It was dark. The Golden City was unusually quiet, which struck me as odd. Typically, the city thrived with activity, whether or not the sun was shining. It had to be Blaze and Sirrush, who must have already begun their schemes.
We waited outside, concealed in the shadows, for the right signal to proceed. It was difficult to stay still, standing with the men my uncle had assigned and instructed me to lead. He had other matters to attend to, though I wasn’t sure what they were. For now, we wouldn’t be seeing each other for a while. Instead, I would be collaborating with Erika, whom I had yet to meet.
Blaze’s lover and future queen.
She had to be as skilled a manipulator as my uncle to have persuaded that dragon to care for her, or perhaps she was simply exceptional in bed. Blaze wasn’t m
