#arstan whitebeard

[thewatcher0nthewall]

Whitebeard and the Warrior Eunuch

[baelontargaryen]

BOOK DAENERYS MOMENTS || inspired by this meta

“My brother visited Pentos, Myr, Braavos, near all the Free Cities. The magisters and archons fed him wine and promises, but his soul was starved to death. A man cannot sup from the beggar’s bowl all his life and stay a man. I had my taste in Qarth, that was enough. I will not come to Pentos bowl in hand.” “Better to come a beggar than a slaver,” Arstan said. “There speaks one who has been neither.” Dany’s nostrils flared. “Do you know what it is like to be sold, squire? I do. My brother sold me to Khal Drogo for the promise of a golden crown. Well, Drogo crowned him in gold, though not as he had wished, and I . . . my sun-and-stars made a queen of me, but if he had been a different man, it might have been much otherwise. Do you think I have forgotten how it felt to be afraid?” Whitebeard bowed his head. “Your Grace, I did not mean to give offense.” “Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.” Dany patted Arstan’s spotted hand to reassure him. “I have a dragon’s temper, that’s all. You must not let it frighten you.”

— Daenerys II, A Storm of Swords

[witchthewriter]

𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚

𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑

"A dragon never stops growing, so long as they have food and freedom." —Arstan Whitebeard

Not only was Balerion the biggest dragon Westeros had ever beheld, but he was also the most powerful, the most feared. He was the God of Dragons. Balerion, the Black Dread, was two hundred years old when he died. Even Vhagar, who lived at the same time Balerion had, never reached his full size.

His name was after an ancient god in Old Valyria. It was there that he was born, only a hatchling, and when Daenys the Dreamer, daughter of Lord Aenar Targaryen, had a prophetic dream, assisted by visions, that Valyria would fall. Foreseeing the Doom, Daenys convinced her father to leave, saving the entirety of Targaryen House from ultimate oblivion.

Balerion was one of the five dragons Aenar Targaryen brought with him when he fled to Dragonstone to survive the Doom of Valyria. However, it wasn't long before four of the dragons died, and Balerion became the last creature to have seen the Freehold in its prime.

During his life, he had four riders; Aegon (who he bonded with), Maegor (also bonded with), Aerea (flew off with her on his back, and weren't seen for almost a year. When Balerion returned to King's Landing, Aerea died within hours) and Viserys (who rode him towards the end of his life three times around King's Landing).

Balerion's first two riders used him to conquer kingdoms, burn down cities and remind people of the strength of House Targaryen. The third had used him to escape her life and the last, well, he had done it to prove he was a worthy choice to be King.

In appearance, Balerion had black scales and wings and a black flame with swirls of red. With his fire, he could melt steel and stone, and turn glass into sand. His wingspan was so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns when he passed overhead. His teeth were as long as swords, and his jaws were large enough to swallow aurochs whole.

When the Targaryen's ruled, the skulls of the dragons were hung on a wall in the Red Keep's throne room. And when they did not, the skulls were kept in the dark, dank cellar of the Red Keep.

gif credit: @daenerys-stormborn.

[jozor-johai]

some thoughts on identity as a motif in asoiaf. feel free to add on!

mostly just thinking about this because of how anything in asoiaf gains meaning from continued repetition, so it's interesting to keep track of these things, and see how different approaches to the same idea give more depth to the meaning.

Sometimes, these ideas are so similar that people create theories to argue that they are literally the same character. I think most "secret identity" theories are often misinterpretations of thematic parallels; yes, these characters have a lot in common thematically, but it does not need to be the case that they are literally the same character.

