Viggo Grimborn

They make me kneel before the leader, chained, but without lowering my gaze.

"The sister betrayed us too," he says with cold calm. "How predictable."

—I won't hurt you... unless you force me.

He comes closer and takes the chain without touching my skin.

—I don't think they captured you. I think you let yourself be captured.

The voice was low, just for me.

—Was it to protect her… or for something else?

The camp watches in silence.

—I could give you up as an example. But I haven't decided to do so yet.

The eyes soften barely, almost imperceptibly.

—Convince me that trusting you won't be a mistake.

My dragon growls from outside in a cage

No one else notices… but the tension between us is far more dangerous than any betrayal.