Well, that was the best chapter in a long while. Wow!
Dany is forced to go to the big fighting pit to attend the grand opening. Hizdahr keeps going on about how cool it is, seemingly completely oblivious that Dany hates it.
Tyrion and Penny do their jousting act. There's a plan to set lions on them, but since it is a cruel trick and they haven't signed up for it, Dany refuses. Tyrion and Dany do not meet. Now I am not sure how they ever will.
Instead, a fighting woman is gored horribly by a boar. I'm not quite sure how this is so much worse than the rest of the fighting (to the point that strong Belwas is puking); perhaps it is the screaming and the the entrail-eating. Dany has had enough, and is about to walk out, when Drogon returns.
I mean, how awesome is that? The whole city is out having a nice afternoon watching some gladiator action when a dragon swoops down, barbecues the competitors, and eats them. People start doing a runner. It's pretty hilarious. The dragon gets a spear in its back. There's going to be a fight between fighting pit guards and the dragon: it's not entirely certain who will win.
Then Dany vaults into the pit, and does a dragon-whispering act. She hops on Drogon's back to get the spear out, and ends up going for a test flight.
Finally, a Targaryen is riding a dragon. This changes everything. She could probably just fly to Westeros right now and start torching castles. She could probably deal with those Yunkish. It's a shame this didn't happen before the wedding, really.
I suspect she will be more cautious, though. Assuming the Meereenese are happy to have a queen flying around on a dragon (and why not, if she's on their side), she'll probably stick around and hone her flying skills, and maybe find some people to ride the other two.
Here's an evil thought: I don't know how it could happen, but what if Tyrion became master of one of the dragons? Being small would not be such a problem then, would it?
