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Hua
Lóng Bǎolěi. The dragon fortress sat nestled in the Shan Mountains beyond the border separating Piao from Koulland. Its domed roofs rose up seemingly from the rock itself, glittering gold beacons in the morning sun.
Hua couldn’t take her eyes from the sight of the monastery before her. A chill had lived in her bones since reaching Koulland. She’d spent so long wanting to fight the Kou and never imagined doing so would bring her such a distance.
Her breath curled in front of her face as she took in the high stone walls. Two red double doors stood closed against intruders.
“How do you know this is where we need to be?” she asked the Nagi in her mind.
The Nagi spoke her answers aloud. If anyone watched the lone Piaoan girl from the tiny circular windows, they’d think she talked t
