Magnus: Dragon Prince
Rector said solemnly, remembering this caused him great pain.
“So how did she die?” Rex stammered, his eyes widening with the news.
“Well, she did not die, at least not in the conventional sense, all mothers that bear children that can become soul bound with dragons pay a heavy price, they are growing a child with only half a soul to allow for a dragon to merge with them, the cost is the soul of the mother, it is taken a short time after giving birth to that child. Your mother paid that same price as all the others for bringing you into this world” Rector said in a low and hollow tone.