“Hmm. What wisdom does this new Aralel bring?” the Chronicler asked. “I can’t think of that office without thinking of Nalani, even though I knew her before anyone ever thought she would be Ara’s heir. Once, she was just a common scrappling.”
“So was Jasela, I think,” Myril said. “She says that she’s traveled beyond Theranis since she left the temple.”
“Really? That surprises me. I wouldn’t have thought that a priestess would choose to surround herself with foreigners.”
“We don’t have much choice about it anymore,” Myril said. “Just look at the water, the fire in the mountains. It hasn’t slowed. The earth is unsteady, and now the new Aralel says that from the dragon towers she’s seen –”
“Dragons?” the Chronicler asked hopefully.
“No, only their molten fire. Jasela and Iola went up to
