Warning! The next few chapters may contain depiction of violence that maybe be upsetting for some readers.

The tavern trembled whenever the wind howled. It wasn’t the sound of storms that made the men flinch but the faint echo of wings in the distance.

Beyond the mountain ridge, Adistaktos glimmered faintly in the clouds, its shadow spilling across the Kilimane plains like a scar. Inside the tavern, mugs rattled on the wooden counter, and every time someone spoke of dragons, the fire ...