Hearing Daenerys call her that in public, Rhaenys immediately grew a little bashful. She gave Daenerys a soft huff of feigned anger, but stopped scolding her.
After all, with Viserys accompanying them, the chances of anything going wrong on their journey south were much smaller. There was no need for her to provoke Daenerys again.
Daenerys covered her mouth and chuckled. Just as she was about to tease her a little more, she saw Viserys looking her way and hurriedly lowered her head to resume eating the food on her plate.
In the small hours, Viserys stood with Rhaenys on a terrace of the Red Keep, watching the waves crest white on nearby Blackwater Bay.
In the courtyard below, King Ghidorah's enormous body gleamed dark gold beneath the clear moonlight. Her three heads rested across one another, making her look as though she were asleep.
But Viserys knew she was not sleeping at all. She merely wanted to close her eyes so she would not have to look at him and Rhaenys on the terrace.
In truth, King Ghidorah had never truly slept once in all the years since she had hatched anew. Whenever she closed her eyes, it was simply because she did not want to see the light.
Although the power of this world's laws had eroded her somewhat before, her innate abilities as a Titan had suffered little. She could now go thousands of years without rest, needing only this world's magic to replenish her energy.
After taking a little time to recover, Viserys said warmly to Rhaenys, "Rhaenys, things in King's Landing may stay rather busy for a while. I'll need you to put a little more care into them."
Rhaenys made an effort to straighten her back and said firmly, "Don't worry, brother. I'll keep