Chapter 135: Awakening

And now,

The brilliant morning sun penetrated the narrow window on the room's wall, shining brightly within.

The eventful night had finally passed.

Daenerys, who had been asleep for a whole day and night, finally woke up slowly at this moment.

The girl lay in bed, her long eyelashes quivering slightly, and then gradually opened her somewhat bewildered eyes. They were a pair of clear, bright violet eyes.

She then propped herself up on one hand, sitting up in bed. She felt a splitting headache, as if her head were about to crack open, and her throat was incredibly parched.

"What's going on?"

Daenerys' innocent little face was full of confusion. She could hardly remember what had happened the day before; her mind was now a blank slate.

All she could recall was waking up to find herself seemingly engulfed in a sea of fire, surrounded by roaring flames.

However, she didn't panic, because the scene before her was strikingly similar to a dream she once had.

In that dream, she saw a massive dragon covered in milky white scales, with golden horns, wing bones, and a crest.

Its eyes were like molten gold, and it opened its massive jaws to spew forth red-orange flames, with a faint golden light mixed within the blaze.

The fire burned her house, her castle, but she remained unharmed in her dream.

"Was it... just a dream after all?"

Daenerys rubbed her throbbing temples.

But since she could wake up, it meant that the sea of fire she saw upon opening her eyes was also just a dream.

However, the next second, her hand froze.

She suddenly realized that she was in a strange room.

This was not her familiar bedroom; aside from the brilliant sunlight streaming in through the window, everything else was unfamiliar. There was even a dusty smell in the air, as if it were a storage room that hadn't been inhabited in a long time.

At the same time, Daenerys discovered that her usual companion, the dragon egg 'Viserion,' which she would always hold while sleeping, was gone.

Her dragon egg was lost?

And where was she now?

The girl was slightly panicked, and fear crept up her spine. Daenerys was not very brave, but she valued this dragon egg very much because it represented her brother. She quickly threw off her blanket, intending to search for it.

But her sudden movement disturbed the sleeping girl beside her.

"Hmm?"

It was only then that Daenerys noticed that Rhaenys was sleeping right behind her.

She had just woken up from her dream of the great fire and was still in pain, so she hadn't noticed that Rhaenys was sleeping behind her, with one snow-white leg exposed and the blanket wrapped around her.

"Hey, Dany?"

"You're awake?!"

Rhaenys rubbed her still-groggy eyes and saw that Daenerys was already sitting up, seemingly anxiously looking for something.

Her sleepiness disappeared instantly, and she widened her beautiful eyes, climbing out of bed with excitement.

Since Daenerys had been found and rescued yesterday, she had been unconscious. Although her breathing and heartbeat had always been stable, the maester's diagnosis concluded that the princess had no issues.

It was indeed a miracle.

As for why she was still unconscious, the maester was puzzled and couldn't provide an answer.

However, he said that if the princess did not wake up, he would personally travel back to the Citadel to consult his teacher and ask the Grand Maester of the Citadel, the holder of the Silver Staff, Dr. Ambrose, to make the journey.

...

However, Daenerys had now woken up, so there was no need for Maester Gunthor to make a personal trip to Westeros.

Rhaenys was overjoyed and didn't care about her own disheveled appearance without any clothes on, she directly opened her arms and hugged Daenerys tightly.

But Rhaenys' joy seemed like naked mockery in the eyes of the little girl. Daenerys had not yet figured out her situation, but seeing Rhaenys by her side made her feel slightly relieved.

Then she instantly reacted, subconsciously feeling that she had woken up suddenly in this room, and it must be Rhaenys who was up to some mischief again.

Rhaenys wasn't much older than Daenerys.

Although she always played a role similar to a 'mother' or 'older sister', helping Daenerys grow up, Rhaenys was actually still a young girl herself.

Innocent and lively.

Her personality was much more spirited than the shy and introverted Daenerys, and she would occasionally come up with some little tricks to tease Daenerys, always getting herself reported to her brother, Viserys, for support.

But with her brother gone for so long this time, the mischievous Rhaenys had started teasing her again.

"Rhaenys!"

"Where did you hide my 'Viserion'?"

The girl's face reddened a bit, her usual shyness and introversion swept away in that moment, angrily demanding Rhaenys to return her dragon egg.

She believed Rhaenys had always been scheming to get her dragon egg, and now she had suddenly appeared here, and the dragon egg had disappeared - it must be Rhaenys teasing her again.

Pushed away by Daenerys, Rhaenys sat on the bed with her pretty cheeks still covered in tears and a line of snot, her white legs stretched out, blinking and stunned for a moment before making a sound.

"Huh?"

At first, she didn't quite grasp what Daenerys was trying to express.

She seemed... very angry?

However, the brown-haired girl was smart, and after a moment of pondering, she understood what Daenerys was trying to say.

"Hahaha..."

Rhaenys grabbed Daenerys' shoulders, laughing so hard she was almost doubling over, the tears and snot from her previous crying now falling off from laughter.

Seeing Rhaenys still laughing, Daenerys became even angrier.

"Hmph, you! I'm going to beat you up!"

Then the little girl pushed Rhaenys, who was laughing so hard her stomach hurt, and pounced on her, wanting to fight the mischievous Rhaenys.

"Hahaha..."

But Rhaenys, seeing Daenerys getting angry, didn't resist and rolled around the bed laughing, twisting her body, trying her best to dodge Daenerys' relentless attack.

However, the girls' playful fight disturbed the guests resting under the bed.

Then.

Hiss~

A raspy roar suddenly rang out in the room, right in the midst of the girls' playful noise.

The girl who was fighting with Rhaenys heard the roar very clearly, her angry expression momentarily frozen, her small hand stopping mid-air.

"What was that sound?"

She thought it sounded familiar, and it seemed to come from a place not far from her ear.

Then, Daenerys turned her head.