Chapter 26: Blood-Red Dragon Scales

Aurora finally felt that terrifying pressure loosen and vanish. She had barely dared to breathe under it. When it disappeared, she thought Lucian Lawes was safe. She was wrong. He rolled across the ground, clutching himself as if his skin had been flayed alive. Aurora's fear snapped into motion. She burst out of Sword Aurora, her tiny figure circling him in frantic loops. "Lucian Lawes! Lucian Lawes, what's happening to you? Don't scare me…" Her eyes reddened fast. If she had tears, they would...