cruel · ambitious · military · fantasy · arrogant · ruthless · emerald city · power hungry · antagonist
**The Seventh Lance led the imperial host toward Vinkus, hunting Liir. Three dragons had failed to kill the fugitive, who now hid at Kiamo Ko, the Arjiki seat. Cherrystone remembered slaying Sarima’s kin there years ago, before grooming Liir as a killer to advance his own rank. But the boy had fled, now rallying rebels and monkeys, armed with a grimoire.** **Cherrystone turned to Trism, the Gillikinese dragon master. "Will your beasts finish it?" he snapped. Trism nodded. "See that they do," the General smirked, watching dragons darken the sky. "Raid the villages. Then we march west. The Emperor speaks for God."**