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f as the public ox-cart jolted through the deep mud of the trad

ff the rough mercenaries sitting across from me. If I could just reach the Grayrock Town transfer station a

down tavern in Grayrock Town, I jumped down into the mud

id my forged travel papers across the counte

ised his iron stamp. Suddenly, a low, booming

he sonic boom of an apex dra

docks as everyone craned

ure-blood pressure slammed down on the town as a colossal dragon circl

arwood and wildfire poured down from the sky, pinning me

opping his iron stamp as he collap

ter and bolted into a narrow, winding cobblest

down into the town square, shattering every glass window on the

nt. Just as I rounded a sharp corner toward the back gates, two towering Dragon Gua

nes and spun around to run back, s

rom the high clouds. His gloved hand shot out and clamped around

rowled against my ea

nt

bit her lip hard enough to bleed rather than beg for me

r, she would have boarded that so

posing her pale face-and the dark red blood s

out a furious roar inside my skull. My fingers

ded, my eyes locked on

jerked her chin away. "None o

ween my thumb and forefinger, forcing her to look up at me. "Did you really

straight into my eyes without blinking. "Isn't bru

of her hopeless eyes on the day of her ex

oots and pounding fists, and marched straight back to the town s

d and die in my palace!" I snarled, tossing her onto the padded f