FELIXI returned to the castle feeling like a new man.Flying over my kingdom had given me some much-needed perspective. What had once felt like an all-consuming, overwhelming task of saving my wife now felt closer in reach.Charles was going to help me whether he liked it or not.As soon as I strod
I started to pace the length of the throne room. “I made vows to protect Fresonia and to protect the Dragon Knights. I never made a vow to keep the Dragon Knights a secret.”“Yes, but–” my mother protested.I cut her off. “But what? Is it better to let civilians riot in the streets?”“There is not a
MILAEven knowing all that I did now, I still felt hesitant about returning to Fresonia and finishing what I started.I was beginning to wrap my head around the fact that Felix had not, in fact, been the one to sentence me to death, but the whole thing still felt really slimy. Would the royal family
ISLAMy family lived on the northernmost edge of Fresonia, in a little alpine village nestled into the side of the Dragon’s Teeth mountains.I had grown up here, in this region of rock and snow, my childhood shaped by wind just like the granite of the mountains. It was where my family still dwelled.
FELIXMessages were pouring in from the southern border about the growing crisis in Barlow. The royal advisors were in a frenzy trying to salvage the situation without letting the truth about dragons spread, but it felt like the rumors had spread too wide to put a lid on them now.I was still waitin
FELIXWhen I emerged from the dungeons, I felt more confused than ever.Charles had been shockingly helpful, despite the fact that he seemed as lost as I was as to what the truth was about Mila’s true role in all of this. Our conversation had also led me to have a deeper empathy for what he must be
The first call I made was to Wisteria.Wisteria had suffered the least amount of damage after the battle. It was the smallest of the seven magical kingdoms, and therefore had the fewest amount of nobility. Prince Lukas had bravely fought by my side, and was an old friend.It seemed like the safest p
ISLAMy head was still reeling with the information my mother had told me.Growing up, I had always known that my parents harbored secret powers–but I never thought that they were so connected to the land itself.Or that my mother may have connected with my queen and missing friend mere weeks before