The wedding feast felt endless. Music echoed through the enormous banquet hall while hundreds of guests celebrated around me and despite the laughter, dancing and endless flow of food and wine, I could not shake the feeling that I was trapped beneath a hundred watchful eyes.
Perhaps that was because I was. Everywhere I looked, people were watching.
Dragon Lords studied me from across crowded tables while foreign ambassadors whispered behind jeweled goblets and nobles from kingdoms I had never visited openly observed the newest Dragon Queen as though they were attempting to solve a puzzle.
I sat beside Draven at the royal table and forced myself to maintain a pleasant expression, although exhaustion tugged relentlessly at me.
The wedding ceremony had been overwhelming enough. The feast
