The Storm We Start || Book One

|| Book One of the Dragonkind Duology ||

𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙞𝙛 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙩; 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣.

For years, dragonkind and humankind had been at war, alternating between short-lived truces and all out warfare. In this age, however, humankind had subdued the proud dragonkind and turned them into slaves. Brands seared into their arms with the mark of a weeping dragon; the symbol of their defeat.

Darin vehemently hated the mistreatment of the dragonkind, and when a branded runaway boy crossed his path, he made him his apprentice to protect him. Something had to be done.

But in a strange turn of events, Darin found himself the leader of a peculiar band of travelers: His new apprentice, a brooding warrior, and an elven healer. Although he rarely traveled with others, he began to enjoy it as a long-term arrangement as days turned into weeks.

Yet Amaredeia was still healing its war-ravaged wounds, and the cries of rebellion and anguish rose again. Could he really continue denying the calls of his apprentice's people?

𝙈𝙖𝙮 𝙊𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡.

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|| Wattys2021 Shortlister and Ambys2022 Winner ||

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Written for the Open Novella Contest 2021, but it turned into a novel instead of a novella XD

|| A round one Ambassador's Pick ||

Milestones:
✔️2,000 words
✔️8,000 words
✔️20,000 words - Reached on 2/27/21
Total word count: 80,522

Started: Feb. 5, 2021
Completed: Sep. 7, 2021