The metal door blasted open where two guards stood outside—both faces looked in shock. Vyseri and Myrdin took care of them. They were already in the left-wing of the palace, which was a shortcut to the dungeon aside from the entrance on the river shore below. Erys never thought the palace would look very different from the bastions he'd seen back in the ranges. The walls, floors, even the ceilings had colors. Everything was too bright for his eyes after being so long in the darkness of the dungeons. They hurried through the long halls where they encountered more guards. Erys had to let Vahlyr and his fellow brethren fight with their dragon arms and claws since his body was too exhausted for battle. He couldn't almost feel his legs, so Forsyr and Izan had to help him walk fast. Blades and