However, I recognize that playing with identity is its own motif in ASOIAF, so some thoughts:

Jon Snow's false identity; Young Griff's false identity, along with his whole party: Griff, the mysterious Septa Lemore, Duck, etc. Quentyn Martell (also a prince!) and his assumed identity, also in Essos, along with his entire party posing as sellswords. Barristan Selmy posing as Arstan Whitebeard. Alleras / Sarella. Asha pretending to be Esgred. Mance being glamoured as Rattleshirt, and later Mance as Abel. Varys as Rugen, and his other disguises. Ramsay Snow posing as Reek, and later Theon being forced to become Reek by Ramsay. And Theon-as-Reek "pretending" to be Theon again.

Which brings me to the chapter titles: identity is such a strong motif that it is also communicated in a structural way through the chapter titles, which begin to describe the characters rather than name them, or else take on the assumed name of the POV character.

Theon becomes Reek and the chapters reflect that. As he escapes the notion of Reek, the chapter titles reflect his changing identity. Sansa loses her identity, becoming Alayne, which is reflected in the chapter titles. Victarion goes in the opposite direction; he is the Iron Captain, the Reaver, and the Iron Suitor before his last chapter title becomes Victarion. Arya's identity changes as early as the second book, becoming Arry aka Lumpyhead, then Weasel, then Nan, then Squab, then Salty. Then she joins the Faceless Men, who heavily question the notion of identity, and cause Arya to question her notions of identity as a major plot device. Arya's chapter titles become Cat of the Canals, the Blind Girl, the Ugly Little Girl. We also get insight into other character's sense of identity, as well, even if they never get a chapter of their own name.

Plenty more to be said about the chapter titles, I'm sure, but Arya brings us to the Faceless Men, and Jaqen -> the Alchemist -> Pate, as far as we know.

On the topic of "anonymous organizations", there's the mystery of the identity of the Harpy, and the issue with the anonymity of the Sons of the Harpy, as well as, arguably, the equal issue with the anonymity of the Brazen Beasts (as the Shavepate is able to infiltrate his personal men into their ranks secretly).

Some identities that fundamentally change with death: Catelyn becoming Lady Stoneheart, and "Robert Strong", assuming he was the Mountain originally.

Beric feels like he's losing his sense of self with each time he dies, which is interesting because as that happens more and more of the Brotherhood Without Banners pretend to be Beric—he loses himself at the same rate his person becomes a symbol instead of a man. Also fitting for the Brotherhood Without Banners—no banners means without an identity in the way that most of Westeros conceives of it.

Because one's banners are their identity. Lannisters are "Lions" and Starks become "wolves" and there is a need to distinguish between wolves on two legs and wolves on four. The Tyrells are "roses" complete with thorns. "Dragons" refers to Targaryens just as often as it refers to actual dragons if not more. Obviously this continues ad infinitum.

And insofar as House names are identity, there is the voluntary renunciation of identity when becoming a Maester and losing one's last name, or taking the Black and forsaking one's familial ties, or to a lesser extent joining the Kingsguard and renouncing one's claim to lands. All of these are a loss of identity; one might argue that exile is a forced loss of identity in the same vein.

Which makes the Golden Company especially interesting, because they claim Westerosi names but without any real need to back them up with lineage.

And there are other voluntarily assumed identities that are not necessarily meant to be disguise, just self-chosen names. Bards often are specified as taking on stage names of a sort, like Rymund the Rhymer, Symon Silvertongue, and Tom Sevenstrings aka Tom of Sevenstreams aka Tom o'Sevens. Lem Lemoncloak. Cersei is especially bothered by the idea that the "Blue Bard" is really just a smallfolk man named Wat.

The "High Sparrow" might be more like a stage name, more important as the symbol of an identity than as a person. "The Hound" is also like a stage name, and the mystery of the Hound raiding Saltpans shows how the identity of the Hound can be separated from Sandor Clegane himself. Interesting that Lem, who already has a sort of second identity, will don the Hound over that in WINDS.

There is the mystery of identity even when assumed names are not into play, as with the Kettleblacks; they mystery of who they are and where they come from is important even without fake names (as far as we know).

