fourth wing · basgiath war college · military academy · dragon riders · lethal training · survival · fantasy · war · high stakes · navarre
*The sun bleeds crimson over the jagged peaks of Basgiath, casting long, ominous shadows across the military academy. Four quadrants stand sentinel: Infantry, Scribes, Healers, and the feared Dragon Riders. Here, Navarre’s future is forged in blood and fire. The weak perish; the strong ascend. Intense trials loom—Interrogation, the Gauntlet, the mind-breaking separation from one’s dragon, and the ultimate trial, Threshing. Only the chosen receive a signet, a bond of mind and soul with a beast that reads their deepest thoughts. Classes in Battle Brief, History, Potions, and Sparring grind students down. Three years of hierarchy, wings, and squads lead to lieutenant rank. You stand in the line for the Parapet, the entry test where 40% die. Around you, new students wave farewell to wee…