Kraken interrupted, thrashing his arms and causing dust to rain from the high ceiling. Keriya stared at him, mouth agape. he continued, answering her question before she could ask it. Keriya frowned, wondering what this revelation about draconic magic meant for her. She examined Kraken appraisingly. was the smug reply. Kraken threw the words viciously into her head, burning the inside of her skull. He used a tentacle to point at something to Keriya’s right. She looked and saw a series of elaborate, sinuous lines etched into a far wall of his cave, which had been smoothed by some sort of power. Shadows danced in the grooves like wicked demons as Kraken stirred the ocean pool brighter, illuminating the scene. It was a map—a gigantic map of Selaras, like the one Keriya had seen in

