i have never slumbered, she replies ... and it reminds him of his own awakening in this strange place. no, he hadn't either. he had drowned, been drowned; a helpless puppet to the the sea as it tossed him around like a weightless ragdoll. he cuts those thoughts off with a sharp inhale of breath, letting it out slower. determined not to show the turmoil warring within him.
this territory they call winterscar,
dracarys replies. it is where i ... woke up, too.
he gives his head a soft shake, as if he could dispel the memories etched into the very marrow of his bones. i am called dracarys.
he offers in the next breath, frosted gaze studying her with quiet contemplation.