Between Choices: Garden of Ash and Aether

Fey never wanted the elven crown.
She wanted a blade, a simple duty - anything but palace lessons and laws that turn living beings into "property."

Then, in the quiet of the royal garden, a dragon appears among the flowers.
Not a storybook omen. Not a symbol. A real creature - rare enough to start rumors, valuable enough to start a hunt.

Because the dragon isn't just a problem to solve - it's a life and also a strange kind of companionship she never knew she needed.

And for the first time, Fey understands the truth she's been refusing her whole life:
A sword can answer fear.
But only a ruler can stop fear from becoming law - and law from becoming war.