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Chapter 16 A New Beginning
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The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 20 A Future Unfolding
SerephinaWeeks passed before I realized I wasn’t counting days anymore.Ashcliff unfolded slowly, like it didn’t mind being learned piece by piece. I explored the city the way I always had—by sticking to the edges. Rooflines instead of streets. Balconies instead of doors. Shadows instead of sunlight.Old habits died hard.I moved easily here, quieter than most of the city’s inhabitants despite the size difference. The stone held warmth, the angles familiar enough that I could read them the way I once read tunnels. Doors were often left unlocked—something that still baffled me—and more than once I slipped inside empty houses just to reassure myself that I could.That I hadn’t lost it.I listened as I moved. Conversations drifted up through open windows, laughter and arguments and the rhythm of daily life. I learned which bakers burned their bread and which guards complained about the cold even when there wasn’t any. I learned that Ashcliff slept differently than the cities I’d known—l
The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 19 Music in the Night
KaelithI knew the moment I opened the door that something was different.The music still hung in the air—low, resonant, fading like breath on stone—but it wasn’t what made me stop. It was her.Seraphina stood near the center of the room, cello resting against her leg, bow loose in her hand. No hood. No oversized layers swallowing her frame. Just her.For the first time, I saw her without the armor she wore so instinctively.She’d changed in the short time she’d been here. Subtly—but unmistakably. The sharp hollows of her cheeks had softened. Color touched her skin where there had once been only pallor. She was curvier than I’d expected, her body settling into itself as if it finally had permission to exist fully.She looked… real.Alive.I stayed where I was, leaning against the doorframe, careful not to startle her. I’d learned that much in these few days—she needed space to choose.“I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to—”“Don’t,” I replied quietly. “It’s beautiful.”She hesitate
The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 18 Settling In
SeraphinaThe castle didn’t reveal itself all at once.It took days.The first morning, I woke before the sun, disoriented by light instead of darkness. Cosmic was already awake, sitting on the windowsill with her nose pressed to the glass like she was judging the entire city.“You’re going to get us kicked out,” I told her.She flicked an ear and continued judging.I learned quickly that Ashcliff had layers. Public halls and private corridors. Servant paths and guard walkways. Balconies that wrapped around towers and narrow stairs tucked behind tapestries that led somewhere else entirely.No one stopped me.That was the strangest part.I stayed in my disguise out of habit—hood up, shoulders rounded, presence dimmed. Even here, even as Kaelith’s guest, I moved better when I wasn’t fully seen.Old instincts didn’t vanish overnight.I learned how shadows fell in the castle—where the sun hit in the mornings, which halls stayed dim even at noon. I learned which guards paid attention and w
The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 17 First Night
SeraphinaBy the time Kaelith left me at my door, my head was spinning.The castle was too much—too big, too clean, too alive. Everywhere I looked, there was space. High ceilings. Wide halls. Windows that let the sky in like it belonged there. And everyone—everyone—was huge. Men and women alike, all long limbs and broad shoulders, moving through the world like it had been built with them in mind.Finding out Kaelith was a prince hadn’t helped.I still wasn’t sure how I felt about that. Part of me was angry he hadn’t said anything. Another part understood why. Titles changed things. Expectations. They turned people into something else in your mind whether you wanted them to or not.And yet… he’d treated me the same before and after I knew.That mattered.My room was unreal.I stood just inside the door for a long moment, backpack still slung over one shoulder, Cosmic glued to my heel. The bed alone was bigger than any place I’d ever slept. The windows were tall and unbarred. The balcon
The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 16 A New Beginning
KaellithThe moment her feet touched the stone, I knew.Shadow went still in the center of the courtyard, her gaze lifting slowly—taking in the towers, the walls, the sheer scale of Ashcliff rising around her. I’d seen that look before on visitors: awe edged with unease. But hers was sharper. More guarded.Because this wasn’t just a city to her.It was permanence.Before I could say anything, voices greeted us—familiar, easy. Friends and guards approached, throwing pants our way, curiousity shining in all their faces. Relief warmed me at the sight of them. Home always did that.“Kaelith,” Krynn said, clapping my arm. “You’re back sooner than expected.”“And with company,” Vael added, smiling.I stepped aside deliberately, giving her space. “This is Shadow,” I said to those who didn't know. “She’s my guest.”The word mattered. I made sure of it.They greeted her respectfully—no staring, no crowding. One even bowed, just slightly.“My prince.”I felt her freeze beside me.Slowly, she tu
The Dragon King's Claim Chapter 15 A Step in a New Direction
SeraphinaLeaving felt wrong.Not dangerous—just… heavy. Like pulling a root out of the earth and knowing it would never quite grow back the same way.I stood at the tunnel entrance longer than I needed to, my backpack settled against my shoulders, the familiar weight of it pressing between my shoulder blades. Cosmic was zipped securely inside, her displeasure radiating through the canvas like heat.“I know,” I whispered. “I don’t like it either.”She answered with a muffled, indignant yowl.The tunnels behind me were quiet, waiting. My home—patched together from scavenged pieces and stubbornness—felt like it was watching me go. I told myself I wasn’t abandoning it. I was just stepping outside for a while.Just visiting.I turned away before I could change my mind.Jakob was already there, massive and unmistakable even crouched low by the river. Seeing him up close stole the breath right out of my lungs. Pictures hadn’t prepared me for the scale of him—the way his wings folded with ca
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