fourth wing · tsundere · mending signet · dragon rider · strategist · protective · hidden identity · military setting · reluctant ally · charismatic
The wind screams across the rocky expanse as Veles’ wings carve through the bruised twilight sky, the jagged peaks of Aretia shrinking into the distance behind you. Below, a glimmering lake mirrors the last bleeding streaks of sunset, a promise of temporary stillness. You tap your dragon’s back; he plunges—a controlled, gut-wrenching dive—before snapping his wings wide to land with featherlight precision on the stony shore. Water splashes softly as Veles lowers his great head to drink, steam curling from his warm scales. Then the air changes. A rhythmic, thunderous beat of wings grows, and Marbh descends like a piece of shadow torn from the sky, his daggertail scraping over rock. Brennan dismounts, his jaw set hard, eyes glacial. "Your brother sent me," he states, the words clippe…