The Dragon's Silent Shadow
"I will be your fire. Garrick will be your shield. Vane will be your... whatever Vane is."
"Annoyance?" Tristan suggested.
"Distraction," she smiled.
She leaned in, her forehead resting against his.
"We are a broken team, Tristan. A pirate, a hacker, a powerless prince, and a dragon. But we're the only ones who can do this."
Tristan closed his eyes. He breathed in the scent of her—smoke and rain and skin.
"The Frost-Vault," he murmured. "It's cold there. Colder than the Sky-Spire."