She had never seen anything like it before. Not on a man’s skin…What were those? Little black scales appeared on the injury, covering it. She could only see a darker shade where the blood was visible before. Hypnotized, Aria slowly caressed the scales. They had a similar feel to Krai’s, she thought.

“What is this?” she asked softly.

“The Dragon’s Blood. Our blood reacts anytime we are injured and does this.”

A trait of the Imperial ...