THE INCESSANT cries of Varion, Merakkai's bonded dragon, had kept Vaelora awake.They had arrived in Ignarion late the previous night, and between worrying over her mother and trying to support a grieving Nysera, Vaelora had barely rested. Now, she lay beside Amaren on the large bed, still unable to sleep because of the dragon's cries.The moment the DragonBorn Army had arrived with Merakkai's body, chaos had nearly erupted within the palace. Varion had almost burned down his lair before Nysera was forced to have her stepsister, Mylah, Echo Sing the grieving dragon into slumber.But once the effect wore off and Varion awoke that morning, the chaos began all over again.The DragonBorn officials considered it a miracle that Varion was still alive. Usually, when a DragonBorn died, the dragon bonded to them from birth followed soon after. Only on rare occasions did a dragon survive the permanent severance of the Flame Bond.And now, according to the ancient DragonBorn custom, Varion would
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