The Dragon's Love

Anne T. Thyssen Fantasy

“You don’t know her as I do,” I said. “She is as fierce as the northern wind. She will not bow. Neither will her people.”
The third person I still could not see, that was hiding behind my brothers, shifted uneasily as we spoke of Laelia. Who was he? I wondered.
“She is but one woman. She will not stand in our way.”
“We will see.”
“Are you scared of some woman?” Sirrush asked mockingly.
“Me? No, but you should be.”
“Really?”
I nodded.
“Laelia is different. She is someone people look up to. She is a force, a belief, maybe even a goddess, in some people’s eyes. She makes people love her without really trying. She makes them hope. Even if you kill me, they will look at her. They will always follow her.”
It was clear even to me, the admiration in my voice. I truly did admire her. I had for the first time she looked at me. She was different. Strong and fierce, but also gentle and kind. She was not touched by darkness like we were but was shining with light and beauty. She was someone people believed in, and that was why my father wanted me to marry her. Now I was more than happy that I had. She made me believe too. She made me see I could be better, that I did not have to walk on a lone path. She would walk it with me.
“You are a fool in love,” Sirrush said. “And you will die as one.”
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Laelia is tired of just sitting around waiting for Ashes and her brothers to come back. It makes her lose hope for them all, and when Samuel finally comes back half dead, she decides to go find the rest and save them from Blaze and Sirrush.
Ashes has been trapped by his brothers, only the thought of Laelia giving him warmth, but he knows the end has come. When he finally is freed and Laelia asks him to let go of the throne, he cannot. He needs to claim back what he has lost, even if it means risking losing her.
*Book Two*
Recommended to first read: The Dragon's Call

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