"It seems this little fellow really was meant to meet you, Princess. If you hadn't happened to come by, he might not have survived."
When Uthenia and the others saw that the little fellow was finally willing to drink milk, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Seeing how attached and affectionate he is toward you makes us rather jealous."
Walda chimed in, sharing in the pride,
"The Princess is the only Targaryen in history who can command all dragons. She's even tamed the lizard-lions of the Neck and the unicorns of Skagos. A little monkey is naturally no trouble at all."
"Of course!"
After another round of mutual flattery, they left with the little Valyrian. Danyla had never expected that a simple visit would end with her taking a little lemur away.
These little Valyrians were far from cheap. Their rarity meant they usually sold for three to five thousand gold dragons, and even at that price, none were readily available.
Danyla stroked the little fellow while feeding him magical energy, and he soon fell asleep clinging to her arm.
"Princess, hurry and give him a name!"
Bethany followed close beside Danyla, scarcely taking her eyes off the little fellow.
At Bethany's suggestion, everyone else chimed in,
"Yes, Princess, give him a name!"
Danyla considered it. Since they were called little Valyrians, she might as well give him a distinctly Valyrian name.
"How about Lukao?"
"Lukao-child of the sun. With his pale golden coloring, it suits this little fellow perfectly!"
Almost all Braavosi spoke Valyrian, so Uthenia immediately praised the choice. Everyone else thought it was a good name too, and so it was settled.
They had spent the entire afternoon wandering around, and the sky was already growing dark, so they prepared to return. Although they had