"This dragon egg..." Rhaenys intertwined her fingers, expressing a hint of worry.
"Could it be a dead egg?" Viserys furrowed his brows slightly. Indeed, this was a possibility. Not every dragon egg hatches successfully. Encountering such a situation would be nothing short of bad luck.
Balerion, too, seemed to have lost interest in the proceedings. With heavy steps, he returned to his resting spot.
Even if the hatchling within the silver egg managed to break free, it would still be the last of its clutch. In the world of dragons, the last to hatch is often the least regarded.
The firstborn, a red dragon, was the healthiest, followed by the golden one. Who would be the third was the focus of attention for all present. However, the two struggling eggs did not keep everyone in suspense for long.
Crack—
The deep blue egg, as profound as the ocean, was the first to show a crack. Then, the pearl-like green egg also developed a fissure. The deep blue hatchling was the first to struggle out of its shell, appearing somewhat out of breath from the effort. She had deep blue scales, a slender body, and calm, gentle eyes, suggesting a mild temperament.
The green hatchling, appearing somewhat dismayed at being the fourth to hatch, bit into her shell with a vengeance, as if blaming it for being so hard. After eating her shell, her horns, the row of sharp bones on her neck, and her wing bones gradually became translucent, reflecting dazzling, multicolored light.
"Is this a crystal dragon?" Viserys, seeing the transformation of the fourth hatchling after eating her shell, was slightly taken aback.
"Wow, this dragon is really beautiful, even more so than the golden one just now," Daenerys exclaimed, her purple eyes sparkling with amazement.
"Heh—" Behind the three, Viserion, the white dragon squatting next to his elder brother, seemed slightly displeased at his companion's words and let out a roar. However, Viserion, always of good temperament and elegant in his movements, like a noble gentleman, merely expressed his dissatisfaction before returning to his calm observation of the hatchlings.
The birth of the crystal dragon was indeed astonishing, even if she was the fourth to hatch. The third and fourth were both female dragons, and the unassuming deep blue dragon was also a female. After eating her shell, she didn't undergo a dramatic transformation like the crystal dragon. Instead, her scales became even deeper, their luster receding, calm as a still well.
"An inverse breakthrough?" As Rhaenys and Daenerys focused their attention on the beautiful crystal dragon, Viserys' gaze fell on the third sister of the dragon siblings. He watched as the deep blue hatchling ate her shell, but unlike her siblings, whose scales became brighter after eating their shells, hers seemed to undergo an inverse breakthrough. After eating her shell, the little light she had seemed to disappear, making her look like an ugly duckling. If she coiled up, she might even be mistaken for a rock.
However, the deep blue hatchling didn't seem disheartened. After eating her shell, she stayed quietly in place, not actively interacting with her elder sister, elder brother, or younger sister.
Four of the five dragon eggs had successfully hatched. Thus, all eyes, human and dragon alike, turned to the last egg. It was a silver egg, which so far had shown no signs of movement.
Was it asleep?