Chapter 5
Magnus thought for a moment that Prince Roland would keel over. He’d gone so pale that his sky blue eyes stood out even more against the shockingly white skin. Perhaps it would have been wiser to withhold that information until Roland had better acclimated himself to his destiny.
“It will be all right,” Magnus said soothingly, reaching an arm around Roland’s shoulders and drawing their bodies close.
“How can you say that mere moments after mentioning a killer dragon guarding this castle?”
“I did not say a killer dragon.”
Roland stared at him. “You know of a dragon that is docile then?”
Magnus shrugged. “I suppose I do not. You need not face the dragon, Roland. I will slay him for you.”
“You-you will?”
Roland looked so sad and frightened right then Magnus thought he might
