Zaree Muna would follow her brother Tasis anywhere, but she never imagined that path to lead where it has. After Tasis and his familiar fall under a magical sleep from which no one can wake them, she and her party prepare to face the mad king of Archai without him. They don’t expect the journey to lead to the Maker herself, who predicts three deaths will occur as the battle to save their world from Archai and a jealous god nears. Two of those deaths will be loved ones, and if things go wrong, the third death could spell the end of everything. But no one ever accused Zaree of being a coward, and as she and the others go into battle to save what Tasis has rebuilt, she is ready to laugh in the face of death. The thousand-year wait is over, and none of them will accept anything less than triumph.
*** Yldost placed one of their diminutive claws atop Firea’s hand and looked up at her adoringly. “[The Maker] would like you. You understand. I hope you meet her someday.” “Don’t we all meet her someday?” Jorget asked wryly. Yldost gave him a confused look. “I do not understand.” “He’s talking about death,” Zaree told them. “The assumption is that [the Maker] would also handle death.” Yldost gave a small snort. “Oh, no. [The Maker] creates. Her twin guides the creations to the next life with love and compassion when the time comes.” “What does happen after we die?” Jorget asked. The dragon looked at him, head cocked to the side, one eye ridge raised in what could only be amusement. “I’m sorry, but you will have to wait and find out for yourself.” “Another rule?” Zaree guessed as Jorget muttered something about the unfairness of it all. “Of course,” Yldost said. “If you knew what awaited you, it would spoil all of [Death’s] fun.” “You know, I’ve noticed that your family has an odd definition of the word fun,” Jorget pointed out grumpily. Yldost snickered as they moved back to their plate and took another bite of their breakfast. “No,” they finally said. “I’m quite certain it’s you. Because it’s very likely that dragons invented fun.”
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