Chapter Four
The Dragon Palace isn't all that different from my mother's, except that everything is oversized. Dragon-sized, I guess. The ceilings are almost too high to see in the dim light created by hundreds of flaming torches on the wall. No floating lights here. It's all a little more rustic and old-fashioned than I'm used to, but it's impressive nonetheless.
The two women aren't waiting for us, and their tall legs give them an advantage, so I almost have to run to keep up with them.
"They're not very polite," Frost whispers from behind me, but his brother shushes him immediately.
There are people everywhere in here, guards standing in front of doors, courtiers milling around corners, watching us curiously. I love that only about half of the women wear dresses, the others loose tr
