Epilogue
Jian
Jian woke to sunlight streaming through an open window. A groan escaped his mouth as he tried to sit up and pain lanced through him. He managed to turn his head, taking in the simple wildflowers in a bronze vase on the wooden sill.
A fur blanket covered his bare torso. He lifted it to find a bandage wrapped around his midsection. Another wound around his arm.
It all came back to him. The battle. The dragon. Flying through the sky. It still didn’t feel possible.
Hua?
He had to find Hua.
His eyes darted around the small room as he tried to figure out where he was. Stone walls closed in on him, leaving only enough room for the bed he woke in and a table in the corner beside it.
A clay cup of water sat on the table.
He tried to push himself up again, but his streng
