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The Dragon's Curse

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by Bethany Wiggins


  I shove his chest, but he tightens his hold on my waist and grins. “You are a rogue, Golmarr of Anthar!”

  “You’re right. I am a rogue. You’d better hurry up and addle my thoughts, or I might have to addle yours, and if you can’t think straight, there’s no hope for us.”

  I laugh and place my hands on his cheeks, and then gently pull his face to mine and proceed to thoroughly addle both of our thoughts.

  Kingdom of Faodara: proper northern kingdom from whence our fair heroine hails; though governed by a queen, women follow very strict rules of etiquette

  Kingdom of Anthar: grassland kingdom south of Gol Mountain, where men and women train as warriors and fight side by side in battle

  Kingdom of Trevon: greedy, war-hungry kingdom due west of Anthar; ruled by an evil king and a prince who conquered the kingdom of Belldarr at the tender age of fifteen

  Kingdom of Ilaad: desert kingdom and home to the best assassins in the world; terrorized by the sandworm

  Kingdom of Satar: abandoned kingdom located inside the Satar Mountains; former home of the Satari migrants known as the Black Blades; home of the stone dragon

  Kingdom of Belldarr: small kingdom conquered by Treyose of Trevon

  The Glass Forest: densely wooded home to mercenaries, cutthroats, and a group of Satari migrants who call themselves the Black Blades; former home of the glass dragon

  Draykioch (aka Serpent’s Island): desert island feared by all sailors, for a serpent sinks any ship that approaches its shores

  Gol Mountain: lofty mountain between Faodara and Anthar; the fire dragon’s former prison

  KINGDOM OF FAODARA

  Sorrowlynn (aka Suicide Sorrow): destined to die by her own hand; slayer of the fire dragon and inheritor of his treasured knowledge

  Queen Felicitia: Sorrowlynn’s indifferent (except when loose corsets are concerned) mother

  Lord Damar: queen’s husband; not Sorrowlynn’s father

  Diamanta: sister destined to outlive three husbands

  Harmony: sister destined to make peace wherever she goes

  Gloriana: sister destined to bring joy to all

  Ornald: former captain of the guard; Sorrowlynn’s father

  Melchior the wizard: giver of fate blessings; the fire dragon’s last human meal

  Nona: Sorrowlynn’s loving nursemaid

  KINGDOM OF ANTHAR

  Golmarr: wielder of the reforged sword; inheritor of the glass dragon’s hatred; searching for the Infinite Vessel

  Yerengul: brother trained as a medic; Sorrowlynn’s arms teacher

  Jessen: somber brother whose wife was killed in battle

  King Marrkul: ruler of Anthar

  Ingvar: oldest prince of Anthar, heir to the throne

  Olenn: brother stationed at the western stronghold

  Arendinn: brother stationed at the eastern stronghold

  Nayadi: witch who sees visions and gives counsel to King Marrkul…when she feels so inclined

  Leogard: oldest living swordsman

  Evay: Golmarr’s former love interest

  KINGDOM OF TREVON

  King Vaunn: greedy old man determined to rule all the kingdoms

  Treyose: King Vaunn’s grandson, pawn, and only living heir; conqueror of Belldarr

  Reyler: Treyose’s most trusted man

  KINGDOM OF ILAAD

  Yassim Reyla Jaquara: princess and trained assassin

  King Jaquar: Yassim’s father; ruler of Ilaad

  Yeb: captain of the ship Jassar; Yassim’s uncle

  THE GLASS FOREST

  Edemond: patriarch of the Black Blades; Ornald’s brother

  Enzio: Edemond’s son; Sorrowlynn’s cousin and sworn protector

  Melisande: Enzio’s mother, saved from a mercenary’s blade by Sorrowlynn

  ISLAND OF DRAYKIOCH

  Moyana: keeper of secrets

  DRAGONS

  Zhun the Fire Dragon: treasurer of knowledge; killed by Sorrowlynn

  Corritha the Glass Dragon: treasurer of hatred; killed by Golmarr

  Naphina and Saphina, the Two-Headed Dragon: sisters; wielders of water and lightning; corrupted by envy

  Mordecai the Sea Serpent: Moyana’s father; treasures her safety above all else

  Grinndoar the Stone Dragon: Moyana’s husband and King Zhun’s strongest, most loyal warrior; manipulator of rock and treasurer of physical strength

  Sandworm: terrorizer of Ilaad; lives beneath the sand and devours any living creature that sets foot in the desert

  Antharian hand signals: sign language used by Antharians, especially in battle

  Black Blades: former inhabitants of Satar

  black stone blades of Satar: two ancient stone blades passed to Enzio by his father; one of them was given to Sorrowlynn, to be returned only after Enzio fulfills his promise to save her life

  citadel: Antharian fortress built into the side of a mountain, where children are sent to be trained as warriors

  council of nine: ancient alliance of nine of the wisest and strongest people

  death fire: fire that burns a dragon’s remaining life and magic upon its death

  dragon tears: black pebbles that glow as if lit from within, found on the shores of Draykioch

  Great War: (possibly mythical) war that nearly destroyed the six kingdoms more than a thousand years ago

  hall of records: building that houses the Infinite Vessel

  Infinite Vessel: fabled vessel in which all of dragon history is stored

  Mountain Binding: spell bought by two kings to lock the fire dragon beneath Gol Mountain

  pell: wooden post used for building strength and precision in sword-fighting

  proxy wedding: wedding in which one or both of the individuals are not physically present

  reforged sword: sword burned and purified by death fire; the only weapon that can penetrate dragon scales

  King Relkinn: man who started the Great War

  six kingdoms: ancient name of the unified kingdoms before they were divided by the Great War

  Strickbane: dragon poison, lethal to humans

  transference: transfer of a dragon’s treasure to its slayer

  Vinti: ancient language of the six kingdoms

  waster sword: cheap, sturdy, dull sword made specifically for practicing

  weighted waster sword: heavy, unbalanced practice sword used to build strength

  Prince Zhun: defeater of Relkinn, creator of the council of nine

  BETHANY WIGGINS is the author of the Transference trilogy, as well as the novels Stung, Cured, and Shifting. Bethany lives in the desert with her husband, five quirky kids, and three black cats. You can follow her on Instagram and on Twitter at @wiggb, and visit her at bethanywiggins.com.

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