"Great-grandfather, among your children, only Prince Vaegon was called the Dragonless. Does that mean all the other princes and princesses hatched Great Dragons?"
Danyla could not help asking King Jaehaerys.
King Jaehaerys pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Daenerys's Great Dragon grew weak and died not long after she passed away."
"Senyra's Great Dragon escaped from Dragonmont and became one of the Wild Dragons. That was Sheepstealer, whom you caught and confined in Dragonmont not long ago."
"Several of the other princes and princesses died young, before their dragon eggs could hatch."
"I locked the remaining four Great Dragons deep within the Dragonpit long ago. I had hoped that members of the family would eventually tame them and take them back into the skies."
"I never imagined that so few of House Targaryen would remain now."
So that was it!
What a waste, though. Four Great Dragons, simply locked away deep inside the Dragonpit. Even letting them become wild dragons would have been better.
Dreamfyre flew swiftly, and before long they reached the Dragonpit. But the sight of its bronze gates immediately made her agitated.
Having tasted freedom again, Dreamfyre clearly had no desire to be shut inside the Dragonpit once more.
"Dreamfyre, you can wait outside. No one will lock you in the Dragonpit again!"
"I know those vast skies are where you belong!"
Danyla hurriedly soothed Dreamfyre in Valyrian, though those words were meant more for her great-grandfather, King Jaehaerys.
After all, Danyla had long been able to communicate with Dreamfyre and Myracis through their minds.
After dismounting from Dreamfyre's back, King Jaehaerys hurried into the depths of the Dragonpit, led by the Dragonkeepers.
Danyla had always thought she knew the Dragonpit fairly well. After all, this was where she had tamed Dreamfyre, and even before that, she