The king had given his permission, but only with a long list of conditions. Sienna-Rose was allowed to keep Keldros' egg within the safety of her estate, as long as she promised to take full responsibility for it.
That meant feeding it, guarding it, studying it, and containing whatever came out of it. Because Keldros is no ordinary beast. Keldros is a nightmare given wings, a calamity wrapped in black scales and fire.
And even Sienna-Rose, with all her strength and magic, had nearly lost her life in the battle against it. Not that she would ever let them see her weakness.
When the king had arrived at her estate a day after the fight, she was already healed. There wasn't a scratch left on her skin, no bruises, no blood. She had cleaned the battlefield from her body as if the violence had never touched her at all.
