Chapter 235

• [Carnelia]
• My blood runs stone-cold as I stand, eyeing the moon drake before me. Doesn’t he realize that a dragon with nothing to lose is a dangerous creature, and a mother with only one child left is even more terrifying?
• Setting my egg down gently in its nest, I remove the amulet from her shell and, grasping the stone tightly within my fingers, I hold it aloft like a brand, letting its dark energy flow around me like a cape. I will not let this monster beat me. I will become a monster if it is what is needed to keep both my daughter and myself safe.