ERON
The triumvirate bond hit me like a lightning strike to the brain—dragon fire, fury, and the metallic taste of blood magic all slamming through our connection with enough force to make me stumble. Beside me, Daedillion went completely still, which was somehow more alarming than if he'd started glowing with death magic or something equally dramatic.
"Aiko," I said, already breaking into a run toward the eastern meadows where I could feel her through the bond. "Blood Realm guards."
"Eight of them," Daedillion confirmed, matching my pace with that effortless grace that made me suspect he was cheating with supernatural speed. "Were eight of them."
Were. Past tense. I felt a grim smile tug at my lips despite the seriousness of the situation. My dragon princess had apparently reminded Ki
