A Clash of Kings

Daenerys named the three dragons Viserion, Rhaegal and Drogon, after her two deceased brothers and her late husband, respectively.

She and the remains of Drogo's khalasar were stranded in a desolate area known as the Red Waste. They dared not turn toward theDothraki Sea, the cities of Slaver's Bay, or even Lhazar, for the group would have made easy prey for any Dothraki khalasar they encountered. Dany chose instead to follow a red comet that had appeared in the sky following the hatching of her dragons; although the Dothraki viewed the comet as a foreboding omen, Dany believed that it heralded her own rise to power. The comet led them to an ancient, abandoned city, which Dany named Vaes Tolorro. There they recovered from the ravages of the desert while Dany sent scouts in all directions.

One scout returned with three emissaries, all prominent citizens from the great city of Qarth: the merchant Xaro Xhoan Daxos, the warlock Pyat Pree, and the mysterious masked Asshai'i Quaithe. Dany and her people accompanied the Qartheen back to their city, where they stayed as honored guests in the palatial home of Xaro. There Dany learned of King Robert Baratheon's death and the civil war in the Seven Kingdoms. She attempted to seek out Qartheen allies who would provide her with aid in conquering Westeros, but it swiftly became clear that the merchants of Qarth were only interested in obtaining her dragons.

Daenerys turned to Pyat Pree and the famous warlocks of Qarth. Against the judgment of her friends and counselors, she agreed to visit the House of the Undying, seeking a vision of the warlocks' masters, the Undying Ones. Although Jorah and her bloodriders begged to accompany her, she insisted on entering alone. After receiving instructions from Pyat Pree, Dany drank shade of the evening and entered the building. Inside, Dany beheld a number of strange visions, most apparently signifying past, present and future events in Westeros. Upon finally reaching the chamber of the Undying, Dany heard whispers hailing her as "Mother of Dragons" and prophesying that she would light three fires, ride three mounts, and face three betrayals. The Undying showed Dany several more visions and then attacked her, but with Drogon's help she destroyed the House of the Undying.

Afterward, the people of Qarth turned against Daenerys; the warlocks were rumored to conspire against her life, while Xaro finally requested that Dany and her people leave his mansion. With nowhere else to turn, she finally considered the suggestions of the third emissary, Quaithe, who told her that she must go further east to conquer the west. Dany thus visited the docks with Jorah to seek passage out of Qarth. There she noticed two strangers following her. Thus distracted, she was off her guard when a Sorrowful Manattempted to poison her with a manticore, but one of the strangers interceded and knocked the manticore aside just in time. The two men introduced themselves Strong Belwas, a eunuch and former pit fighter, and Arstan Whitebeard, an older Westerosi man serving as Belwas' squire. They claimed to be agents sent by Magister Illyrio with three ships to escort Daenerys and her party back toPentos. Dany accepted the pair into her service and claimed the three ships and their cargo for her own, renaming them Vhagar,Meraxes and Balerion after the three dragons that brought her ancestor Aegon the Conqueror and his sister-wives to Westeros. Dany and her companions thus set sail for Pentos.