"I dressed like this because it's comfortable!"
To divert Rhaenyra's attention, Danyla called out a reminder.
"Sister, keep a close eye on the woods below. The mounted convoy from High Hermitage could appear at any moment."
In truth, communication between Dragon Warriors was extremely difficult while dragonriding. They could only hear each other clearly if their Great Dragons flew close together and the wind was light.
Sure enough, at Danyla's words, Rhaenyra immediately focused all her attention on watching the woods below.
Soon, the sisters arrived above High Hermitage's Mountain Pass Fortress, situated at a strategic pass in the Red Mountains. A gravel road led from the fortress straight into Skyreach's southern lands. Once within Skyreach's territory, it continued south to Sandstone.
This was the only route from the towns along the northern bank of the Honeywine into the heart of Dorne. Before this war in Dorne broke out, many merchant caravans had traveled back and forth along it. Now, however, only empty little taverns and inns remained along the gravel road.
Seeing that Mungo and Ser Roxton had brought the Eyrie Castle Garrison within a few kilometers of High Hermitage's fortress, Danyla signaled to Rhaenyra.
The sisters sent their dragons diving from the sky in unison.
"Dragonfire!"
"Dragonfire!"
At their ringing commands, two streams of scorching Dragonfire instantly engulfed the fortress gatehouse.
The purplish-red Dragonfire Myracis breathed now stretched hundreds of meters long and dozens of meters wide. It was not only intensely hot but violently explosive, blasting the gatehouse apart in just a few breaths.
Syrax's orange-red Dragonfire had also evolved, taking on a faint golden sheen. Both its temperature and reach had increased considerably, making it tremendously destructive.
While the sisters' Great Dragons hovered and breathed Dragonfire, the fortress guards adjusted their giant crossbows and launched an