Pact of Blood
Before leaving, Laura spent a quiet hour atop the high cliffs, communing with the sovereign Black Dragon.
Through an unspoken, profound exchange of frequency and intent, she channeled a new, specialized defensive technique—a shimmering, translucent barrier of balanced golden light and obsidian shadow threads known as The Dawn Shield.
The dragon acknowledged her call with a low, respectful rumble, soaring silently into the upper atmosphere to provide an invisible, protective aerial watch over their mission. The ride to the ruined fortress of Stormwatch was swift and silent. The ancient stronghold loomed against the starless sky like a jagged broken tooth, its stone battlements swallowed by t