-Laelia-
Even the nights were warm, with only the cool breeze preventing me from succumbing to heat stroke. I could understand why the king and his family preferred dining outdoors. Although the palace had large open windows and balconies to let in the breeze, it offered minimal relief.
Dragons, of course, thrived in weather like this. I longed for the cold bite of the wind back home, where winter snow blanketed everything. I might never see my homeland again… and it was all because of the prince sitting across from me. How I wished I could stab him with my knife. I tightened my grip on the metal as I contemplated it.
“Is it true that in the North, water turns to ice in the winter?”
I turned to see the youngest prince, Ladon, sitting beside me and looking up with curious eyes. He was
