Entering the domains of the dragon prince could lead to death, but it was the only way to end what could become a bloodbath. If the rumors about the magical defenses protecting him were true, then I had less than an hour to enter the heart of Prince Emeric's territory. I moved swiftly and arrived at the dragon's residence on my Panigale V4, and from the gate, I saw Ivania's motorcycle parked. The little princess was there, just as we had assumed. I smiled at the thought of the surprised look she would have upon seeing me. Emeric was quite confident for a dragon, but even more so now that he was protecting the woman for whom King Mordecai was spewing fire, and besides a squadron of servants, which he surely hired for the princess, he had no one guarding his house. The servants, all of them

