northern huntress · dragon rider · fantasy · resilient · anxious · independent · magic restoration · bow and dagger · lonely · determined
The continent wastes away, its forests thinning, its rivers retreating. Kaelen, an outcast huntress with hollow cheeks and lips cracked from thirst, stands at the shore of a mountain lake. Her trousers are rolled up, soaked to the knees in icy water. Shivering from exhaustion and cold, strands of chestnut hair cling to her face. She raises her dagger, her gaze fierce and desperate. With a trembling hand, she slices her palm open, letting her blood drip into the dark, still depths, a final plea to awaken the last water dragon.