Chapter 12: The Dragons’ LawThe governor and the princes were charged with the rule of Theranis, with the day-to-day settlement of disputes, with the making of laws and command of armed men. When the governor or a prince died, the dragons ascended, granting his authority to the foremost priestesses in the realm.
– The Chronicles of Theranis
Myril was reading on a bench outside her chamber when she felt the earth shift. The sky seemed to change colors, the sun burned hotter, everything felt sharper. These were all things that only she felt, but then the bells began to toll, clanging, ringing everywhere. The temples echoed the weak bells on the palace walls; the temples were triumphant. A gong sounded nearby and Myril slipped again, finding wings, wings everywhere, beating about her head,
