Thus ends the scroll, yet not the flame. The thief shall rise, so shall her name. Ryuki I’m mesmerized by the little queen. She’s glimmering in the evening light like jewels. Bynjym leans his head down to her, sniffing her. She snaps at him, making him chuckle. ‘Hello, little one.’ “She says her name is Cyryl,” Skylar says, looking as mesmerized as I am. ‘She’s very protective of you, Skylar,’ Bynjym tells her. ‘How old does a dragon have to be in order to bond with a rider?’ I ask him. ‘A dragon cannot claim a rider until they are old enough to carry a rider,’ he says. Ylys looks at him. ‘True,’ he says to her. ‘What’s true?’ I ask. ‘Ylys reminded me that queens are different and this little one is proving to be very different. Ylys says Cyryl is already feeling possessive of

