ASHANAI'S RAGE

{"Once you've earned his loyalty, there is nothing a dragon won't do for you."}

TOR'S POV

The wind had teeth now. It tore through the trees like they were paper, screeching past the ruined stone of Hanka Island. I could feel the pulse of the realm, its agony beneath my feet. Freyr stood beside me, tense, his eyes fixed on the creature that had once been the Moon Goddess. But Ashanai… She was no goddess now. She was something else entirely. Twisted, Poisoned, and Power-drunk.

"I will destroy everything that stands in my way!" she howled, and her voice cracked the sky. I swear the heavens flinched, and then something shifted, and she stilled, a moment of hesitation, and then her eyes flicked wide.