Daemon, who had always prided himself on being a charming, unbridled rogue, repeatedly found himself thwarted by Danyla. He had almost grown used to it. Besides, he had been eating his fill and taking whatever he could from Holy Flame Island, leaving behind a mountain of IOUs.
That always left him feeling rather less confident in Danyla's presence. So Prince Daemon, a dangerous, fire-breathing dragon before anyone else, was remarkably "obedient" when facing her.
It was just as the saying went:
Once you accepted someone's favors, you could hardly stand up to them!
Of course, from Danyla's perspective,
it was:
Even the wildest horse could be broken!
As long as you used the right methods,
the fiercer the horse, the more obedient it became once tamed!
"What's given to me is mine. No one had better try to take it away!"
With Cold Night in hand, Daemon could not resist performing a few moves right below the dais, drawing cheers from the onlookers.
"Great-Grandfather, aren't you giving Uncle that suit of Valyrian Steel Armor as well?"
Seeing that King Jaehaerys had bestowed only Cold Night, Danyla leaned close to his ear and asked curiously.
"Blackfyre holds a special symbolic significance for House Targaryen. Only the head of the house and the heir may carry it. Black Flame and Blackfyre make a fitting pair, which rounds things out nicely."
"I would have liked to give you Dark Sister to wear, but unfortunately, you already have Dawnlight."
Danyla naturally understood Dark Sister's symbolic significance within House Targaryen.
If Blackfyre symbolized the authority of the head of House Targaryen, then Dark Sister represented command of the house's military forces. It had always been bestowed upon the family's bravest defender.
"Then give Dark Sister to Rhaenyra! After all, she's Father's eldest daughter, and she