dragon-slayers

Did you know you could destroy dragons? Dragons are not actually real, they just roar to scare you away from your goals. In fact they are afraid of determined heroes, they take flight at their approach

It had been her mercy, her refusal to kill a known enemy, that had made me realize the Order was wrong. It was because of her that I was here now, risking my life to protect the creatures I__ once driven toward extinction. Because a dragon had spared the life of a soldier of St. George, everything had changed.

My heart seemed to stop. Garret paused, as if gathering his thoughts, or his courage, then took a deep breath. __ know I__e made mistakes,_ he continued, shaking his head. __ut there__ still the chance for me to fix them. I shouldn__ have walked out that night._ His brow creased, a flicker of pain and regret going through his eyes. __mber, I know you can__ feel what I do,_ he said. __ get that. But_I want to be with you. And if that__ not possible, I__l be content just to be close. Fighting Talon with you and Riley, helping people, saving other dragons from the Order-there is nothing I want more. And nowhere else I want to be.

But I would not break. I would not give up Ember__ location, or Riley__ underground. The next few hours might have me wishing I was dead, but I would not betray the girl I loved to the organization. They would have to kill me.

Our enemies-my enemies-wouldn__ win. The demon lizards had hurt me for the last time. Now, they had a new foe, and I would make sure they remembered my name when I destroyed them on the battlefield. I would work hard. I would excel. I would become the perfect soldier.

His fingertips came to rest against the back of my hand, sending a zip of current through my whole body. ____ done hiding,_ he whispered. __othing has changed. I know we might not have a lot of time, but what we do have, I want to spend right here.

Helpless, I clenched my fists against my back, well aware that every mile, every minute that ticked by, took me ever farther from getting to them in time and closer to losing the red dragon forever.

One hand traced small circles against my back, and I pressed closer to him, listening to his heartbeat. __ used to think that having nothing to live for made you a better fighter,_ he murmured. __urns out I was wrong on a lot of fronts.

Your friends are_interesting,_ she said, making me snort. __ would hate to see your enemies._ She looked back at me, black eyes assessing. __ou did not mention that one of the __riends_ you risked your life for was desperately hoping he could rip your head off._ __ was a soldier of the Order,_ I said wearily. __e__ the leader of a rogue dragon underground. I__ sure I__e killed a few of his dragons in the past.____ also stupidly in love with the girl he considers his, and we both know it.