Queen Rhaella casually decided the fate of the unborn child in her womb. Without mishap, this girl named Daenerys would become a new dragon—the Queen was entirely confident in this, for after all, with Rhaenys they had already succeeded.
She believed that from then on, with more dragons, the prestige and power of the Targaryens would inevitably return to their peak, just like the glorious Age of the Dragonkings under the old kings... No, perhaps even earlier; perhaps they would recreate the magnificent era of Old Valyria, when thousands of dragons danced and filled the sky!
Yet the mere thought of the disobedient Rhaenys displeased Queen Rhaella. To think she was actually unwilling to continue her marriage with Rhaegar, unwilling to bear children to carry on the Targaryen line...
Chapter 148