My Blood Wizard System
**Chapter 88 – Return to Dawn**
**March 1–14, 2031 – Private Dragon Aerie to Celestial Court Outpost**
The last morning in the aerie begins before the sun does.
I wake to the slow, deliberate stroke of Lucian’s thumb across my ring finger, tracing the ruby as if memorizing the way it warms under his touch. The brazier has burned low; embers glow like sleepy hearts in the center of the nest. Outside the transparent walls, the sky is still bruised with night, but the horizon already hints at my light—thin gold bleeding into indigo.