Ievos woke the following morning with a bit of a hangover, his head felt heavy and he pulled himself from bed and decided to try out this scale of the dragon that burned me and stumbled to his jug of wine. He guzzled the last dribble of it hoping there was some truth in that saying to cure a hangover. He went to find Urro and have a bath prepared but there was a knock on his door, it sounded like a sturdy knock and he called to them to enter. It was his father and Ievos rolled his eyes as King Neron stepped in. “I am pleased I did not wake you,” he began. “I am hungover, make this quick,” Ievos spat. “Son, are you ever going to give me a chance? I have hardly seen you this whole time,” he said. “No, because you have been courting Gerenil against your wife’s wishes,” Ievos replied. “I

