ree

lled me out of the dark, and

tiny crack in the woodshed wall, doi

r Chloe, she's awake!" D

linen kneeling beside the plank bed-Chloe, my senior dowry m

ndpaper against gravel, my throat s

from her tunic and supported my neck, f

sed my eyes and sorted through the me

e original Aubree drank was dissolved Dragonslayer G

sh Dragonfire. Even for a Dragonless human, its residue wou

rs against my left wrist, checking my pulse

the jolting carriage. With a few specific wild herbs to pu

our wedding night, His Highness stayed in that scheming Cora's courtyard while the front hall

in my chest; to me, he was nothing more

walking out of here clean," I said, pu

aid, wringing her hem. "Under Dragonreach law, a Dragonle

e tip of my nose. "Who said I care about their

-born, a Dragonless woman initiating a Rejection Ritu

n did you smuggle in on yourse

owry chests were seized at the front gate by the steward under t

. If there's no parchment, tea

ite cotton from her petticoat and handed me

d to scrawl a short, encrypted message in the private mi

er it straight into my father's hands," I said, rolling

net." Chloe hesitated. "A strange hawk flying out of

replied calmly. "They're holding a second feast to celebrate Cora's title

ps echoed down the outside stone path, a

d the rotting wooden door was kicked wide op

he entrance, their captain holding a t

d show waiting for our Royal

cuff and pressed Chloe's wrist to stop

sawdust off my plain skirt and l

are making the veteran Dragon-kin