Two Orders (To Rescue and To Kill)

To subdue the Obsidians, to prove himself not only as the ruler of the Dragon Empire but the one force capable of conquering even the gods' will. Did he not have the means? Did he not have the might, the resources, and the favor of his people? He was Drakos Valyrian, the Dragon Emperor.

The gods themselves would stand with him when he brought the Obsidians to heel.

Above all else, Drakos was consumed by the thought of Emberly herself. Her spirit, her beauty, her fiery pride—it infuriated him, yes, but it also drew him in like a moth to flame. He wanted her under his heel, wanted her to acknowledge his dominance, to belong to him in every way imaginable.

When this was over, when the dust of their conflict settled, she would be his.

The Obsidians would be reduced to ashes, but Emberly... she would kneel before him, a prize to be claimed, a trophy of his ultimate victory.