The mob begins at dawn. Floods of dragons wearing red cloaks and bearing flame symbols take to the skies. They come from all over the continent, hundreds of rebels fly from slums and backstreets and soar toward the mountains. Swarms of Mudwing sibs and troops of Nightwings and groups of Seawings.
They fly in a huge, multicolored cloud towards the Sky Kingdom, weapons in hand and flags held high. The posters are emblazoned with the Claws of Vengeance symbol: A dragon skull wreathed with flames.
The Skywing army doesn't fight back, their Queen is dead. There is no one left to serve.
Instead, Queen Scarlet lounges on the throne with me next to her. Ruby's mauled body lies at our feet.
Scarlet turns to me with a wicked grin. "Well Blister, the war begins..."
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Wings Of Fire: Whisper In The Shadows (book 1)
FantasyBelladonna, the heir to the Rainwing throne and the daughter of Queen Glory and King Deathbringer thought that her only problems were trying to conceal her mind-reading abilities and secure a peaceful future for the tribes in the Rain Kingdom. That...