Then there is the identity as reflected in prophecy. Melisandre sees a girl who she thinks is Jon's sister but then Alys Karstark appears. Melisandre sees Renly attacking Stannis' host at the Blackwater who turns out to be Loras in Renly's armor. Arguably, this applies to the symbol-identities we get: we understand that someone "is" the Mummer's Dragon, we understand that someone is the "giant" that Sansa will slay.

The "Three Eyed Crow" might be part of this category, and the idea of an assumed "dream identity". Maybe the weirwoods and warging are more identity-issues; Varamyr talks about how wargs take on the animal characteristics—so warging itself is about identity, too.

Which is then doubly potent with Hodor, who is a whole person that Bran is stealing the identity of.

There are tons and tons more but this is just a collection of thoughts on the idea.

[asongofstarkandtargaryen]

Ser Jorah and Ser Barristan Selmly drinking the Dany appreciation juice, as they should.

"I think you are Rhaegar Targaryen's sister," Ser Jorah said with a rueful half smile.

"Aye" said Arstan Whitebeard, " and a queen as well".

[thephantomcasebook]

They're hiding Daeron in plain sight in one teasers? Something in particular to look out for? Just a little hint?👀

It's really hard to do that.

Because, look, if I tell you, even a hint, you'd probably figure it out ... or, alternatively, you'd have no clue what I'm talking about.

It's so random a shot, I, honestly, wouldn't think you'd believe me Nonny.

If I could give a hint it would be this.

"a Mystery Knight"

and if you're a book reader of ASoIaF

"Arstan Whitebeard"

I feel that is vague enough without giving the game away.

[wpmorse]

The Titan's Bastard staggered back into the surf, spitting blood and broken teeth from the ruin of his mouth. Whitebeard put Dany behind him. Mero slashed at his face. The old man jerked back, cat-quick. The staff thumped Mero's ribs, sending him reeling. Daenerys 788

Daenerys seems doomed after being caught off guard and attacked by Mero. She is saved by Arstan Whitebeard who is revealed as Ser Barristan the Bold Selmy!

This one was a bit of a rush job which, fortunately, turned out better than it should have.

[sherlokiness]

Pate, Dany, and PolJon

Pate as foreshadowing for Dany with all his delusions of grandeur and his "love" Rosey. Switch the key for IT then we have Dany as Pate with Jon/home as Rosey. Pate died from biting a poisoned dragon coin given by a Faceless Man. Dany will be killed by either Arya or Jon who is in love. Since love is poison then Jon can be a "poisoned" dragon.

“Where’s Rosey? Our rightful queen deserves another round of cider, wouldn’t you say?”

Since Jon is Rosey, then yes, he's the rightful King.

Jorah saved me from the poisoner, and Arstan Whitebeard from the manticore. Perhaps Strong Belwas will save me from the next.

Multiple poison attempts but still dies of "poison."

He flicked the coin back at her with his forefinger. "Someplace no stag ever found . . . though a dragon might."

From OP

Rosey and love

And I should like to sleep with Rosey's arms around me, Pate thought. He shifted restlessly on the bench. By the morrow the girl could well be his. I will take her far from Oldtown, across the narrow sea to one of the Free Cities.

Let’s get real: Rosey is a serving wench whose virginity costs a golden dragon. Pate treats the whole business as a sort of sentimental rescue mission, but at the end of the day he’s just romanticizing prostitution. To top it all waitresses are supposed to be chatty and friendly with clients (for example she “flirts” with Alleras as well). Even better, Pate’s best memory of his “beloved” is about a foot massage. It's not like there's some sort of deeper connection.

Notice that Pate doesn’t bother considering Rosey’s dreams, he assumes that once he’ll get her (by paying, lol) she’ll love him unconditionally, and they’ll live happily together. 

My thoughts under the cut

PolJon sounds a lot like this. I assume that Jon will be polite to Dany when they meet. Jon will have to wash her feet=have sex cause she will be dragging them before she commits to the War for the Dawn. Jesus Jon washing her feet is a sign of service and humilty. Poor Jon.

