"Dany..."
Rhaenyra breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Danyla had finally regained consciousness.
"Ishys..."
"She's entered a dragon dream. She'll probably have her second great dragon very soon."
Danyla cradled the sleeping Ishys in her arms and sat down beside the hearth.
"So that's what happened. She gave me such a fright!"
Rhaenyra sat down beside Danyla as well. Jacaerys and Viserys nestled obediently against Rhaenyra, while the youngest, Lucerys, had already fallen asleep.
"It looks as though Ishys will be able to ride three great dragons at once, just like her brother and sisters."
"Just what I'd expect from a child of yours! We're twins too, so why don't I have your talent?"
Though Rhaenyra was happy for Ishys, she still felt a little jealous.
"May the gods bless you with a princess this time. Then I'll have my boys marry both her and Ishys! Perhaps some of my descendants will be able to ride three great dragons at once too."
"Jace and the others are such good boys. Of course I'd love to have them as my sons-in-law."
Danyla no longer had any objection to House Targaryen's marriage traditions, for they truly were a reliable way to ensure the continuation of the true dragon bloodline.
Danyla and the others waited until midnight, but Ishys still had not awakened. Rhaenyra took her children back to rest, leaving Danyla sitting there alone with Ishys in her arms until dawn.
"Skree~"
Suddenly, a hatchling's cry startled Danyla awake. Ishys regained consciousness at the same moment and ran excitedly toward her hatchling.
Danyla rubbed her aching arms and stiff legs, then studied the newborn hatchling curiously.
The hatchling was covered in beautiful blue-violet scales, and her blue-violet dragon wings gleamed with a purple-gold metallic sheen. Though she had only