Falling from the skies above Dragothoria was a hopeless fool. Barely a few minutes had passed since Aemirya had left without a proper goodbye and stepped through the portal while leaving him with a different portal she had opened for herself.
For some reason, Alden had always known that this was how it would end.
Aemirya had many dreams but above all else, she still clung to one final hope. The hope that one day she would be acknowledged and that she would finally become a true dragon in the eyes of her own people.
And then…
She could spread her wings and roam the skies of the world freely and maybe search for what she actually desired.
But Alden had already lived through something similar. He knew exactly how chasing that kind of acknowledgment ended.
His own family had been human. Aemirya's family was made up of dragons, beings far more arrogant than humans.
So he had already guessed how her story would end. Which was why… While Aemirya stepped through her portal…
