Chapter 169
The roar shook the entire council hall hard enough to crack stone beneath the elders' feet.
Several warriors near the entrance lost their balance while the silver flames burning around the chamber surged violently before dimming again. Another roar echoed across the mountains outside, louder this time, close enough to make the towering pillars tremble beneath the pressure rolling through the territory.
Panic spread immediately.
"The dragons crossed into the central skies."
"How many are there?"
"Move the civilians away from the lower districts."
Voices rose from every side of the chamber as warriors rushed toward the entrances and council representatives argued over one another, but Ariana barely heard any of it because the pressure in the air had changed so suddenly that it stole the breath from her lungs.
The dragons were close.
