LARA
I couldn’t believe that I was actually doing it - horseback riding with Sean Sarn to the Dark Selection castle. And I’ve heard a lot about the horrible tradition of the Dark Selection, where girls with special abilities were chosen as bride candidates for the gerdians. Basically, the girls are sent to a special castle where gerdian bachelors chosen by the emperor arrive…
The emperor… Here I was thinking about him again… When I promised myself not to.
But yes, he would be the one choosing men to appear at the Dark Selection. The ones who didn’t find wives among gerdians girls and dragons of the Empire.
Nevertheless, Sean offered me something that I couldn’t actually refuse in my position. And it was safety and a job.
“You must be crazy if you think that I’ll take part
