10 “My fate?” I looked around the table again. There were five people in total. I didn’t know any of them, but I did notice that they were all wearing collars similar to Sion’s. The gemstones imbedded in each collar were different, though. “Yes, your fate,” the woman at the head of the table replied. “You are charged with endangering the life of your bonded dragon, a most serious charge.” “I haven’t endangered my dragon,” I replied. “What are you talking about?” The apparent leader stood from her chair and glared at me. There was an aura of power that exuded from her. The collar around her neck was silver and had black gemstones. She wasn’t very tall, maybe a few inches over five feet in height. Her hair was as black as charcoal and her skin was lighter than mine. “Shall we go over t

