"Are you pregnant, Oriana?"
After hearing Lava Dragon Oriana's description, Medivh thought she wasn't sick—she sounded pregnant.
Dragons were extraordinary beings. If they weren't injured or in pain, how could they suddenly fall ill?
"Ah, I'm going to lay eggs? Let me see... It does seem that way! That's exactly what my inherited memories say!"
Dragon bloodline inheritance was comprehensive, containing all kinds of knowledge. It all depended on whether a dragon cared enough to look for it.
Back in Ulan City, for example, Blue Dragon Sindasa had searched his inherited memories carefully and found the method for building a Dragon Incubation Array.
Oriana had never considered the possibility, so she knew nothing about what it was like for a dragon to be pregnant.
After Medivh's reminder, she searched her inherited memories carefully and found that her current condition matched them exactly.
"No wonder this feeling was so familiar. So it's you three little bloodsuckers, draining my power."
Oriana thought her current weakness felt much like when Medivh had drawn out her Origin Dragon Blood.
Using the dragons' inherited memories, the Lava Dragon found the tiny hidden creatures.
Three not-yet-formed dragon eggs were greedily absorbing her Origin Dragon Blood. That was why she felt so weak.
The Scorching Red Desert was rich in fire and earth elements, making it an ideal place for a Lava Dragon to build a nest and lay eggs. So Lava Dragon Oriana had instinctively stayed there.
For Medivh, there was no difference between cultivating by refining Resurrected Skeletons in Kurd City and doing so in Crimson City.
When he learned that Oriana was pregnant, he canceled his plans to return to Kurd City and stayed in Crimson City to look after her.
Since he chose to stay, Viscountess Audrey and the children came to join