Danyla's clothes soon turned to ash. Only the Valyrian steel bracelet set with Purple Diamonds on her wrist and the silver Purple Diamond necklace around her neck remained intact, though both had grown searingly hot. The Purple Diamonds set into them shone even more brilliantly.
What no one noticed was that the Flame Mark between Danyla's brows had become a flickering purple flame.
Danyla carefully studied the place where Urrax sheltered and discovered that it was an abandoned dragon lair on Dragonmont.
She wondered whether anyone had found the four Dragon Eggs buried there. If not, she could hide them away for herself.
After all, every Dragon Egg belonging to House Targaryen was registered, and obtaining one required the king's permission. With so many Great Dragons already in her possession, Danyla would not find it easy to get her hands on more eggs.
The three visions kept appearing before Danyla's eyes like 5D projections. The scene of the reddish-brown Great Dragon Urrax was manageable; once she fell asleep, it became relatively peaceful.
But the scene of the maesters' complex at the river mouth grew increasingly blurred after Danyla met the eyes of the bald archmaester wearing a Valyrian steel chain.
By contrast, the many different faces inside the building with the black-and-white doors gradually shifted from cold indifference to anger, and the chilling aura they gave off grew stronger.
A pool of pitch-black poison even appeared beneath the faces. Its waters turned into surging poisonous mist that rushed straight at Danyla.
Terrified, Danyla involuntarily cried out,
"Dracarys!"
A searing stream of copper-red flame burst from her arms, instantly devouring the poisonous mist. At the same time, a surge of energy alternating between heat and cold poured into Danyla's body and the Dragon Egg in her arms.
"Skree!"
With the hatchling's