Inside the Golden Pyramid, even the luxurious incense could not mask the heavy stench of blood drifting in from outside.
Lynn kicked open the doors to the top-floor hall, carved from gold and ivory.
He walked straight to the far end of the hall, up to the ornate chair made of purpleheart and silk, then dropped into it.
Tyrion limped in after him. Carefully stepping around the maids who had fainted from fright on the floor, he found a relatively clean corner, pulled a silver flask from inside his clothes, and took a long, hard swig.
"All right, you won."
Tyrion let out a drunken belch.
"Yunkai is yours now. What do you intend to do with the city?"
Daenerys, Jorah, and Grey Worm entered as well.
They looked at Lynn, seated at the head of the hall, and waited for his orders.
Lynn did not answer Tyrion's question.
He merely beckoned to Missandei.
"Missandei, bring parchment and a pen."
"Yes, my lord."
The young interpreter quickly fetched the writing implements.
"Write down every word I say."
Lynn's voice echoed through the vast hall.
"From this day forward, in my name as conqueror, I proclaim the following laws in Yunkai."
"First, slavery is abolished. Everyone in Yunkai who is called a slave, regardless of age or sex, shall be free. No one may own, buy, sell, or enslave another person in any form. Violators shall be flayed."
At those words, Daenerys's violet eyes shone more brightly than ever before.
She had waited far too long for this day.
"Second, all land, property, and money belonging to former slave owners shall be confiscated. Grey Worm will oversee the inventory and distribution."
"Third, a council of free citizens shall be established to administer the city's daily affairs. All free citizens shall have