You are to stay out of the Crowned Rooster Chamber. That log has entirely too much power over you.’ ‘It’s not a log. She’s a dragon. She should be freed.’ Jani and Bendir did not try to hide the look they exchanged. Bendir spoke almost angrily. ‘I should have cut up that damn thing a long time ago, when I first suspected you were susceptible to it. But the time wasn’t right. It’s the last log of wizardwood, and the biggest. The ship we build from it will be the last liveship…unless you are right about this other city of yours. Perhaps we might find more wizardwood there.’
