The Dream of Death

Liora Bell claimed she could speak to beasts. The night before, I dreamed of my own death. I was Asterfell Academy's top beast-speech interpreter, trained to speak to dragons and shadow wolves. In the dream, Liora stole my position, took every honor, and left me cleaning griffin stables. Everyone called her a genius. They called me jealous. But the dragon pact ceremony will reveal the truth—and she will pray for mercy.