Princess Daenerys's clothes quickly turned to ash, leaving only the Valyrian steel bracelet embedded with purple diamonds on her wrist and the silver necklace with purple diamonds around her neck. Although they became extremely hot, they remained perfectly intact. Moreover, the purple diamonds embedded in them became even more dazzling.
Unnoticed by anyone, the flame mark on Princess Daenerys's brow had transformed into a pulsating purple flame.
Princess Daenerys carefully observed Urax's resting place and discovered it was an abandoned Dragon pit on Dragonstone.
She wondered if the four Dragon Eggs she had buried there had been discovered. If not, she could secretly keep them.
After all, all the Targaryen Family's Dragon Eggs were registered, and one needed the King's permission to obtain them. For Princess Daenerys, who already had so many Dragons, trying to get more Dragon Eggs would not be easy.
Three illusions continuously appeared before Princess Daenerys like 5D projections. The scene with the reddish-brown Dragon Urax became relatively calm after she fell asleep.
However, the scene of the Citadel building complex at the river mouth became increasingly blurry after Princess Daenerys made eye contact with the bald doctor wearing a Valyrian steel chain.
In contrast, the various faces inside the black and white gate building had gradually turned from cold to angry, and the chilling aura they emitted grew thicker.
Below the faces, a pool of pitch-black poisonous water appeared. This black water transformed into surging poisonous mist and directly rushed towards Princess Daenerys.
This made the frightened Princess Daenerys involuntarily cry out,
"Dracarys!"
At that moment, a scorching reddish-brown flame surged directly from her embrace, instantly engulfing the poisonous mist. Simultaneously, a hot and cold energy surged into Princess Daenerys's body and the Dragon Eggs in her arms.
"Screech~"
Accompanied by a hoarse, excited roar of a Dragon, Princess Daenerys fully awakened from the illusion. At this time, the reddish-brown Dragon Egg in her arms had already cracked into several pieces, and a cat-sized reddish-brown Dragon was born from the petrified Dragon Egg.
As the Dragon roared, its somewhat ethereal body, which seemed to be made of fire, instantly solidified, completely transforming into flesh and blood.
The Dragon curiously examined Princess Daenerys with its brass-colored pupils. The warm sensation and rough scales, coupled with the Dragon's claws attempting to climb on Princess Daenerys, caused her some scratching pain.
So, she directly placed the Dragon on her shoulder, while she continued to cup her hands over her chest and crouched beside the unburnt pyre.
Looking at the reddish-brown Dragon before her, Princess Daenerys knew that her method of hatching the Dragon Eggs had been successful.
The Archmaester's faith (aura of a saint), the King's blood (luck), fire and magic, and the soul of a Dragon King's bloodline—these powers combined finally allowed the petrified Dragon Egg to hatch a Dragon again.
However, it would not be so easy to gather all these elements again next time. While Archmaesters from the Citadel are easy to find, only the most senior doctors or those who have served as Archmaester for a period can meet the requirements.
As for magic practitioners, while they are not numerous in Westeros, they are easily found in Essos to the east. However, for their magical power to reach the level of the Faceless Men, they must at least be senior priests of those temples.
And whether they are Archmaesters or magic practitioners, those who meet the requirements will certainly not be unknown individuals. Even though House Targaryen now possesses many Dragons, they cannot wantonly use these human sacrifices to hatch Dragons, otherwise, the Targaryen Royal Family's reputation would be ruined.
At this moment, King Jaehaerys had walked to Princess Daenerys's side and draped his cloak over her. Fortunately, the Old King had worn a cloak when he came out today, disliking the strong wind on the Dragon's back.
Perhaps because King Jaehaerys's blood had also dripped into the Dragon's Dragon Egg, the Dragon did not show any aversion to his approach. Instead, it also tilted its head and curiously observed the Old King.
"This is the nineteenth, the nineteenth Dragon currently existing in our Targaryen Family."
(1 Vhagar, ridden by Prince Viserys; 2 Vermithrax, sleeping on Dragonstone; 3 Glutton, locked by the sea, unridden; 4 Dreamfire, ridden by Princess Danni; 5 Silver Wing, unridden; 6 Red Queen Meleys, ridden by Princess Rhaenys; 7 Bloodworm Caraxes, ridden by Daemon; 8 Sheepstealer, unridden; 9 Aposos, Danni's; 10 Simoros, Danni's; 11 Amoros, Danni's; 12 Antros, Danni's; 13 Syrax, Rhaenyra's; 14 Xiao Bellerion, Danni's; 15 Vagharana, Danni's; 16 Grey Shadow, Danni's; 17 Sea Smoke, currently unridden, hatched by Laenor; 18 Miraxis, Danni's companion Dragon; 19 Urax, currently cared for by King Jaehaerys.)
Looking at the Dragon before him, all of King Jaehaerys's frustrations instantly dissipated today. The number of Dragons in the Targaryen Family had reached an all-time high. Moreover, Princess Daenerys had now discovered a new method of hatching Dragons.
And the Dragon Guards were all excited looking at the Dragon before them; they finally had Dragons to look after again. Ever since Viserys's family went to Dragonstone, Syrax, who usually gave them the most trouble, had not returned.
And the four Dragons, including Aposos, had been released by Princess Daenerys. During this time, the most they did for the Dragons was skin sheep and roast mutton. Besides that, they checked the Dragon Eggs in the hatchery several times a day.
After all, Dragons are very fragile and require the Dragon Guards to constantly protect and carefully care for them around the clock. They could finally do something meaningful.
However, King Jaehaerys then personally shattered their hopes, because Princess Daenerys's appearance had made King Jaehaerys deeply question the unchanging methods of Dragon rearing from before.
So, he also tried to be more intimate with the Dragon like Princess Daenerys, and then whispered to the Dragon on Princess Daenerys's shoulder in valyrian,
"Come, come here!"
The reddish-brown Dragon carefully examined the old man before it. Feeling the familiar aura within him, the Dragon did not show any aversion towards King Jaehaerys. It allowed him to hold it in the Old King's embrace.
Princess Daenerys wrapped her body tightly in the cloak, but at this moment, she felt like crying without tears. Because her beautiful long hair, which she had grown for ten years with great difficulty, was almost completely burned off.
Her head was now completely bald, not a single hair remained.
"Grandfather, I saw in the flames that this Dragon Egg was born from Urax, one of the five Dragons that migrated from Valyria to Dragonstone. And she seems to have suffered very serious injuries. Do you know what happened?"
King Jaehaerys did not directly answer Princess Daenerys's words, but suddenly solemnly reminded her,
"Princess Daenerys, I once ordered that no one in Westeros is allowed to explore the ruins of Ancient Valyria. You must also obey this command, no matter how curious you are about that place, you must not venture there!"
"However, speaking of Urax, this Dragon really resembles the legendary Urax, whether in color or appearance, they are almost identical. So, let's call this Dragon Urax!"
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