“Who is that man?” The flash of pity in her eyes warns me that I’m not going to like the answer. “That’s Sterling Thorne. Your flight trainer.” I squeeze my eyes shut. “Of course it is.” Sterling Thorne. Expert flyer. Refugee from a war-torn kingdom, though people debate which one. Worked his way up to join King Xenon’s guard and then saved the king from a rogue dragon attack. One of the best dragonriders around.
