Kaida froze as the lovers’ gazes fell upon him, eyes shifting about, worrying he had said something he was not meant to.

“Did you know nothing of your father’s condition, Your Highness?”

“Master Kaida, I know very little of my father’s circumstances, beyond the fact he tried to kill me in my sleep with a magic knife,” Eris hissed. He bristled even, his pupils constricting into slits as they rested on the smaller dragon. “You mean to tell me the world knows of my ...