Chapter 39

When Diya arrived in Hillnia valley, the abode of the dragons, former king Xerxes was a bit surprised. He was about to ask her why she was all alone but when he saw that her face was as long as a fiddle and that her fingers were playing with her locket, the ancient dragon keep quiet. Her uncle understood at once from the hangdog look on her face so he welcomed her in.

Age was beginning to show on the former dragon king. His head was full of greyish white hair and he had wrinkles around his forehead and lips. Yes, he was still strong but his muscles had sagged a little bit and the fierceness that used to be the color of his eyes had now been replaced with a softer look, almost repose. But even if his eyes held calmness, it was the type of calmness before a storm.

Diya looked around for the youngest dragon child as she drank her ginger tea. "Mikayla is with her sister. Malaysia just had her second child so she's helping her with chores", her uncle supplied. Diya nodded her head and si