"All right!"
King Jaehaerys agreed without hesitation.
"Didn't you name your residence in Dragonstone Castle the Holy Flame Tower? I think Holy Flame is a fine name. From now on, New Dragonstone Island shall be called Holy Flame Island."
"I'll have the Grand Maester inform the Seven Kingdoms shortly!"
"And we can hold the ceremony granting you the title of Holy Flame Prince during the tournament. It will help drum up even more excitement."
"Thank you, Great-grandfather!"
In a rare display of affection, Danyla nestled against King Jaehaerys and acted coy.
Over the past few days, the old king had also enjoyed the warmth of familial affection, something he had not felt in a long time.
"Ha ha!"
"But Dany, Essos isn't as simple as you might imagine. Its powers are tangled in a complex web, and the bloodshed its various 'gods' unleash through their followers is no less terrible than anything the lords of the Seven Kingdoms bring about."
"The Faceless Men of Braavos, the Dothraki barbarians, the information brokers of Pentos, the prostitutes and poisons of Lys, Volantis, Slaver's Bay, and even farther afield-none of the powers that have managed to survive in those places should be underestimated."
"You should get out and see more of the world while you're young! Otherwise, as you grow older, you'll find you have less and less time to do the things you enjoy!"
"Alysanne and I loved traveling when we were young. Once, we took six dragons and more than half the court all the way north to the Wall."
"Alysanne and I even rode our dragons to help the Night's Watch repel an army of wildlings, skinchangers, and giants."
"The air north of the Wall was truly cold! Even Alysanne's Great Dragon Silverwing refused to fly beyond it."
"When she