"If my husband wishes me to wash his feet, he must first wash mine. I will tell him so this evening."

"Daenerys, my queen, I will gladly wash you from head to heel if that is what I must do to be your king and consort."

Of course like Hizdahr, Jon doesn't love Dany.

There is also lots of symbolism when it comes to Dany and her foot/steps. Dany called it "Jon's War" in the show and expects Sansa to kiss her feet as if the rest of the other kingdoms didn't also help. Lol. She's also calling herself "protector of the realm" yet needs to be compensated first.

His last thought was of Rosey.

This reminds me of Rhaegar's death but unlike him, Dany won't get to say anything.

"The blood of the dragon." But my dragons are roaring in the darkness. "I remember the Undying. Child of three, they called me. Three mounts they promised me, three fires, and three treasons. One for blood and one for gold and one for …"

She didn't get to utter the last word which is love.

"I'm Pate," the other said, "like the pig boy"

Idk? Jonsa with Lady Piggy as The Bastard's lady love

It's a good read I'll put a few comments from that OP's thread.

Maester Gormon accused him of stealing, and the text seems to let the idea go unnoticed. But the subtext?

(…)across the narrow sea to one of the Free Cities. There were no maesters there, no one to accuse him.

Why should this be mentioned? Why should this be a problem?

All the prologue is apparently about the moral struggle of poor Pate, hero of his own story. Too bad the choice did already happen. The whole chapter teases us with the idea, or at least the possibility, of Pate being innocent. Or at least, still undecided.

But this is not true.

If I pick that up, I am a thief, he remembered thinking. (…)Pate snatched up the key and had been halfway to the door before turning back to take the silver too.

This is my favorite line of the chapter, a very low-profile nice touch:

"Have you decided what you are?" Must he make me say it? "I suppose I am a thief." "I thought you might be."

I love this exchange because it highlights the hypocrisy, the self-entitlement but also the blindness of Pate:

First of all, Pate’s already a thief: beside the key he took Walgrave’s silver. Plus, the other accusations. Despite not wanting to open his eyes, he already made his choice.

Second, he feels wronged by the Alchemist’s words. That “must he make me say it” line is so full of misplaced resentment. Pate’s responsible for his fate and failures, the Alchemist’s one is just a question. Pate’s guilty conscience immediately finds another target than Pate himself.

Third, the answer: “I suppose”. Until the very end, Pate decides to keep it as vague as possible.

The key is the Iron Throne and she will steal it from FAegon then Jon. The metaphor also works if we think about what the key is for.

[..]and of course there was even less chance of his coming on the fragmentary, anonymous, blood-soaked tome sometimes called Blood and Fire and sometimes The Death of Dragons, the only surviving copy of which was supposedly hidden away in a locked vault beneath the Citadel.

It's to open the door to the Citadel that has The Death of Dragons book.

[the-king-andthe-lionheart]

I honestly don’t give a single fuck that these two chapters are close together because that honestly doesn’t matter because GRRM would never deliver romantic foreshadowing in such an inane way as wind flowing through someone’s hair.  The reason why this pops up twice, is because GRRM uses this multiple times in writing the books, and also has several characters running their hands through their hair or someone else’s.  Here’s some examples:

"And Lysa?" A cool wind moved through his thin white hair. "Gods be good, your sister … did she come as well?" (Catelyn XI AGOT)

An east wind blew through his tangled hair, as soft and fragrant as Cersei's fingers. (Jaime I ASOS)

"I am." Arstan Whitebeard leapt from his horse and stood over her, the salt wind riffling through his snowy hair, both hands on his tall hardwood staff. (Daenerys V ASOS)

The sun was warm on his back and the wind riffled through his hair like a woman's fingers. (Jaime III AFFC)

But I suppose by their logic this should mean there is going to be a gigantic orgy that involves Jon, Sansa, Jaime, Hoster Tully, and Ser Barristan.

