viev

"Father, I had a vision last night. I dreamt that the Sixth Lord ascended to the high throne as the new Dragon King, ruling over the realm. I was by his side, crowned as his Queen, bathed in boundless

like a thunderhead. "How dare you spout such treasonou

aughter in horror, as if Blaire ha

is aura so weak that even the lowest eunuchs in the royal court sneered at his

ng her head. "How can you stake your future on a mere dream? If yo

! Bronson is healthy and hale-with his dragon-line, nothing is impossible. His lack of royal favor is merely a façade. He harbors

ims, she looked at Alistair w

f the parlor, I watched Blaire's

gs about a 'past life,' about how I had once ridden the coattails of power to w

been reborn with the divine f

ed he was a hidden jewel, and that by marrying him, she would secure a lifetime

f dragonsbane, destined to be utterly crushed by Queen Corrin Frazier. She wanted me to suffer the wrath of the Queen'

er delusions. She

onson's so-called 'hidden strength' was hollow, a fragile hous

at sickly veneer lay a Golden True Dragon whose soul had already reached the pinnacle of awakeni

f dragon-healing, was more than willing to

ace, his brow furrowing deeply. "Blaire, are yo

burning with greedy ambition. "I a

chambers until the wedding day," Alistair said. I didn

d to his wife with a stern warning. "The dowries for both daughters must be strictly equal. Do not dare to sl

ntled, Eleanor forced

. To Eleanor, I was nothing more than a stray cur she had p

the ancestral soul, kept around only until she mirac

charm, she had banished me to a forgotte

on Gods flowed pure through my veins. Let them coddl

very same day, and I couldn't wait to see the ashes