Danyla had not dared leave Dragonstone for an entire month after Aemma gave birth. Only after confirming that both Aemma and Vinylla were healthy did she finally feel completely at ease.
Vinylla was a quiet, well-behaved little sister whose favorite pastime was hugging her dragon egg and playing with it. Senylla was much livelier and far louder, and someone always had to stay by her side. She often shoved the dragon egg in her cradle down toward her feet. Small as she was, she was surprisingly strong.
Rhaenyra had chosen a green dragon egg with black spirals for Senylla. Danyla guessed it was the one that would eventually hatch into Moondancer. It seemed Moondancer was not one of Syrax's offspring, since Syrax had yet to lay any eggs.
Because the two princesses had been born on the first day after the Long Night ended, the Seven Kingdoms affectionately called them the Princesses Bathed in Sunshine. Their Name Day celebration would be held in King's Landing.
This was also the Royal House's first great happy occasion since the end of the Long Night and Winter. King Jaehaerys therefore took it very seriously. It seemed that people grew fonder of festivities as they aged.
The arrival of the Long Night had cut short his previous Valyria Armor Exhibition. This time, the Old King decided to hold it alongside the celebration, so all the notable nobles of the Seven Kingdoms received his invitations once again.
With the Long Night over, the nobles who had spent three months living in fear truly needed a grand celebration to let off steam. They immediately spurred their horses toward King's Landing.
Over the past month, Danyla had personally overseen Holy Flame Island, bringing greater order to every aspect of its operations.
Holy Flame Island had stockpiled a