These men were just asking for a beating

"With brains like yours, forget raising a child once you leave Dragonstone. I doubt you could even keep yourself alive."

"If you truly want to save this child, I can show you a way forward."

At Danyla's words, Janna's sorrowful eyes immediately lit up.

Danyla continued with another question.

"Before that, there's something I need to confirm. Do you simply want to save this child and let him live a good life, even if you can never live with him afterward or acknowledge him as your own?"

"Or must you live with your child, no matter what happens in the future? Could you bear the consequences?"

Janna thought for quite a while before answering Danyla, tears streaming down her face again.

"Your Highness, I only want this child to have a good life. Even if I can never acknowledge him, I'm willing!"

Although Janna was not particularly clever, she immediately grasped Danyla's meaning and quickly made her choice.

Seeing that she was at least decisive, Danyla continued in satisfaction.

"I can first settle you somewhere secluded, where you can carry your child in peace. Once you've given birth, go work at the Firekiss Garden. With your looks, you'll certainly be able to live well there."

"I'll arrange for the royal household to raise the child, but you must never reveal his origins. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to either of you."

Janna hurriedly swore an oath.

"I swear by the Old and New Gods that once this child is born, he will have nothing more to do with me. I will never reveal his parentage to anyone."

Danyla did not care in the slightest about her oath. If she dared go back on her word later, she would make a convenient test subject for hatching the Dragon Egg.

To avoid attracting attention, Danyla had her servants bring two veils. After disguising herself, she took Janna toward the Firekiss Garden.

Unexpectedly, business at the Firekiss Garden was exceptionally good that day. It was almost packed with young noblemen from the Seven Kingdoms. Seeing this, Danyla carefully adjusted the veil concealing her face.

"Young Master Jason, everyone says the Firekiss Garden is now the finest pleasure house in the Seven Kingdoms. But I'd say it still falls far short of the Golden Cat House back in Lannisport."

"How could these silver-haired women have half the appeal of our blonde wenches in the Westerlands?"

"At least the food and strong liquor really hit the spot!"

Mund Hightower, who was nearby, cut in disdainfully.

"Hmph! Typical nouveau riche tastes."

"If you want something distinctive, the girls of Mead Lane are the most cultured in all of Westeros."

Jason Lannister immediately shot back.

"What, have the brothels in Oldtown become places of learning, just like the Citadel?"

"Sounds like the men of Oldtown aren't up to much, if their women's mouths have time to sit idle and hold lofty conversations with them!"

Jason Lannister's words sent all the young noblemen present into laughter.

"Ha ha ha!"

"Have the men of House Hightower never experienced the delights of a woman's little cherry mouth?"

Dax Bagna

"Pah!"

Disgusted by the filthy talk, Danyla spat, then hurriedly pulled Janna deeper into the Dragonkiss Garden.

After handing Janna over to the person in charge of the Firekiss Garden and making sure she was properly settled, Danyla fled the place.

Yet she had barely gone any distance when she ran into the group from Skagos, swaggering out of the Dragonkiss Garden.

"Boss, the food at the Firekiss Garden was delicious! It could practically rival what they serve at Dragonstone Castle!"

The towering Bear One smacked his lips as he walked, unable to stop savoring the memory.

Wolf One and Wolf Two nodded along beside him.

"Roast meat. Tasty!"

"Tasty!"

The lean Eagle was so angry that he practically jumped into the air. He gave each of them a kick and scolded them in exasperation.

"That was a brothel! I sold a polar bear pelt to treat you lot to some beautiful women, not to stuff yourselves with meat and booze!"

Lynx, a dark-skinned, skinny youth beside them, asked in confusion.

"What's so nice about those scrawny women? Our women on Skagos have bigger arses and bigger tits. They're much prettier!"

Just then, Dax's gaze swept over Danyla, and he remarked pointedly.

"They are rather flat."

Dax's words left Danyla feeling deeply insulted, and she immediately shot him a vicious glare.

Unfortunately, her eyes met his appraising gaze.

"What are you looking at? Do you want me to gouge your eyes out?"

Danyla's fury boiled over, and she launched straight into a tirade.

"Since when did you lot on Skagos become so rich? You can even afford fancy brothels now!"

"You shameless northern savages!"

On and on she went...

Danyla unleashed every foul expression she had learned in this world.

Seeing a little girl dare to curse them out in the street, the youths immediately moved to attack.

But Dax stopped them at once.

"Don't touch her. All of you, back off!"

They were utterly obedient to their leader, and everyone immediately retreated more than a dozen paces.

Dax leaned closer to Danyla and said quietly,

"Your Highness, do you really intend to keep shouting abuse here? The crowd is getting bigger by the moment!"

Myracis

Dax's words left Danyla both embarrassed and furious. She promptly fell silent, but swung her fist straight at his handsome face.

A few punches knocked Dax to the ground. After all, Danyla's three years of training in hand-to-hand combat and swordsmanship had not been for nothing. She could pack quite a punch. Besides, Dax was afraid of hurting her and barely put any strength into defending himself.

Danyla straddled Dax and rained punches down on him from both sides.

The youths from Skarkos Island immediately started to surround them, but Dax stopped them with a shout.

"This has nothing to do with you! Stay right where you are!"

After a dozen or so punches, Danyla's anger had completely dissipated. She gave Dax one last heavy blow to the chest, then made to get up and leave.

Instead, he caught her and pulled her down onto his broad, muscular chest. Taking the opportunity, he whispered in her ear.

"Don't worry, Your Highness! I won't expose you!"

Having vented her anger, Danyla hurriedly broke free of his hold, got up, and ran off.

"Damn you, Dax! If I weren't afraid of revealing my identity, I'd really make you pay!"

Dax stared intently in the direction Danyla had fled, his face full of satisfaction as he savored the experience. He looked as though he had just enjoyed a sensual massage rather than a beating.

Seeing their leader like this, the youths from Skagos exchanged bewildered looks.

"Did that beating knock the sense out of him?"

"Why do I get the feeling he actually enjoyed it?"

"I reckon the boss has taken a fancy to that flat little girl!"

"Oh! So that's his type! No wonder he never spared a glance for all those beauties throwing themselves at him back on Skagos!"