Daenerys had been planning on restoring Jorah's title when they returned to Westeros. But being Lord of Bear Island would take him far to the North. Away from her. She didn't want that. But it had been his desire so long ago; he'd gone so far as to betray her for it.

She smiled weakly and trailed her fingers along his jaw. Daenerys figured it would be best to figure out just what he wanted when they returned to Westeros. Would he want his title back if it meant being away from her, even though he'd only just expressed his desire to be close? "My knight...I wish to restore the honor you lost. If it is your desire, I would grant you a royal pardon and make you Lord of Bear Island once more. But if it would please you more to be in the Queensguard, I would be more than overjoyed to grant that title to you as well."

Even if it meant he could not wed - not even the Queen. And she would not be the laughingstock of Westeros like Cersei Lannister, taking her brother, a member of the Kingsguard, to her bed. It would please her more to have him named the Hand of the Queen. There would be less scandal in that, but scandal all the same.

But damn the scandals! She was the Queen, was she not? So long as she managed the country properly, far better than her father, did it truly matter who she took to her bed?