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“Your magic defeated those dragons?” he asked.
“Yes, my human magic.” There was no point trying to hide or deny it anymore. “I couldn’t use it before, but I could use it during the battle.”
“Are you hurt?”
“My wings aren’t moving well.”
“Well, then,” Ekateni said. “Wait here. I’ll take care of the wounded and be right back.”
Leah got out of his back and now stood in front of his face.
“Can you hear me?” he asked.
She laughed. “I can! I’m so sorry, I… I didn’t know you would be fighting.”
“It’s fine.” He nuzzled her head with his snout.
“I have so much to tell you,” she said.
“Same.”
There were dragons watching—or guarding them, but standing at a distance. Fel didn’t know any of them and wasn’t sure what to do or where to go. He wanted to talk to Leah, but didn’t want the dragons to hear him.
Someone then ran in their direction. It was his cousin, Siniari, in human form, looking healthy and healed.
“Isofel, how come you were hiding it from us? You’re the iron dragon!”
Leah’s face darkened, a clear trace of fear in her eyes.
Siniari saw her, and added, “And apparently you can also make damsels appear out of thin air.”
Leah chuckled. “I’m no damsel.”
“My name’s Siniari, I’m Isofel’s cousin.”
She looked at Fel, surprised, then turned to Siniari. “My name’s Leandra. I’m from Frostlake. In Aluria.”
He stared at her, puzzled. “How…”
“I’m a deathbringer,” she added. “I can move through the hollow. Sometimes. I do realize I got here at a terrible time.”
“How’s everyone?” Fel asked his cousin. He was genuinely worried about the other dragons, and plus, he didn’t want Leah to be grilled with questions.
“They’re fine,” his cousin said. “Raf and Sonia lost their dragon forms, but their human bodies are unharmed.”
Fel didn’t know who these dragons were, but felt relieved. It still didn’t wash away his guilt. “Was it my fault? My fault you were attacked? If you hadn’t brought me—”
Siniari shook his head. “No. I mean, how could it be? They attack us everywhere. We can’t stay here all the time. What happened was I should have told someone where I was going, I should have asked for support. Thankfully, my friends found me, and waited there with me. After a while, my father found me. I guess I’m very obvious. He was furious. Still, we waited for you. And then the Boundless came. It was right before you got out of the cave. The iron dragon! Who would have guessed? The Boundless didn’t stand a chance.”
It hadn’t felt like that at the time. And this talk of the iron dragon was making him anxious. “I’d rather say I’m a dragon who has metal magic. That hardly makes me an iron dragon, let alonetheiron dragon, whatever that’s supposed to mean.”
Siniari frowned. “Of course you’re the iron dragon. There’s no other explanation. But it’s good. You know what it means? You can defeat Cynon.”
“Why?” Perhaps iron magic could do something special. That would be a good thing to know. He still didn’t understand why Tzaria had asked him to hide his magic. But then, so had Leah, who watched him with worry in her beautiful blue eyes.
His cousin glanced at Leah, as if making up his mind whether he should say anything in front of her, but then he looked at Fel again. “Dragons can see the future,” he said. “Sometimes. Small glimpses. Many years ago, there was a dragon who could see further than most. Most of what he predicted has already come to pass. Among his visions, he said that the iron dragon would defeat darkness. We’ve kept this saying:when the world falls into darkness, the iron dragon will be the only flame left to fight it.”
It didn’t sound hopeful. If anything, it sounded like a dreadful prophecy, being alone to fight in a dark world.
