PART II
CHAPTER 6
NEW AGE
THE LIGHT FADED INTO DARKNESS BENEATH THE STARRY NIGHT SKY. A kingdom on a hill fortified by a colossal brick citadel came into view. We glided across a glass drawbridge past thick rainforest on a black Arabian horse. Overhead there was the shadow of a red dragon passing by as it flapped its muscular wings.
I ducked under the low-hanging vines and clutched him. From afar, town lights lit the path. At the edge of the jungle, we passed through the entrance of the kingdom citadel onto cobblestone roads paved with gold into the town square.
The horse halted at the large gates, which were lined by giant limestone amalgamated beasts. The gates parted and I gaped at the sight before me. Claudius helped me off the horse, and I stood in the center of a courtyard enclo
