Dreamfyre’s appetite had become astonishingly enormous.
After devouring more than a dozen fat goats, the great dragon finally let out a satisfied roar, clearly expressing her contentment.
One had to remember that earlier that very morning, she had already consumed no less than a thousand catties worth of great white shark scraps.
Still, Daniella viewed this as a good thing.
The more Dreamfyre ate, the faster she continued to grow.
In terms of age, Dreamfyre was actually older than Vermithor the Bronze Fury.
If her size could eventually surpass either the Cannibal or Vermithor, then Daniella’s standing within the royal family would undoubtedly become far more secure.
After all, with Daniella’s unexpected appearance in this world, nobody could say whether the Dance of the Dragons would once again erupt in another form.
However, Daniella clearly understood one thing:
Only by possessing overwhelming strength could she maintain an advantageous position regardless of how the future developed.
After Dreamfyre had fully eaten her fill, the servants who had gone to White Sheep Town to prepare picnic supplies finally returned.
That day, Daniella’s family not only enjoyed the early spring scenery of the White Sheep Town orchard, but also thoroughly enjoyed the barbecue picnic together.
The emotional bond between the family members grew significantly closer because of it.
After the picnic ended, Daniella even personally flew her adoptive parents back to Dragonstone atop Dreamfyre, once more demonstrating her superb dragonriding ability before everyone.
During the following days, Daniella frequently rode Dreamfyre while accompanying her adoptive parents on tours throughout Dragonstone’s new island.
Naturally, her “little sister” Rhaenyra would ride alongside them upon Syrax.
Occasionally, Daemon Targaryen also joined them while riding the Blood Wyrm Caraxes.
Through these constant interactions, the affection among the family deepened rapidly.
Meanwhile, the Cannibal truly lived up to his reputation as a cunning and vicious old dragon.
Ever since being driven away previously, he had not appeared again for quite some time.
Clearly, the old dragon understood that everyone would remain vigilant against him for a while afterward.
He even understood how to use patience and concealment to slowly make others lower their guard and gradually forget his existence.
It had to be admitted that the intelligence and temperament of dragons were sometimes hardly different from ordinary people.
After dividing the shares of dragon porcelain, King Jaehaerys and the nobles gradually departed one after another.
However, Viserys’s family did not immediately return to King’s Landing.
In this altered timeline, perhaps the grief Jaehaerys felt from losing Prince Baelon had been somewhat eased by the appearance of several new dragons within House Targaryen.
Or perhaps House Targaryen’s Dragonflame wine truly possessed restorative effects powerful enough to revitalize his aging body.
As a result, King Jaehaerys’s physical condition remained unexpectedly good.
Unlike the original timeline, he had not yet begun formally selecting the next heir to the Iron Throne.
Even so, the undercurrents among the great noble houses never ceased.
House Hightower, after Otto Hightower was appointed Hand of the King, began sparing no effort in befriending nobles across the Seven Kingdoms to strengthen Otto’s authority.
Meanwhile, Otto Hightower’s daughter, Alicent Hightower, also left an excellent impression upon Jaehaerys due to her gentle temperament and pleasant voice, eventually becoming one of the old king’s favored companions.
However, she never rose to the same position she held in the original timeline.
This was because Daniella had quietly presented King Jaehaerys with a beautiful Lysene woman named Audrey.
Audrey possessed the classic appearance of Old Valyria itself, with platinum-blonde hair and deep sapphire-blue eyes.
Combined with her petite figure and gentle disposition, she proved highly pleasing to the elderly king.
Audrey had been carefully selected by Daniella through Lord Tarth from among the beautiful women he brought back from the Free Cities.
It was said that Audrey herself descended from a fallen Volantene noble family.
To Audrey, being rescued from a pleasure house and becoming a personal attendant to the king was like being reborn.
Thus, she became deeply grateful toward Daniella.
As a result, Audrey now served as one of Daniella’s most valuable informants within both the Red Keep and King’s Landing itself.
As for House Velaryon, they had already begun distributing large amounts of wealth while intentionally building relationships with nobles great and small throughout the Seven Kingdoms.
Ever since Prince Baelon’s death, if gender was ignored, Princess Rhaenys and her son Laenor technically possessed the strongest hereditary claim to the throne.
Thus, the far-sighted Sea Snake, Lord Corlys Velaryon, had already begun laying plans long in advance.
He understood very clearly that for Rhaenys, a female claimant, to successfully inherit the Iron Throne would never be easy.
Therefore, he devoted immense effort toward earning the friendship and recognition of the Seven Kingdoms’ nobility so that House Velaryon could gain greater support once the inevitable succession struggle began.
Meanwhile, Viserys, who remained Rhaenys’s strongest competitor, seemed almost entirely detached from such matters.
The only thing he cared about now was whether Aemma would finally give birth to a healthy son.
Compared with Viserys, Daemon was far more proactive.
Even while indulging himself within the Fire Kiss Garden, Daemon never forgot to build relationships with influential figures across the Seven Kingdoms.
He had already gathered many noble second sons and wandering knights beneath his banner.
For this purpose, Daniella even lent him one million gold dragons.
Of course, Daniella had no intention of spending such a massive sum simply to help Daemon gather followers for free. The source of this chapter is g.com.
Therefore, through her own informants, she directly requested twenty promising men of good character and temperament from among those Daemon had recruited so they could form her own Dragon Guard Knights.
After all, Daniella now led sheep from White Sheep Town to the hillside orchards every single day to feed the dragons.
Her original twelve Skinning Knights were no longer sufficient.
Thus, her sword instructor Bronn became the commander of the newly formed Dragon Guard.
Under Bronn’s harsh training methods and strict discipline, the skills of these twenty knights improved rapidly within only a single month.
Furthermore, because they could remain close to dragons every day, the men developed immense pride and honor.
When people possessed a sense of honor, their spirit and bearing naturally transformed.
At present, the aura of the twelve Skinning Knights together with the twenty Dragon Guard Knights was already no weaker than that of the seven white-cloaked Kingsguard serving beside King Jaehaerys.
Meanwhile, because Daniella personally fed the three young dragons every single day, her relationship with them developed at astonishing speed.
Aside from not attempting to ride them yet, Daniella could already casually stroke and touch the young dragons without resistance.
The dragons themselves also displayed obvious intimacy toward her.
Occasionally, Daniella’s family accompanied her while feeding the dragons.
As time passed, the three young dragons gradually became familiar with them as well.
Although they still did not display particular closeness toward Viserys or the others, they at least completely lowered their guard whenever Daniella’s family was present.
Because of this, the three young dragons finally received official names.
The black dragon was named by Rhaenyra herself.
In memory of Balerion the Black Dread, she named him Little Balerion.
Viserys personally named the green dragon Vhagarion.
Thus, the names of the next generation’s “Three Conquerors” finally gained their own successors.
As for the silver-gray dragon, Aemma still chose the name Grey Ghost.
It seemed the inertia of history truly possessed terrifying power.
Even so, Daniella firmly believed that with both herself and Dreamfyre protecting them, these dragons would absolutely not walk the same tragic path they suffered within the original timeline.
Moreover, because they now possessed an abundant food supply, the three young dragons grew astonishingly quickly within only a single month.
They had already nearly caught up to Rhaenyra’s Syrax in size.