Chapter 27Without waking his queen, Drak'thonn slips out of his Bed of Perpetual Ice and walks over to the window overlooking the expanse of his army. He breathes deeply as he gazes over the thousands who have answered the call to fulfill the destiny chosen for him by the Zagador. He turns to look at his sleeping wife and notices a large tome on the only cabinet in the room.
Selentha opens her eyes and, noticing her husband's stare, follows his eyes to the tome on the table She silently walks over beside him and they both look at the large book. It is the largest either has ever seen and is adorned in solid gold. There are symbols on the cover of the tome that neither Drak'thonn nor Selentha can interpret. When Drak'thonn tries to open it, he cannot. His wife tries but cannot open it eith
