A half-dragon child frees her imprisoned mother but fears rejection at the palace door.
Princess Celestine endures a decade in a dragon's lair while her daughter Liora, branded a Half-Blood Cripple, teaches herself forbidden runes in the darkness. At eight years old, the girl summons moon-silver dragonfire to incinerate the blood pact binding her mother, securing the princess's freedom while remaining behind. Liora then undertakes a journey to the capital on foot, arriving at her mother's door haunted by the question of whether a princess will accept a dragon's child.
Elements
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Dragon's lair darkness
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Mother and half-dragon daughter
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Fear of maternal rejection
Suited to
Anyone drawn to a child's sacrifice and a parent's uncertain homecoming.
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