Chapter Twelve
Hua
Hua had to get away from Commander Li.
Why did he have a dragon in his tent?
What did it mean?
He risked his life to keep it, but why?
Piao was not a harsh place to live unless one was a dragon suspect. The young emperor was kind to his people. Neighbors cared for each other. Families got by farming and raising animals. There was war, but the country still thrived.
No one of the dragon blood had been executed since the new emperor took his throne. It was almost enough to make the people of Piao feel safe.
Almost.
But Hua hadn’t felt safe since the day her sister was killed. She’d spent the months since learning her family’s secrets and walking the edge of a dangerous line.
And now, she lived in the middle of the Piao army, men surrounding her on all sides. If t
