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The dragon had been avoiding Mina for days.
At first, she’d thought that the beast had been able to detect her scent, but after doing numerous things to disguise her smell, she’d decided that there had to be another way that he sensed her approach. Perhaps he could see better in the dark than she knew. After all, she had been searching at night.
Today would be different. She could feel it in her bones.
Mina had slipped out of the castle after breakfast, taking Vhan’s sword with her. The blasted thing was almost too heavy for her to carry, but it made her feel safe. She laid the blade over her left shoulder, using her own body as leverage. Lord Klodian had been strangely absent, and she suspected it had something to do with the rumors of war circulating around the castle.
The servant
