[ Viserion flaps his wings and begins propelling himself upward, chasing after Rhaegal. The sounds of their play are curiously magnified in the absence of any wind.
She has pleased Morla and Reul both, and the first part of her vow is finished. It was not so long this time, her beggaring--but all the same, she will not miss it. ]
It is done, [ she confirms, smiling. ] I will never be alone here again, until I wish it. [ Perhaps the assertion would sound strange to someone who didn't know her, but for all the company she's kept here, none were her flesh and blood. Even more than a queen, Dany is the Mother of Dragons, and she has never felt so whole and living as when they are all three with her. ]
But you were wise to stand your ground. [ For the softness in her voice, she might have been referencing something far more endearing than Rhaegal's test of him. ] My children are growing too quickly, too boldly. I fear they would seek to rule this world as their own, if I let them.
[ And though she will not say it, she knows that one of her dragons, in particular, feels especially trapped by the spell. Drogon has always ranged the farthest, grown the fastest, and already he craves hunting grounds he needn't share with his brothers. As if in punctuation, from the other side of the mountain comes a bellow, deep and resounding and territorial. It seems to ring for miles through the empty air, from peak to valley and castle, and in response, Dany's blood stirs, her heart quickening. ]
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She has pleased Morla and Reul both, and the first part of her vow is finished. It was not so long this time, her beggaring--but all the same, she will not miss it. ]
It is done, [ she confirms, smiling. ] I will never be alone here again, until I wish it. [ Perhaps the assertion would sound strange to someone who didn't know her, but for all the company she's kept here, none were her flesh and blood. Even more than a queen, Dany is the Mother of Dragons, and she has never felt so whole and living as when they are all three with her. ]
But you were wise to stand your ground. [ For the softness in her voice, she might have been referencing something far more endearing than Rhaegal's test of him. ] My children are growing too quickly, too boldly. I fear they would seek to rule this world as their own, if I let them.
[ And though she will not say it, she knows that one of her dragons, in particular, feels especially trapped by the spell. Drogon has always ranged the farthest, grown the fastest, and already he craves hunting grounds he needn't share with his brothers. As if in punctuation, from the other side of the mountain comes a bellow, deep and resounding and territorial. It seems to ring for miles through the empty air, from peak to valley and castle, and in response, Dany's blood stirs, her heart quickening. ]