Seriously though, these people need to learn how foreshadowing works.  This is not foreshadowing because no matter how often someone could read the books they would never ever pick up on such a meaningless choice of words that is used in various other POV’s to mean something romantic uniquely to them.  Foreshadowing is supposed to be obvious on rereads, not a puzzle to decrypt.  One could look at both of Jaime’s quotes and denote his frame of mind when it comes to romantic interests because he starts off the series and ASOS as being devoted to Cersei but through his story from there on out he increasingly becomes disillusioned with Cersei, hence why the first quote mentions Cersei’s fingers, but the second quote says “a woman’s fingers” but I wouldn’t even call that foreshadowing, just evidence about his current frame of mind.  Irregardless, the two quotes from Sansa and Jon don’t have anything of the like about them.  Their complete lack of literary analysis is truly astounding.

jonsa foreshadowing of the day: they both have hair

[vivacissimx]

Daenerys & Ser Grandfather: found family in Barristan Selmy

for daenerys month day 16: familial relationships

"Who is it that I owe my life to?"

"You owe me nothing, Your Grace."

-ACOK, Daenerys V

COMFORT IN SHARED LANGUAGE

"We were, Your Grace," old Whitebeard replied. "The Magister begs your kind indulgence for sending us in his stead, but he cannot sit a horse as he did in his youth, and sea travel upsets his digestion." Earlier he had spoken in the Valyrian of the Free Cities, but now he changed to the Common Tongue. "I regret if we caused you alarm. If truth be told, we were not certain, we expected someone more . . . more . . ."

"Regal?" Dany laughed. She had no dragon with her, and her raiment was hardly queenly.

-ACOK, Daenerys V

"Sheep are obedient," said Arstan when the words had been translated. He had some Valyrian as well, though not so much as Dany, but like her he was feigning ignorance.

-ASOS, Daenerys II

BEDTIME STORIES

The hours crept by on turtle feet. Even after Jhiqui rubbed the knots from her shoulders, Dany was too restless for sleep. Missandei offered to sing her a lullaby of the Peaceful People, but Dany shook her head. "Bring me Arstan," she said.

When the old man came, she was curled up inside her hrakkar pelt, whose musty smell still reminded her of Drogo. "I cannot sleep when men are dying for me, Whitebeard," she said. "Tell me more of my brother Rhaegar, if you would. I liked the tale you told me on the ship, of how he decided that he must be a warrior."

-ASOS, Daenerys IV

KEEPER OF THE FAMILY LEGACY

She turned to Ser Barristan. "You protected my father for many years, fought beside my brother on the Trident, but you abandoned Viserys in his exile and bent your knee to the Usurper instead. Why? And tell it true."

"Some truths are hard to hear. [...] forgive me, my queen, but you asked for truth . . . even as a child, your brother Viserys oft seemed to be his father's son, in ways that Rhaegar never did."

-

Jaehaerys. This old man knew my grandfather. The thought gave her pause. Most of what she knew of Westeros had come from her brother, and the rest from Ser Jorah. Ser Barristan would have forgotten more than the two of them had ever known. This man can tell me what I came from.

-

The old man hesitated. "A knight of the Kingsguard is in the king's presence day and night. For that reason, our vows require us to protect his secrets as we would his life. But your father's secrets by rights belong to you now, along with his throne, and . . . I thought perhaps you might have questions for me."

-ASOS, Daenerys VI

"If I send the Brazen Beasts into the pyramids, it will mean open war inside the city. I have to trust in Hizdahr. I have to hope for peace." Dany held the parchment above a candle and watched the names go up in flame, while Skahaz glowered at her.

Afterward, Ser Barristan told her that her brother Rhaegar would have been proud of her.

-ADWD, Daenerys V

Of Daenerys Targaryen, no trace had been found. Some swore they saw her fall. Others insisted that the dragon had carried her off to devour her. They are wrong.

