The discovery left Danyla exhilarated. No wonder House Targaryen's words were "Blood and fire share one source." There was another layer of meaning behind them.
Danyla went to the top of the tower and stroked the red Dragon Egg, which had already changed, feeling the life force surging within it.
"In that case, this Dragon Egg should be able to hatch gradually!"
At the same time, Danyla noticed that, with the recent increase in cremations, the ruby ore she had placed atop the tower contained somewhat more magical energy.
Looks like building this Cremation Tower was the right decision!
So Danyla moved all five Dragon Eggs into the attic at the top of the Cremation Tower, turning it into a new hatching chamber. She also collected large quantities of rubies and diamonds of various colors and placed them inside.
With her personal guards and Hound guarding the Cremation Tower, anyone hoping to slip inside and investigate had no chance.
The luxurious funeral venue and the reward of one Silver Stag made the rollout of Danyla's cremation plan fairly smooth.
Of course, plenty of people speculated about Danyla's intentions behind her back. Many even suspected she was using the Funeral Rite to perform some dark Blood Magic.
Even the maesters of Dragonstone Castle began investigating. But apart from the Cremation Tower's lavish construction, they found everything perfectly normal and let the matter drop.
Meanwhile, Samwell, Medrick, and the others offered the public a high-minded excuse.
"White Sheep Town is going to such lengths to promote cremation merely to expand the influence of House Targaryen's traditions!"
Gradually, everyone accepted this explanation. Yet the reward of one Silver Stag gave some enterprising people other ideas. Eventually, smugglers even began specializing in transporting corpses to White Sheep Town for cremation.
When Samwell reported this