At the good news, everyone in the castle hall breathed a sigh of relief, and the somewhat subdued atmosphere immediately grew lively.
"Congratulations, Earl Massey!"
Danyla raised her cup, drained it, and offered Earl Massey her congratulations.
After all, in this age, giving birth was like going to war for a woman. Even among the Targaryen royals, nearly half the princesses had died in childbirth.
Royal princesses had the best sanitary conditions and the finest maesters to help them deliver. One could only imagine how high the mortality rate was among ordinary mothers.
Danyla knew that Aemma would also die in childbirth one day, so she had been researching the subject all along.
She had discovered that, apart from difficult deliveries, most mothers died of childbed fever caused by infections resulting from unsanitary conditions during childbirth.
Over the years, she had helped Maester Tigris deliver many babies and offered him plenty of constructive advice, greatly improving his skills and saving many mothers.
After taking in Herb of the Children of the Forest, Danyla had also arranged for many maids to study medicine and midwifery under her. The herbal remedies of the Children of the Forest had truly remarkable effects. There was no telling how many mothers and babies they had saved over the past few months.
Before long, the maids brought the two freshly cleaned babies into the castle hall. Though the old maester shuffled along in exhaustion, a gratified smile lit his face.
"We truly have Princess Danyla to thank for the Dragonfire Wine she brought. My lady was nearly exhausted, but after drinking it, she quickly recovered some strength and managed to deliver both children in one final effort."
At this, Earl Massey hurried to thank Danyla profusely.
"We truly owe you our thanks, Your Highness! Had you