"Angaa~"
That day, Urrax and the other Great Dragons suddenly took to the air in excitement, circling and roaring above Hardhome. Their jubilant cries rang out across almost half of Beyond the Wall.
Amid their Dragon Roars, Danyla, who had lain unconscious for over half a year, finally slowly opened her long-closed eyes.
Yet just as her consciousness began to return, she suddenly felt a sharp pain down below, followed by a rush of warmth that soaked the bedding beneath her.
"Ah~"
Danyla could not help letting out a pained moan, the sound startlingly loud in the silent room.
Bethany, who had been keeping watch at Danya's side all this time, initially thought she was hearing things, but immediately turned to look at Danyla anyway.
When she saw Danyla's open eyes and her struggle to sit up, she realized that her queen had finally awakened and hurried to her bedside.
"Your Majesty!"
Bethany rushed to Danyla's side in excitement, tears spilling uncontrollably like floodwaters bursting through a dam.
"You're awake, Your Majesty! Thank goodness!"
Bethany's voice choked with sobs. She clutched Danyla's hand tightly, as though afraid that Danyla would vanish the moment she let go.
Now awake, Danyla discovered that she was still in Hard Castle, though the room's furnishings had been changed completely, and the air was thick with the scent of medicinal herbs.
She knew she must have been unconscious for a long time. Cao Yao and the healers from Holy Flame Island had probably come to care for her as well. She hurriedly instructed Bethany,
"Go fetch Herb and the healers, quickly! I'm giving birth!"
Danyla had remained unconscious ever since she was poisoned. Despite the constant care of the Maesters and Herb, her body was still terribly weak. It took a full day and a