by Aaron Ehasz
“Well, welcome to Xadi—”
A gasp from Callum cut her off. He was staring at something behind Rayla, his eyes wide.
She turned back around. It’s just rocks.
Wait. That wasn’t a rock. Rayla’s heart skipped a beat.
“Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no,” she muttered to herself. “How could you have been so stupid, Rayla?!”
There, on the top of a small rise in the distance, silhouetted by the rising sun, was Sol Regem. This ancient dragon was known to all in Xadia. He had once symbolized all that was beautiful and glorious about Xadia. That was, until a human mage burned out his eyes hundreds of years ago. Now he roamed the Xadian border, blinded and bitter.
Sol Regem represented the rage between Xadia and the human kingdoms. And he was standing in the way of Zym returning to his mother.
Sol Regem might let an elf and a dragon through to Xadia, Rayla reasoned. But a human?
Rayla looked over at Callum. She hoped he was ready to do more magic.
Aaron Ehasz grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He studied philosophy in college with the obvious goal of one day making cartoons and video games. Aaron was the head writer of the beloved series Avatar: The Last Airbender and is co-creator of The Dragon Prince.
Melanie McGanney Ehasz grew up in New York City, surrounded by books and tall buildings, and has a master’s degree in English literature.
Aaron and Melanie live with three children and two fur children in Santa Monica, California, where they are surrounded by books and palm trees.
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