*Saoirse*

I gestured to Aleric with a nod, beckoning him to follow me through the heavy wooden doors that led outside. My breath caught at the sight before us. Axureon, in all his ancient glory, stood at the center of a majestic assembly of dragons that flanked him on either side.

They had come as promised.

"Did you truly believe I'd come here without an assurance of my own?" I asked Aleric, stepping forward so that the moonlight fell upon my face, revealing the ...