Chapter 6

He had wielded his power with an iron fist and demanded submission from his subjects.

The people who lived in Crikeria, Dragonkin, feared his father. They submitted out of fear of retaliation with a loss of their land.

Land was important to his people.

They needed to roam.

His father knew this and used it to his advantage.

Growing up, Zarek only remembered cruelty from his father. Many times he had been kicked or beaten until he could do nothing but lay in pain for days while his mother and nanny tended his blistered skin.

Zarek was an only child since his mother had multiple miscarriages.

The stress she endured, thanks to the cruelty of his father, was too much and caused her body to reject the pregnancies.