The Humility of Humans

Raven changed direction, flying us towards the town. The helicopter followed suit, tracking us from around a hundred feet away. Wind from the whirling rotor blades blew my hair around my face. I flinched as a voice blared through loudspeakers. 'Enemy combatant, land now!'

The dragon reared into a hover. 'I'm not your enemy! And I recommend you don't make me into one!'

The time I've spent away from Lloegyr has given me time to make some important decisions, but now I have to face the consequences. Marrying Raven has certainly complicated my relationship with the Church and Bishop Aeron. And there's renewed danger from Cadw ar Wah?nas the secretive group takes new action against those who dare to find love outside their own species.

There is also troubling news coming out of England. The British government is rounding up Lloegyr refugees and placing them in detention centres. My family has gone into hiding. And somehow the rat kings are involved with it all. Protecting the country and the people I love has never seemed so hard before...