Chapter Six - The Merchant's Man - A Dance with Dragons | A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF)

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Quentyn Martell is thwarted in his efforts to get from Volantis to Meereen to woo his future wife Daenerys Targaryen. Simon and Mackelly consider opening our first branch of our Essosi travel agency.

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Quentyn Martell tries to find passage from Volantis to Slaver’s Bay. But despite the abundance of ships, nobody wants to take him. The autumn brings storms to the southern seas, and with the Dragon Queen upending the normal order of things, there’s little prospect for trade with any of the cities in Slaver’s Bay.

He and his friend Gerris Drinkwater return to their lodgings, taking in the sites of Volantis. It’s the largest of the free cities, sitting at the mouth of the mighty Rhoyne river. They consider their options: go home - Quentyn couldn’t stand to return a failure, risk a journey with an untrustworthy captain, or go by land - the option favored by their final companion Archibald Yronwood. However, the length of the journey by land and the hazardous reputation of the road gives them pause.
Outside their inn they’re propositioned by recruiters for the Windblown - sellswords headed to Yunkai to fight Astapor. But this gives Gerris an idea…

Characters/Places/Names/Events:
Quentyn Martell - Eldest son, and second child of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne.
Gerris Drinkwater - Quentyn’s companion.
Archibald Yronwood - The Big Man - final member of the trio.
Volantis - City on the south coast of Essos at the mouth of the Rhoyne.
Rhoyne - Great river of Essos.
Triarch - Three rulers of Volantis, elected by landowners. Only those with the blood of Old Valyria can stand.

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