Ser Barristan knew no more of dragons than the tales every child hears, but he knew Targaryens. Daenerys had been riding that dragon, as Aegon had once ridden Balerion of old.

"She might be flying home," he told himself, aloud.

-

Barristan Selmy had known many kings. He had been born during the troubled reign of Aegon the Unlikely, beloved by the common folk, had received his knighthood at his hands. Aegon's son Jaehaerys had bestowed the white cloak on him when he was three-and-twenty, after he slew Maelys the Monstrous during the War of the Ninepenny Kings. In that same cloak he had stood beside the Iron Throne as madness consumed Jaehaerys's son Aerys. Stood, and saw, and heard, and yet did nothing.

But no. That was not fair. He did his duty. Some nights, Ser Barristan wondered if he had not done that duty too well. He had sworn his vows before the eyes of gods and men, he could not in honor go against them … but the keeping of those vows had grown hard in the last years of King Aerys's reign. He had seen things that it pained him to recall, and more than once he wondered how much of the blood was on his own hands. If he had not gone into Duskendale to rescue Aerys from Lord Darklyn's dungeons, the king might well have died there as Tywin Lannister sacked the town. Then Prince Rhaegar would have ascended the Iron Throne, mayhaps to heal the realm. Duskendale had been his finest hour, yet the memory tasted bitter on his tongue.

-ADWD, The Queensguard

PROTECTIVENESS

"Your Grace," said Ser Barristan Selmy, the lord commander of her Queensguard, "there is no need for you to see this."

-ADWD, Daenerys I

Ser Barristan watched with ill-concealed apprehension. "You should not linger here overlong, Your Grace. The Astapori are being fed, as you commanded. There's no more we can do for the poor wretches. We should repair back to the city."

-ADWD, Daenerys VI

My brave captain. Even so, of late he grew too bold. On the day that he returned from his latest sortie, he had tossed the head of a Yunkish lord at her feet and kissed her in the hall for all the world to see, until Barristan Selmy pulled the two of them apart. Ser Grandfather had been so wroth that Dany feared blood might be shed.

-ADWD, Daenerys VIII

Drogon roared full in her face, his breath hot enough to blister skin. Off to her right Dany heard Barristan Selmy shouting, "Me! Try me. Over here. Me!"

-ADWD, Daenerys IX

TELLING JOKES

"Ser Barristan," she called, "I know what quality a king needs most."

"Courage, Your Grace?"

"Cheeks like iron," she teased. "All I do is sit."

-ADWD, Daenerys I

She turned her back upon the night, to where Barristan Selmy stood silent in the shadows. "My brother once told me a Westerosi riddle. Who listens to everything yet hears nothing?"

"A knight of the Kingsguard." Selmy's voice was solemn.

-ADWD, Daenerys III

UNSEEN GESTURES OF AFFECTION

Dany climbed into her litter frowning, and beckoned Arstan to climb in beside her. A man as old as him should not be walking in such heat.

-ASOS, Daenerys II

The servants' steps were the quickest way down—not grand, but steep and straight and narrow, hidden in the walls. Ser Barristan brought a lantern, lest she fall.

-ADWD, Daenerys II

The old knight took pains not to look at her bare breast as he spoke to her.

-ADWD, Daenerys III

That made her laugh. "How fare your orphans, ser?"

The old knight smiled. "Well, Your Grace. It is good of you to ask." The boys were his pride. "Four or five have the makings of knights. Perhaps as many as a dozen."

-ADWD, Daenerys V

Daenerys would need protectors her own age about her after he was gone, and Ser Barristan was determined to give her such.

-

Daenerys Targaryen had preferred to hold court from a bench of polished ebony, smooth and simple, covered with the cushions that Ser Barristan had found to make her more comfortable.

