Time spent with family was always so simple, yet so wonderful. For the next two months and more, Danyla stayed on Dragonstone with her family, apart from occasional flights to the Stepstones.
Accustomed to rising early, Danyla began each day with an hour of sword practice alongside her elder sister, Rhaenyra.
Danyla gave Rhaenyra Sweet Patia, the women's Valyrian steel sword confiscated from the Pattirios. Rhaenyra lacked the strength that Danyla and Walda had to wield a men's Valyrian Steel Sword, so this blade suited her perfectly.
Rhaenyra did not much like its name, however. Danyla therefore had the craftsmen rework it, replacing its elaborate assortment of colored jewels with a few Magic Gems the size of pigeon eggs.
Though it no longer looked as lavish as before, it had a more imposing elegance. To make it a pair with Danyla's Dawnlight, Rhaenyra named her newly remade sword Bright Sisters.
Rhaenyra was actually quite capable in both mind and body. Not only did she excel in her studies, but her swordsmanship had also improved greatly over these years of practice. Her fighting ability had risen noticeably in particular since Danyla had taught her the Water Dance during this time.
Spending every day together for more than two months also brought them much closer than before. Perhaps under Danyla's influence, Rhaenyra had become somewhat different from her counterpart in the original history. At the very least, she now knew to save money and manage ventures of her own.
Since Syrax had eaten almost all her meals at the Cremation Tower over the past year, Rhaenyra had saved most of her royal allowance. She used that money to commission two three-masted sailing ships from the Holy Flame Island shipyard and went into overseas trade in partnership with the Holy Flame Fleet.
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