*Rhys*
Fatigue from a mostly sleepless night settled deep in my bones, but it honed my already sharp instincts to a razor's edge instead of weighing me down.
The nightmare started the same way, but it had changed.
Right after the scaled beast had her in his sword-sharp talons, her panicked eyes locked with mine. She cried out a single syllable heard over the deafening crackle and roar of flame.
“Rhys!"
After awakening, my hair sticking to my clammy skin, I got out of bed and stared at the moon, praying to the goddess that these visions wouldn't come to pass.
It was time for the council. For one of the few times in my life, I had no control over something vital to me.
It made my blood burn.
I suddenly caught the whiff of strawberries and sunshine from down the main hall. Her scent p
