Taming the Fire Dragon のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

YhendornWhen we leave Keya and Elio’s troupe, my mind is swirling with the myriad of things that I need to do. Vaeril agreed that Anala could take us to our troupe, which makes me feel better after our last encounter in the woods.We had various levels of agreement with calling the conclave to declare war. Some, like Llewel, the fat, pompous king as Kenna called him, don’t want war. While I agree that war should always be a last resort, we’ve reached that point. War is imminent. The only thing that remains to be seen, in my mind, is how the dragons will feel about the elves when all of this is done.‘Peace, my king. We will win this war, and the dragons will remember which elves fought for them,’ my dragon says in our mind link.That is another thing that is going through my mind. My mate is pregnant. She can’t shift. If she could, it would never be a question for me to ride her into battle. She is a powerful dragon and I am a powerful elf. Together we could protect each other and fig

YhendornKnowing your mate is a fire dragon and watching her human form become engulfed in flames are two very different things. I know it was illogical, but the fear of losing Kenna is real. I was already in motion to try and get her out of there when she entered my mind and told me she was fine. It wasn’t until after I calmed down that I realized Vaeril was holding me back. He knew what my mind was too slow to comprehend. Kenna is a dragon, no matter what form she’s in.Watching her and Anala try to battle against multiple royals was eye opening. The three of us on the ground all commented about it. As much as we study at the Academy, it’s never with the thought of war or fighting. Everything we do is cooperative and that became very apparent as soon as we began using our elements against Anala and Kenna.We were all very careful, not wanting to hurt either dragon, but we still had to make it difficult for them. Thankfully, all of us have very good control of our element. But it was

YhendornThe rest of the week was strenuous for all of us. I wasn’t the only one with a pregnant mate who insisted that they take breaks. I never want to command Kenna, but I know my dragon. She will wear herself down and now isn’t the time for her to burn herself out.Because they were practicing against a large number of elves who were throwing the earth element all over the place, the number of injuries in our group of dragons was high, requiring a lot of healing from the dragons who weren’t injured and their riders.Cedric had the wolves increase security while the dragons were practicing and recovering, but they had to switch out because, as shifters, they need to practice against the barrage of the earth element that we are expecting from multiple elven troupes. They, like the dragons, suffered multiple injuries and required time to heal.By the time Kenna and I left to return to the troupe for her coronation, everyone at the Academy was exhausted.This time, Keya allowed Elio to

Ember“Did you tell the others that it will be us arriving rather than our previous kings?” Nylion asks Merellien. The best part about the two of them being together is that I get to see Laiken again.“I told Faeler,” Merellien says. “It will be a surprise for the others.”Nylion has brought an elf woman with him. Apparently, she’s the daughter of the king he killed to take over. I can tell by the way that Laiken is watching over her that she’s not being treated any better than I am, possibly worse since she’s being forced into a mate bond with the man who killed her father and brother in front of her.“How did Faeler take it?”“He wasn’t thrilled. He says it sets a bad precedent. I reminded him that as a dragon rider, he’s more powerful than any of the other pompous royals in the room,” Merellien says.That is what Merellien told him, but it’s not exactly true. Every royal who claimed their dragon properly is stronger than any of the three who claimed them by using an elvish troupe to

**Trigger Warning for physical and sexual aggressionNaevysIt’s really hard not to feel smug about how Nylion was treated by the other royals. I saw the sympathetic looks from the royals, but I only cared about the ones from the group siding with the dragons. I’ve always liked King Yhendorn and Princess Merethyl. I’d heard about what happened to them. Everyone did. Their troupe was attacked by human hunters and scientists, their parents were murdered and the two of them, along with all their surviving troupe members, were taken for experimentation. Somehow, even after all of that, they emerged with more humanity than elves like Nylion and Merellien.I think there was a time when my mother was hoping that I could win the favor of then Prince Yhendorn and become his queen. But honestly, being mated to a fire dragon suits him. He is a strong, powerful king. He should have a mate who reflects that, and right now, I’m barely more than a slave.“You have embarrassed me, dragon!” Nylion sna