| 1 | Through the grass came a soft silvery tinkling. | |
| 2 | "I am the blood of the dragon, " she told the grass, aloud. | |
| 3 | Like black hulks, the shadows of the great trees ride at anchor on the billowy sea of grass. | |
| 4 | And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow. | |
| 5 | As the moon rose above the grasslands, Dany slipped at last into a restless sleep. |