Chapter 26: Escaping the Ruins of War

Saffron watched in horror as the dragons fell towards the earth, intertwined. “No!” she screamed and began to run, pushing men out of her way. She stumbled, landing hard on the frozen ground. She lurched to her feet. She had to reach him. She had to.

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Her mouth was agape in dismay when she reached the field. Elric’s body, still in dragon form, heaved with wet, ragged breaths. Arrows protruding from his body and his blood ran free and thick down his sides. She scrambled over the embankment his crash had created and slid down the other side. She saw Udril’s soldiers advancing towards his prone body.