Daenerys decides to follow her comet wherever it may take her, though it leads her people through the barren red lands. Food is scarce and water scarcer, and men and horses begin dying daily, including Doreah. One day, she decides on names for her dragons, derived from those she has lost. Her green dragon is named Rhaegal, her cream-and-gold colored dragon is Viserion, and her black dragon is Drogon. They begin growing after she realizes they will only eat cooked meat. They finally come across a city. Though it is abandoned and ruined, there is water and fig trees. Irri and Jhiqui are scared there will be ghosts, but Daenerys decides they need to rest there and recover strength.

After they are settled in, Daenerys asks Ser Jorah about his wife, and he tells his story. Lynesse Hightower was his second wife, youngest daughter of Lord Leyton Hightower and grand niece of Lord Commander Ser Gerold Hightower of the Kingsguard. His first wife had been of House Glover, but in ten years of marriage that were more duitiful than passionate, she miscarried three tiems and died not long after the third. By the time his wife died, he was lord of Bear Island after his father, Jeor, joined the Watch, but before he oculd remarry, Balon Greyjoy declared himself a king. In the final assault on Pyke, Jorah was one of the first through the breach made in the castle wall, and his was knighted for valor. After the victory, a great tournament was held at Lannisport in celebration. Lynesse was there to see her brothers joust, and Jorah immediately fell for the maiden half his age. Jorah beeged for and was granted her favor, and despite being an indifferent tourney rider, he overcame a string of formidable opponents culminating with a draw against Jaime Lannister after which Robert named him the victor. He crowned Lynesse queen of love and beauty and somewhat surprisingly gained Leyton's consent to wed. For a fortnight they were happy, but then they returned to Bear Island, which was a simple place without any of the luxuries Lynesse was used to. Jorah went into debt acquiring a cook, a harper, jewels, and clothes, and built a ship so they could sail to Lannisport and Oldtown for festivals and fairs, but she was never happy and the money finally ran out. This is why he sold poachers into slavery and then fled to Lys with Lynesse rather than face Lord Eddard's judgment. She left him after half a year and while he became a sellsword she moved into the manse of a merchant prince named Tregar Ormollen, where she is now his chief concubine. Jorah ends by saying Lynesse looked like Daenerys, and she realizes Ser Jorah wants her as a woman. Her people name the city Vaes Tolorro, the city of bones. She sends Aggo, Jhogo, and Rakharo in different directions to find civilization. Aggo and Rakharo return empty-handed, but Jhogo, who was following the path of the comet, discovers the city of Qarth and returns with three who would see dragons, the warlock Pyat Pree, Xaro Xhoan Daxos of the Thirteen, and Quaithe.