THE STRANGER The town surrounding the coliseum that sat in the middle of the island was alive with people from all around Soraya, except of course, Romir. Romirians never participated in the Dragon Championship, let alone crossed the borders of their kingdom. After a grueling training session with Reagan and Yokel, Oliver had slipped away and taken a horse down to the town, hoping to find Pathfinder. He wanted to tell her about the in-between, about Haralabos, about it all. He wanted to tell someone, anyone. Would he tell her about Kiara, now known to him as the Dragon Princess, or would he keep that to himself again? He was confused, wandering around the small town on his horse, when he opened Haralabos’s book with the ring and thumbed the pages. He still felt uneasy about the curmudge

