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Prologue
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2021-07-03 10:20:19Everyone in Crikeria knows the story of the child who killed the elder draco.
One cold winters' night, when the people of the quiet Midland village lay dormant in their beds, the elder draco attacked.Men woke from their slumbers to fight the beast while women hid indoors holding children to their breast.None could kill the giant beast who spat fire, setting the small village aflame, the wooden structures ripe to feed the flames.As the men retreated, a lone girl stood before the beast, wielding her father's sword.The child was but ten and three, not yet a woman, but already a warrior at heart.The child's father had been a celebrated slayer of dracos and had taught his young daughter how to fight.The villagers could only watch as the great black beast approached the small child, it's yellow eyes focused on her.Right before their eyes, this child fought with the courage of an entire legion of men and the skill of a knight.Before their eyes, the beast fell to her sword and uttered a final snarl upon its dying breath.Never again did a draco inflict terror upon that quiet Midland village.It is not known of the young girl's fate, whether she keeps watch over the village or left; it is not known, but everyone knows the tale of the young girl who slayed the elder dragon.The elder dragon, king of his kind and oldest known, was no more.Related chapters
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Freja held her horn of warm mead in her hands, the drink chasing the chill from her skin and bones brought on by the harsh winter outside. Her furs and cloak was dusted with half melted snow, soaked against her skin beneath. She was sure she'd catch ill if she didn't find a warm bed to sleep for the night. Men and women filled the hall with their laughter, drunken songs, and tales.In the center of the great hall roared a large fire where a sow was slowly being turned by a young lad no older than eight, his youthful face covered in dirt. Some people huddled together in groups at tables while others, like her, sat alone. Toward the back of the hall, cooks prepared the meals that the tavern sold while the servants brought out dishes to the tables.For weeks Freja hadn't seen this much vibrancy and warmth. She kept to herself as she traveled; a true lone wolf. Keeping ties with people wasn't something she was skilled at, p
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The storm did not lessen but worsened instead.After Zarek and Freja had their heart to heart the previous night, they both retired for the night.Zarek added wood to the fire, Freja stirring in her sleep behind him. He swept his hair out of his eyes as he sat on his haunches, warming the morning chill in his body.Being the early riser that he was, he had been awake since before sunrise.For a while he watched Freja slumber peacefully. When he had his fill of drinking in her face he decided to stoke the fire. The room had grown cold and he didn’t want his mate freezing in her sleep.Even in sleep, she wore weariness and exhaustion on her face.Most people wouldn’t notice but he wasn’t most people. He was a predator and his eyes took in every detail of her face and even the way she held herself.
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Polar wind and snow blasted through the uncovered portions of the porch where Zarek and Freja stood. Visibility was low due to the blizzard, but Freja didn’t care. She didn’t care if she could barely see the snowy woods across the road. Inside she felt numb, cold, even. The cold was not from the storm but from within.Before her eyes her hopes had been shattered. Listening to the men with her preternaturally aided hearing, thanks to the mate bond, had been upsetting.The Dragon King was out there somewhere, on the run or dead. Some usurper had done the deed for her.She added this unknown person to her list of people she had to kill. Whoever it was had pissed her off and set another roadblock in her plans.Zarek’s baritone voice shook her from her silent musings, “Freja, I’m sorry. Is there something I can do to help you feel better?”
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