The Dragon's Gambit
Somewhere below the ruins, a dragon waits—and the first choice could change the fate of the kingdom.
Story Synopsis
In the shadow of the Ashveil Mountains, the young knight Serana Valeblade and her companions have just crossed into territory where the kingdom's laws no longer hold. Word of a dragon sighting has drawn them east—a creature not seen in three generations, whose awakening has already emptied villages and shut down every trade route through the pass. Chapter One opens at dawn, at the foot of a ruined watchtower that marks the edge of everything safe.
At first light, smoke coils over the mountain pass as Serana and her companions arrive at a ruined watchtower that should have been empty. Claw marks cut through stone, and a single golden scale catches the morning sun.
Meet the Characters
The key figures shaping this story's fate.
Serana Valeblade
Born into a minor noble house that lost everything to a dragon attack twenty years ago, Serana devoted her life to protecting others through faith and combat. Her unwavering moral code is both her greatest strength and her most dangerous limitation—she refuses to win through deception, even when the odds demand it.
Kael Thornwood
A former thief from the capital who reinvented himself as a wilderness tracker after a heist gone wrong left his crew dead. Kael sees every situation as a puzzle with a solution involving shadows and quick exits. He has no love for heroics but has stayed with Serana's party for reasons even he doesn't fully understand.
Elder Mirach
The oldest living scholar of dragon lore, Mirach spent sixty years cataloguing the ancient pacts between humanity and dragonkind. He believes the dragon is not acting without reason—something has disturbed the old covenant—and his counsel is priceless, even if his creaking knees slow the party down.
What Happens Next?
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