The Dragon's Vengeance
The impact splintered the wood and blocked the exit entirely, sending a shower of sharp splinters flying past his face.
Dorian screamed, throwing his hands over his head and collapsing backward onto the floor. I walked across the ruined expanse, my boots crunching rhythmically against the stone debris, until I stood directly over him. I looked down at the young master of House Thorn—the very boy who had humiliated me in public, annulled my future, and laughed as I fell into the dark. Now, he looked like a cornered animal trembling in the dirt. Before I could speak another word, a sharp, rhythmic sound began to echo from the courtyards outside.