It all happened in the blink of an eye. By the time Danya realized something was wrong and summoned Myracis, Isilia had already finished her counterattack and withdrawn with her great dragons.
At the top of the Holy Flame Main Keep, Aemma, who was resting in bed because she was pregnant again, was so frightened by the scene high above that she began to bleed. Rhaenyra, who was already close to giving birth, was so agitated that her waters broke.
Seeing that Seynella was unharmed and Isilia had retained some measure of reason, Danyla hurriedly picked up Rhaenyra, climbed onto Myracis's back, and returned to the room prepared for Rhaenyra's delivery in the Main Keep of Holy Flame Castle.
Holy Flame Castle was now fully completed and hailed as the most magnificent castle in the Seven Kingdoms. Its enormous dragonstone Main Keep-the Holy Flame Tower-stood over two hundred meters tall, soaring into the clouds. It could only be reached by riding a great dragon or taking a specially built rope elevator, which also earned it a reputation as the safest castle.
Viserys and his entire family had moved in several years earlier. Living among the clouds seemed to make those with the dragon king bloodline feel exceedingly comfortable.
Perhaps that was why all the Dragon Kings of Valyria had liked living in high towers.
Because Rhaenyra was about to give birth and Aemma was pregnant again, every doctor and maester on Holy Flame Island skilled in women's medicine remained on standby in the Holy Flame Tower.
Herb of the Children of the Forest, Maester Tigris, and the dozen or so apprentices they had trained in women's medicine over the years soon had everything ready.
After Aemma took the medicine Herb of the Children of the Forest gave her, her bleeding