The Unforeseen Bond

The air in Valerius’s cavern thrummed with a new intensity. It was a familiar sensation, the subtle hum of magic that permeated the stone walls, but today it felt sharper, more insistent. Elara, her muscles aching from the grueling exercises, pushed herself to mimic a complex series of hand gestures Valerius had demonstrated. The dragon blood magic was a demanding mistress, leaching her strength and leaving behind a persistent, almost electric tingling beneath her skin. Streaks of faint, iridescent scales had begun