Ember “Did you tell the others that it will be us arriving rather than our previous kings?” Nylion asks Merellien. The best part about the two of them being together is that I get to see Laiken again. “I told Faeler,” Merellien says. “It will be a surprise for the others.” Nylion has brought an elf woman with him. Apparently, she’s the daughter of the king he killed to take over. I can tell by the way that Laiken is watching over her that she’s not being treated any better than I am, possibly worse since she’s being forced into a mate bond with the man who killed her father and brother in front of her. “How did Faeler take it?” “He wasn’t thrilled. He says it sets a bad precedent. I reminded him that as a dragon rider, he’s more powerful than any of the other pompous royals in the roo

