Chapter 4b - Investigations
Elda had made up her mind, she
was going to Palisade and her father could do nothing to stop her.
The idea now though was not to go on any diplomatic visit, she wanted
Kean back and if she could not get him, then she would find his
killer. Only two days had passed before she set out with a royal
escort consisting of two nobledragons, Dem and Watar, who would guard
her all the way to Palisade and back. The whole event of Kean's death
had sparked even more tension betwe

Chapter
4 – Investigations
Kean
leaving had sparked some curiosity in Elda for the torch he was
looking for. Much of the time that passed while waiting for his
return was spent on studying the old artifact and asking some of the
elders about it. She could start to slowly puzzle some things
together, and separate what was most likely just false information
and which things about the old tales that seemed plausible.
After
only a few weeks since Kean's departure had she gathered enough
informat

“Heh… Did you
hear that, Quill? He’s going to use the fire to bring peace and
harmony.” Ike smiled as his back was leaning against the door
behind him with his arms crossed. If Kean was trying to eavesdrop
from the other side, then the skilled thief would most likely hear
the dragon on the other side.
“Yes yes, even the
dragons’ young are naïve.” Quill sat down on one of the crates
in the room, staring at the wall on the other side. “You were
right, Ike. This is pure gambling.

Leaving
From
where he was standing, Ike had a perfect view of the city he grew up
in, Palisade, or the “wooden city” as it was also nicknamed by
people from the east. He stood in one of the few tall buildings in
the city, and first looked around at the different building below
that surrounded the tower, and then his gaze moved over to the vast
forest to the north and northwest.
“You
won’t find anyone to rob out there, Ike,” a female voice could be
heard whispering behind the man. Ike

Birth to fire
Chapter 2: Survival
”Don't be afraid,
Kean..” The red dragon whispered those words quietly to himself. It
was still night, and he had only been wandering the fields for two
hours. From the cliffs and the mountains, the way to the human
kingdom always looked simple, but the hilly area, combined with the
lack of proper roads connecting the two kingdoms made the trek hard
for the young traveller, who was now starting to get both hungry and
tired. He wished that he had eaten that s

Prologue:
The province of
Drinder was known for its unnaturally quiet nights. While war waged
on in most other parts of the continent, this land, dominated by
humans in the east and dragons in the west, enjoyed an armistice of
sorts, saying that no battles should take place during nights between
the two species. In one of the caves to the west, an elderly serpent
told stories to two youngling dragons. The dark cave was lit up
faintly by the moon's shine, as the two young dragons eagerly sat,
lis