AURION
Tahlia’s hand was tucked in Aurion’s as he led her out of the castle and towards his favourite place to go flying. Even with the sun setting and the world going quiet around them, it was a risk to take her flying, if she didn’t want anyone to know about her dragon form. He could understand why she wouldn’t. Not because she was ashamed of it, he could tell just from looking at her that she wasn’t. But, because being casteless had protected her for so long.
From the outside, it might look like every casteless got mistreated and cast aside. In truth, they did. But, for Tahlia? Being casteless had allowed her to not have to kill her own best friend. It had allowed her the freedom to pursue becoming a herbalist, a career she was magnificent at, if what she had done in the castle was an
