The Dragon Slayer's Queen
She couldn’t shake the feeling that what awaited them ahead might not be a sanctuary but an abattoir.
The bridge was composed of rotten rope and ancient stone, the planks flecked with icy frost. “I’ll go first,” Zayla said, her voice steady even if her knees weren’t. She stepped onto the span, which sagged under her weight, groaning yet holding firm. Three careful steps later, she felt the shock of Ari’s power coil behind her ribs: not fear, but the certainty that if she fell, she would drag the entire mountain down.