“It’s not their fault!” She swung her legs off the bed and strode across the room. “There will come a point, sooner than any of us would like to think, when we each must decide where our loyalties lie,” Viran said quietly. “You’ll have to make a choice: will you protect the dragons, or will you protect Selaras?” “You don’t understand. I think Necrovar has infiltrated the dragons with a Spider shadowbeast. I think he’s controlling their actions.” Viran raised a brow. Of all the things he’d thought she’d say, that had not been one of them. “That’s a serious problem, if true,” he managed. It would be impossible for an enemy wielder to infiltrate the hive-mind. The dragons would surely be able to guard against such an attack. Their power was legendary, unparalleled. Then again, Necrovar’s

