Chapter 62 Ashen Crowns

• The sky hung heavy with smoke.
• Ash drifted down like snow over the training fields where the castle guards worked to repair what had been destroyed. Espen stood at the edge of the courtyard, arms folded, eyes narrowed against the wind. Her dragon, now nearly twice the size he'd been months ago, roared once before taking flight, joining Mikko's beast in the sky as they circled the keep in wide protective arcs.
• She still wore the black leather armor from the court showdown, and had no plans to change. Not until this was finished.