The First Dragon Oath — Before the shields of High Aster carried crosses, Corvin climbed the wind-scraped pass with a blank shield and a charcoal map tucked under his arm. Read the full story →
Before the shields of High Aster carried crosses, Corvin climbed the wind-scraped pass with a blank shield and a charcoal map tucked under his arm. He wanted the last unnamed road for the castle chart, the one that vanished between needle rocks and smelled of cold iron after rain. Then the ground clicked under him—not stone, not hoof, but talon.
A dragon stepped from the mist, wings creaking like ship sails. “Name the road,” it hissed, “and every army will find my eggs.” Corvin’s curiosity ran hotter than fear. He saw, behind one folded wing, three pale shells warming in a crack of steam. So he scratched no road on his map. Instead, he cut one bold cross into his shield: not a challenge, but a mark that meant, Ask before you enter.
Ever since, the castle shields have worn that cross, and the pass has stayed half-secret. If you spot a knight holding one below dragon wings, you are seeing the moment the old promise locked into place.