-

Clean as he had ever been, he rose, dried himself, and clad himself in whites. Stockings, smallclothes, silken tunic, padded jerkin, all fresh-washed and bleached. Over that he donned the armor that the queen had given him as a token of her esteem. The mail was gilded, finely wrought, the links as supple as good leather, the plate enameled, hard as ice and bright as new-fallen snow.

-ADWD, The Queensguard

[sare11aa11eras]

Literally Everyone in ACOK: where the FUCK is Barristan Selmy

Arstan Whitebeard, on a ship: Barry Slimy? Who’s that?? Never heard of her!!

[nogoodsheepstealing-greatgrandma]

[a-song-of-jon-and-dany]

He never loved the song of swords the way that Robert did, or Jaime Lannister. It was something he had to do, a task the world had set him. He did it well, for he did everything well. That was his nature. But he took no joy in it. Men said that he loved his harp much better than his lance.

Arstan Whitebeard on Rhaegar Targaryen, ASoS.

[yenneferdivengerberg]

Daenerys Targaryen in Game of Thrones 3.03: “Walk of Punishment”

⤳Arstan Whitebeard held his tongue as well, when Dany swept by him on the terrace. He followed her down the steps in silence, but she could hear his hardwood stafftap tap ping on the red bricks as they went. She did not blame him for his fury. It was a wretched thing she did. The Mother of Dragons has sold her strongest child . Even the thought made her ill. Yet down in the Plaza of Pride, standing on the hot red bricks between the slavers’ pyramid and the barracks of the eunuchs, Dany turned on the old man. “Whitebeard,” she said, “I want your counsel, and you should never fear to speak your mind with me... when we are alone. Butnever question me in front of strangers. Is that understood?” “Yes, Your Grace,” he said unhappily. “I am not a child,” she told him. “I am a queen.” “Yet even queens can err. The Astapori have cheated you, Your Grace. A dragon is worth more than any army. Aegon proved that three hundred years ago, upon the Field of Fire.” “I know what Aegon proved. I mean to prove a few things of my own.”

[thelustybraavosimaid]

Daenerys, Jon, and Arya + people kneeling for them

DANY

"You owe me nothing, Your Grace. I am called Arstan, though Belwas named me Whitebeard on the voyage here." Though Jhogo had released him, the old man remained on one knee. Aggo picked up his staff, turned it over, cursed softly in Dothraki, scraped the remains of the manticore off on a stone, and handed it back. (Daenerys V, ACoK)

JON

When Gilly entered, she went at once to her knees. Jon came around the table and drew her to her feet. "You don't need to take a knee for me. That's just for kings." (Jon II, ADwD)

ARYA

His eyes went wide, "Gods be good," he said in a choked voice. "Arya Underfoot? Lem, let go of her."

Lem dumped her unceremoniously to the floor. "Who in seven hells is she supposed to be?"

"The Hand's daughter." Harwin went to one knee before her. "Arya Stark, of Winterfell." (Arya II, ASoS)

[wpmorse]

A Clash of Kings - Manticore

Dany caught a glimpse of a malign black face, almost human, and an arched tail dripping venom . . . and then the box flew from her hand in pieces, turning end over end. Sudden pain twisted her fingers. As she cried out and clutched her hand, the brass merchant let out a shriek, a woman screamed, and suddenly the Qartheen were shouting and pushing each other aside. Ser Jorah slammed past her, and Dany stumbled to one knee. She heard the hiss again. The old man drove the butt of his staff into the ground, Aggo came riding through an eggseller's stall and vaulted from his saddle, Jhogo's whip cracked overhead, Ser Jorah slammed the eunuch over the head with the brass platter, sailors and whores and merchants were fleeing or shouting or both . . .

A Clash of Kings Chapter 62 - Daenerys

A Sorrowful man tries to kill her with a manticore and Arstan Whitebeard and Belwas comes to Dany's rescue. Unfortunately, there was a misunderstanding. They find themselves fighting Dany's men who think they're trying to kill her.

This one was a bit of a mess, with too many figures and not enough room for any background.