"But no news is the best news! He's already brought most of the wildling tribes near Hardhome under his command. Perhaps he led his men farther inland."
Medrick then changed the subject.
"Oh, Your Majesty, we also brought back five giant children and four half-grown mammoths this time. They're... they're gifts Dax and his men sent from beyond the Wall to congratulate Your Majesty."
The contradiction in Medrick's words immediately alerted Danyla that something was wrong. Coupled with the intelligence the Holy Flame Fleet had brought back from the Scythians, it allowed her to guess what had happened to Dax.
"Medrick, don't tell me Dax wants to strike out on his own?"
"Your Majesty! He..."
"Oh, come on, Medrick! Just tell her the truth! She'll find out sooner or later anyway."
"Dany... Dax was killed by the giants while trying to seize giant children and mammoths as gifts for you!"
"Of his brothers, only Ygr escaped. He successfully delivered the giant children and mammoths to Cisland."
"But he didn't believe his brothers could have been killed by giants so easily, so he's already returned to the giants' territory in the far north to look for them."
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?!"
Danyla immediately rose from her throne when she heard this.
"Bethany, prepare some supplies for me at once! I'm going to rescue them myself. I also believe that, with their abilities, they wouldn't be killed by giants so easily!"
"Aangh!"
Myracis was in the Eastern Mountains of Reclea, supervising Isilia's three great dragons as they carved roads through the mountains to connect the Kingdom of Reclea with the Rhoynar region.
So Danyla summoned Urrax instead. Now over eight years old, Urrax had grown to fifteen or sixteen meters long and could easily carry a rider in flight.
Danyla