The novel suggests that Daenerys uses Mirri’s life to perform the same kind of spell that Mirri previously enacted. In this case, Daenerys trades Mirri’s death for the life of the three dragons. After Daenerys emerges from the fire unscathed, Aggo, Jhogo, and Rakharo say, “Blood of my blood,” meaning that they will become Daenerys’s bloodriders and will protect her with their lives. That change of heart is a sign that Daenerys can convince people to follow her, even those who just moments before dismissed the possibility of accepting her as a leader.