The Dragon Prince's chambers had changed, Shota saw immediately on their arrival. There was a new room, human-sized, carved into the rock on one side. It was filled with interesting things but first, there was Irtysh himself. He had never before seen the Dragon Prince exhibit such palpable power, and he'd never seen him look like this!

"Prince Irtysh?" Shota was staring at the slender man, taller than either of them, clearly Western and with clothing so beautifully cut that it was ...