Drogo tells Daenerys that he has no intention now to invade the Seven Kingdoms and goes off to hunt. Daenerys summons Ser Jorah as Irri, Jhiqui, and Doreah attend her and tells him that he must help convince Drogo to march. He promises that they will go home, but they must be patient. To cheer her up, he tells her that a caravan led by a merchant captain named Byan Votyris has arrived, and Daenerys decides to go see it. She is accompanied by Irri, Jhqui, Doreah, Aggo, Jhogo, Rakharo, Quaro, and Ser Jorah. They wander about for awhile, and then Jorah goes off to see if Illyrio has sent any messages.

Eventually, Daenerys comes across a wineseller hawking his wares. When he learns Daenerys's identity, he offers her a special cask of wine from the Arbor. Just then, Jorah returns and orders the merchant to open the cask and drink from it. The wine is poisoned, and the seller bolts instead, but is caught. Byan arrives and orders the man seized for the khal and gives the man's stock to Daenerys. They return to her quarters, and Jorah explains that a letter arrived from Illyrio warning that Robert had offered a lordship for her death and that of her son. She suddenly eyes her dragon eggs and gets a strange idea. She has Jorah light the brazier and take his leave. When he is gone, she thrusts the eggs into the fire, but nothing happens. When Drogo returns and learns about the assassination attempt, he vows to take the Seven Kingdoms for his unborn son.