The Purple Prince's five dragon eggs were of excellent quality, brimming with magical energy and vitality. One white-and-purple egg in particular, perhaps infused with the soul energy dissipating from the Purple Prince, had grown especially lively within.
Danyla now had thirty dragon eggs in her possession.
Three had been laid by Urrax, a Great Dragon from the Valyrian era; three by Sheepstealer; five were Himolos's unhatched eggs; three were Dragon Egg Fossils from Asshai; and three were Dreamfyre's eggs recovered from Braavos. There were another five from Dreamfyre, two from Vhagar, five from the Purple Prince, and one found in the Rhoyne.
To keep the dragon eggs vital, Danyla quickly had the guards stationed at High Heart prepare braziers and placed the eggs on them.
Cisland's enormous coal mine supplied the Targaryen royal house with vast quantities of high-quality anthracite, so both the Dragonpit in King's Landing and the castles belonging to Holy Flame Island's subordinate forces held substantial stores of coal.
Rich in magical elements, this coal had considerably increased the vitality of the dragon eggs stored in the Dragonpit in King's Landing. This new kind of coal also deserved much of the credit for how easily Vermithor, Vagor, and Iceflame had hatched.
Following the Purple Prince's death, the cluster of weirwoods atop his head grew another three or four meters over the next fortnight. Their dense roots had almost completely covered his enormous body.
This also made the magical energy around High Heart exceptionally dense, especially near the Purple Prince's remains.
As a result, Danyla and the others' Great Dragons had recently spent all their time lying here, unwilling to leave. Their appetites had increased as well, and Vermithor and the other young dragons were growing much faster.
The purple dragon egg Danyla always kept with her had