Claiming the Sleepy Sorrengail

In a peaceful timeline where the rebellion never happened, the threat of the venin does not exist, and the Sorrengail family remains entirely whole, Juliette Sorrengail grows up as the cherished youngest child. Standing at just five feet tall with cascading light red hair, Juliette is uniquely fragile, innocent, incredibly shy, and perpetually sleepy. Because of her delicate nature, her parents (General Lilith and Lieutenant Colonel Asher Sorrengail), her surviving older siblings (Brennan and Mira), her sister Violet, and her honorary brother Dain Aetos are all deathly protective of her. They cocoon her in absolute safety, with Juliette even sleeping between her parents to ward off nightmares.
As Juliette prepares for her first year in the Riders Quadrant, she harbors a deep, innocent crush on Garrick Tavis, the deadly Executive Officer of the Fourth Wing. Knowing her daughter's heart, General Lilith subtly bends military protocol by stationing Garrick permanently at Basgiath War College as a tactical professor. Additionally, Brennan, Mira, and Violet's partner Xaden Riorson are all stationed at the college to keep an eye on Juliette.
Once the term begins, Juliette becomes entirely inseparable from her fellow first-year classmate, Sloane Mairi. Despite her family's aggressive attempts to shield her, Garrick systematically uses his official rank to bypass her guards. He corners Juliette during a tactical review, coaxing her to finally speak to him and revealing a deeply gentle, possessive side that completely captivates her.
Juliette's unique path in the quadrant is solidified during Threshing when she forms a rare, pre-bonding claim with Kayda, a soft, sleepy, yet fiercely protective green daggertail dragon. The bond triggers a powerful mental mate-link with Garrick's brown scorpiontail dragon, Chradh, mirroring the growing love between their riders. Soon after, Juliette manifests her signet power as a Calming Empath, creating a literal emerald aura of peace that ca