What happens to khaleesi after Drogo dies

Hi guys.

I recently fell in love with this tv series, but I'm confused by the end of season #1. I even read the first book to see if it would clarify things for me.

In the show, Mirri Maz Durr offers to treat Khal Drogo after getting cut in a fight. He later gets worse and falls from his horse. After Daenerys pleads with Mirri to save Khal Drogo from dying, she tells Daenerys that there is a spell that will save him. She also tells her that it won't be her (Daenerys') death that pays for Khal Drogo's life. After Daenerys leaves the tent, which is not supposed to be entered during the spell, she suffers a fall and goes into labor. Jorah Mormont carries her back into the tent so Mirri Maz Durr can deliver her baby. When Daenerys wakes up, the baby is dead and Khal Drogo is silent and immobile. Mirri Maz Durr says the baby never lived and that Khal Drogo is alive. When Daenerys sees Khal Drogo and wonders when he will be able to talk and move again, she also tells Daenerys that she (Daenerys) didn't save her (Mirri Maz Durr) and that life doesn't matter when 'everything else' is gone.

Why did Mirri Maz Durr do this?! Was she simply trying to teach Daenerys a cruel lesson, which is that life doesn't matter when your loved ones are dead and your property destroyed? Or was Mirri Maz Durr just trying to prevent Khal Drogo from conquering more people? And when did Mirri Maz Durr decide to 'kill' the Khal? Did she purposely make him worse the moment she touched him after his last fight?

Why did Daenerys' baby die? Was it because she entered the tent during the spell or because she traded death for Khal Drogo?

In the book, Khal Drogo doesn't follow Mirri Maz Durr's medical instructions after his last fight. I wonder if that is why he ended up dying.

Please explain. Thanks.

Let's be honest, no one liked seeing Jason Momoa's Khal Drogo die at the end of the first season of Game of Thrones. He may have started as a terrible brute in the series premiere, but he won over the hearts of both the fans and Daenerys over the course of his 10 episode run, which ultimately ended in his death. Once Drogo was killed, Daenerys entered into his flaming funeral pyre with her eggs and emerged the next morning with three baby dragons at her side. This was the last we saw of Khal Drogo, or so we thought. As I see it, only the physical body of the warrior perished in Season 1. His soul and spirit never left, and he continues to prove that with each and every episode.

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So my theory goes like this: When Khal Drogo's body was burned it allowed the dragons to be born, and his soul was actually carried over into one of the trio of beasts. The "main" dragon of the series is named Drogon, literally a mix of the words Drogo and dragon. It's also worth noting that Drogon is far and away the biggest of the dragons, with darker scales than the other two and red tones throughout its body, mimicking the look of Khal Drogo. The more you think about it though, the two have much more in common than just their name and appearance.

It's been made very clear that Drogon and Daenerys have a special relationship, much different than the one she has with the other two dragons. Drogon has always acted as her protector, often getting in the way of danger in order to save his queen or taking her away to safety when necessary. Drogo made a similar promise to his bride years ago.

For one of the most telling examples of their similarities, think back to the end of Season 5. Dany was trapped in Mereen and about to be killed, when Drogon swooped into the arena to protect her, taking several injuries in order to do so. But he proved he was a worthy warrior, and then he took Dany away when there was finally an opportunity. Do you remember where he took her? Dany was left in the middle of a field and soon found herself surrounded by none other than Dothraki riders, the people of Khal Drogo. Things weren't exactly great for Dany at the start of that exchange, but it all worked out eventually, as she was able to bolster her already stout army with even more Dothraki warriors.

The evidence of Drogo's continued existence has been littered throughout the series, but another big clue appeared in Sunday night's Season 8 premiere. In one scene, Daenerys and Jon flew Drogon and Rhaegal out to the middle of nowhere so they could have some time together. They started kissing, only to be interrupted by the dragons watching them. Dany chuckled it off, the power couple continued making out, but Jon was still bothered by something. He looked up once more to see only Drogon staring back at him, almost as if he was angry at Jon for being with Dany.

Well, that's because he was. This wasn't a son looking after his mother and being concerned with the intentions of the new guy. This was the mighty Khal, watching his Khaleesi fall in love with another man right before his eyes, jealous of the relationship Jon Snow gets to have with her. However, there was definitely an added layer to this, as Drogon knew that, no matter how much this new love bothered him, Daenerys was happy with Jon.

Happiness and safety are all he's ever wanted for his queen.

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What happens to the khaleesi when the Khal dies?

A khal's wife is called a khaleesi, while his heir to a khalasar is named the khalakka. When a khal dies, his khaleesi joins the dosh khaleen in Vaes Dothrak. Even the mightiest khals bow down before the authority and wisdom of the dosh khaleen.

What happens to Daenerys baby?

Daenerys Targaryen about her unborn son. Rhaego was the son of Drogo and Daenerys Targaryen. According to a Dothraki prophecy, he would have been the Stallion Who Mounts the World. He was stillborn after being involved in a blood magic ritual.

Why did Daenerys go insane?

She was jealous, alone, unloved, and paranoid. She snapped. A Daenerys heel turn from hero to villain was always going to hurt no matter what, and it makes for bad, gendered optics when coupled with Cersei's terrible leadership and Sansa's austere suspicion of Daenerys's (and her paranoia in return).

What happens to the Dothraki after Daenerys death?

The Dothraki Horde returns to their old ways. The Dothraki are separated into nameless clans of Khalasar, that inhabit the continent of Essos in plains referred to as the Dothraki Sea.