Chapter 11Ryu looked into Nithe’s eyes. He couldn’t believe it. It had been years since he’d seen him, and no one knew where he’d gone.
“I suspected something was different when the one with the gem eyes came to ask questions. Then I saw a black dragon exit the tower.” His eyes swept over Ryu’s face, and without thinking, he raised his hand to cover the scarring.
“The war?” Nithe didn’t give him a pitying look, but then Nithe had never been like the rest.
“Yes, the war.”
Nithe shrugged. “What happens now?” He glanced at Liz and Egil.
“Word will reach Mother.” Ryu sighed. All hell would break loose. Mother would demand he came back, that he abandon Egil, leave the human realm, and mate with a respectable female and raise hatchlings. Ryu had finally gotten away, and now Goodwin would ru
