"No!" Daenerys exclaimed, a bit too quickly. "It isn't -- you don't need to ask my forgiveness. I..."

A sigh. She wasn't used to admitting vulnerability and meaning it; if she did, it was more often than not a defense mechanism, not a genuine confession. But right now, that seemed important.

"I only hesitate because I don't know if I would be able to please you so," she finally added, her voice all but a whisper.