Embers of Dawn: Chapter 32: A Grin in the Dark
**Chapter 32: A Grin in the Dark** Before bed, Nelneras made his way back to the shrine to his family, a ritual he’d done every day. The willow’s long branches whispered in the evening wind, shedding faint motes of gold from the lanterns that hung...
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 21: To Catch the Wind
## **Chapter 21: To Catch the Wind** The soft hush of dawn rested upon the forest like breath held in reverence. Pale light filtered through the trees in ribbons, touching the grass and turning dew to silver. The dragon did not move at first. He...
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 31: Lanterns in the Loan
**Chapter 31 Lanterns in the Loam** The horizon burned low, a slow ember fading beneath the curve of the world. From high above, the valley shimmered like polished glass, every furrowed field catching the last gold of the sun, every brook a thin...
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 33: The Spark and the Stone
**Chapter 33: The Spark and the Stone** Dawn found the valley wrapped in gold, and Nelneras already stirring before the roosters dared greet the sun. His wings unfolded in a languid stretch, dew scattering like molten sparks from his scales as...
Embers of Dawn: Chapter 22: Whetstone and Will
## **Chapter 22: Whetstone and Will** The land had changed. Where once they passed through the skeletal remains of Rothdell’s pride, broken towers, scorched halls, roads that led nowhere but ruin, now the earth showed signs of stubborn life. Here,...
Chapter 19: Where Dragons Wait
## **Chapter 19: Where Dragons Wait** The grass whispered beneath their boots, the land quiet save for the hush of wind rolling through scattered thistle and morning dew. Entis stood behind them now, its spires a distant memory softened by mist and...