It’s Hatching

Katelina was in her bedchamber when the door to the adjacent chamber opened, and Levi rushed in, with Asura trailing behind him.

"Sister, you called for me?" Levi asked, his eyes wide with curiosity.

"Yes, I want to show you something," Katelina replied with a smile. She then signaled Asura to open the secret storages they had crafted on either side of the fireplace. Inside were the dragon eggs: six on the right and six on the left.

"Eggs?!" Levi gasped, his excitement palpable as he touched the clay egg shells that shimmered like polished metals in a variety of colors—bronze, silver, red, black, copper, white, blue, green, brass, and gold.

Katelina was certain that if she were a descendant of the dragon rider, then Levi must be one too. She believed he could awaken the eggs just as Priest Saul had said she would.

"They are so big!" Levi exclaimed, his hands caressing the silver egg in particular.