go back to sleep.

The interior walls were of fifty-foot-tall black marble, and the carvings on the walls made Danny blush, but she told herself not to be stupid, she was not a yellow flower girl; Since the slaughter scenes on the gray wall can't frighten her, what is the secret of the **** scene?

The outer gates are inlaid with bronze, the middle gates are inlaid with iron, and the inner gates are inlaid with many golden eyes. The gates opened one by one as Dani approached. She rode into the city on a silver horse, and the little ones ran out, scattering flowers and paving her path. The children wore nothing but golden sandals, and were covered in bright paint.

The lack of colour seems to have reached Quells, where she is surrounded by buildings in a dreamlike hue of roses, violets and tans. She passed a bronze arch carved in the shape of two serpents, whose scales were delicate jade, obsidian and lapis lazuli. Countless slender minarets stood tall, and Dani had never seen such a tall tower in his life. Each square has elaborate fountains in the shape of griffins, dragons and sphinxes.

Quells are lined up on the side of the street, or watched from elaborate balconies – balconies so elaborate that one doubts whether they can support a person's weight. They were tall and fair-skinned people, dressed in linen, brocade, and tiger skins, and in her eyes they were all lords and noblewomen. Women's robes show off one side of their breasts, while men prefer beaded silk skirts.

Daenerys, dressed in lionskin, rode past them, feeling rough and savage. The Quels were called "milkmen" by the Dothraki because of their fair skin, and Drogokao had dreamed of one day sacking the great cities of the East. She glanced at her Blood Guards, and couldn't see any thought in their dark almond-shaped eyes. In their eyes, are these just trophies of the future? She wondered: And in the eyes of these Quells, we must be a bunch of savages through and through.

Haiya Boli leads her tiny kalassa through a huge arcade street, where the city's ancient heroes stand on white and green marble columns, three times the size of a life-size person. Then they passed through a bazaar housed in a huge building with many openings, and its lattice ceiling became home to thousands of colorful birds. The platform above the store is covered with trees and flowers, and inside the store, there is a wide variety of goods, and everything created by the gods seems to be available for sale.

When the merchant Zaro Zanwang Dassus approached, her silver horse was frightened, and the horses seemed to be unable to stand the smell of camels. "If you fancy something, oh peerless beauty, just spit out your lips and it's yours," said Zaro, leaning over from his ornate corner saddle.

"The whole Quells is hers, she doesn't need these gadgets," the blue-lipped Haiya Boli cried out on the other side. "Listen to me, Carricy. Follow me to the Temple of the Immortals, where you will sip truth and wisdom. ”

"If I can provide sunshine, elixir, and silk, how can she go to your temple of dust?" Zaro said to the wizard. "The Thirteen Giants will wear a crown made of black jade and a fire halo stone on her beautiful head."

"The only palace I want to go to is the Red Keep in King's Landing, Lord Ya." Dany is wary of the wizard, and the sorceress Miri Maz Dur makes her disgusted with witchcrafters, "If the men of Quells want to give me gifts, please give me ships and armies to help me win back what is rightfully mine." ”

Haiya's blue lips turned up, and she smiled gracefully, "That's how it should be, that's how it should be, Kalixi." He turned and walked away, his jeweled robe dragging behind him, swaying as the camel moved.

"Her Majesty has wisdom beyond her years," said Zaro Zanwang Dassus in a low saddle whispering to her. "Quells has a saying: The house of a wizard, bones and lies."

"Then why do people keep their voices down when they talk about the wizards of Quells? Throughout the East, their strength and wisdom were revered. ”

"They used to be strong," Zaro agreed, "but now they are as ridiculous as the defeated veterans, boasting only of their bravery, regardless of their strength and skill." They read decaying scrolls, sip the water of Nightshade until their lips turn blue, and their mouths hint that they have terrible powers, but they are nothing more than shells compared to their predecessors. I would like to remind you that whatever gift Haiya Boli gives you will be turned to dust in your hands. ”

With that, he whipped his camel and sped away.

"The raven is still dark," said Sir Jorah in a whisper in the lingua franca of Westeros. The banished knight rode to her right as usual. Before entering Quells City, he put away his Dothraki costume and put on plate armor, chain mail, and woollen coats again—the full equipment of the knights of the Seven Kingdoms, who were half a world away. "You'd better avoid both of them, Your Majesty."

"They will help me get the crown," she said, "and Zaro has great wealth, and Haiya Boli—"

"—only pretending to be a ghost," said the knight abruptly. On his dark green coat, the giant bear of the Mormont family stood erect on its hind legs, swarthy and fierce. Jorah frowned at the crowd in the bazaar, looking just as fierce. "I don't want to stay here long, my Queen. I don't like the smell of this place. ”

Daenerys smiled. "You probably smell camels. As far as my nose goes, the Quells seem to smell pretty good

This. ”

"Perfume is often used to mask the smell."

My bear, Dani thought to herself: I am his queen, but he treats me as a child, and is determined to protect me forever. It made her feel safe, but it was also a little sad. She wished she could love him more than she did now.

Zaro Zanwang Dassos warmly invited Dani to live in his home. She expected it to be a mansion, but she didn't expect it to be a palace bigger than a bazaar. By comparison, Doge Illyrio's mansion in Pantos was like a swineherd's hut, she thought. Previously, Zaro had promised that his home would comfortably accommodate all her men;

In fact, it engulfs them in it. He gave her an entire side of the room. She has her own garden, marble

Baths, a crystal divination tower, and a labyrinth where wizards live. Countless slaves were at her disposal. In her private suite, the floors are made of green marble and the walls are hung with multicolored silks that sparkle in the breeze.

"You're so generous," she said to Zaro Zanwang Dassus.

"It's nothing to the Mother of Dragons."

Zaro was a languid man, with a bald head and a large hooked nose adorned with rubies, cat's eyes, and emeralds. "Tomorrow morning, you'll enjoy peacock and lark tongue while listening to music that only deserves the best of the best. The Thirteen Giants will come here to pay your respects, and all the noble men of Quells will come. ”

All the people of Quelth will come to see my dragon, Dany thought, but she thanked Zaro for his kindness and sent him away. Scarlet also said goodbye and left, and repeatedly promised that she would ask the "Immortals" to arrange an audience with Dani.

"It's a glory as rare as the snow in the middle of summer."

Before leaving, he kissed her bare feet with his pale blue lips, and insisted on leaving a jar of ointment as a gift, which he swore would allow her to see the spirit of air. The last of the three dragon seekers to leave was Quesh, the Shadowbinder, from whom Dany received only one warning.

"Be careful," said the woman in the red lacquer mask.

"Watch out for whom?"

"Be careful of everyone. They will see this miracle of rebirth day and night, and then they will be born with greed. Because the flesh and blood of dragons are made of fire, and fire is power. ”