“Didn’t you wonder why I’d given him a top-grade Bloodforged Iron body?” “But you can’t get him the aura though, surely, unless you’ve tucked a dragon away…in the…” He trailed off. Horror dawned on him as he realized where they were going. Eithan beamed. “Serpent’s Grave. We’re heading right into the dragon’s mouth, as it were.” …that might work. Heavens help him, but that might actually work. “No,” Cassias said, still refusing to acknowledge the truth. “The branch heads will never allow it. The Skysworn will never allow it. The Emperor will never allow it!” “There’s an old saying about asking
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