Once the young dragons had eaten their fill, Danyla had the Dragonkeepers secretly take the black and red hatchlings to the open-air Dragonpit behind Holy Flame Castle.
Built against the volcano at the rear of Holy Flame Island, this vast open-air Dragonpit reached deep into the volcano itself. Great quantities of Magic Gems had also been piled inside, bathing the entire pit in dense magical energy.
The weirwood saplings planted around the Dragonpit kept that magical energy firmly contained while constantly drawing in free-floating magical elements from the world around them.
The Holy Flame Island Dragonpit was second only to the one in Oldtown in quality.
Only thanks to Danyla's potent true dragon bloodline and Rafa's intimidating presence beside her had she managed to coax the two hatchlings into their cages.
Judging by their behavior, anyone hoping to tame these two of the Ancient Dragon Breed would have a difficult time. Even Danyla could not quickly establish a mental connection with them.
Still, the newly trained Dragonkeepers under Danyla finally had proper work to keep them busy. Those two ill-tempered hatchlings would certainly give them plenty to worry about.
Over the past six months, with the other dragons away, the veteran Dragonkeepers had struggled to coax Silverwing out to perform the Funeral Rites.
Once she realized that the Funeral Rites brought her considerable benefits, Silverwing began flying to the Cremation Platform punctually every day to assist the priests. Only then had Holy Flame Island's cremation work been able to continue uninterrupted.
Like Gourd Bay and Holy Flame Island's secret treasury, the open-air Dragonpit was among the island's most closely guarded locations. No one except the island's Dragonkeepers was allowed inside.
The main structure of Holy Flame Castle, which some also called Danyla Castle, was now complete. The remaining fine detail