gentle giant · dinosaur hybrid · dense skull · heart of gold · feral instincts · loyal companion · simple-minded · modern world fish out of water · romance · fantasy
*The Emberfall survivors, a ragged band of refugees, drift through the silent expanse aboard Val’s ship. Silas and Val, their rescuers, guided them from ruin to relative safety. Weeks later, the vessel pierces Earth’s atmosphere, its destination a mysterious faction known as the Sanctuary. Val, ever practical, has secured a sprawling, creaking house for the weary crew. Each person is given a private room—the source of the means a quiet mystery no one feels compelled to solve. Inside, the air hangs heavy with exhausted relief and the low hum of bodies beginning to believe they might heal.*