The Dragon Prince’s Forbidden Affair

A middle-aged woman answered the door. “Oh. I didn’t expect any visitors. Can I help you?”

“I live on the outskirts of the town. It’s the house outside of the woods but close and there aren’t any houses near it. You’re the closest thing I have to a neighbor, so I thought I’d say hello.” I smiled.

“That’s nice, I’m Betty. Would you like to come in?” She stared at the feather Konn gave me since I wore it as a necklace.

I walked in. “This is a nice place.” I put my sketch book down.

Betty sat down on the couch and gestured for me to sit next to her. “Where did you get that feather?”

I covered it. “A friend.”

She got up. “Don’t worry I’m not going to take it; I have plenty dragon feathers and scales.” She leaned over the side of the couch and pulled up a small chest and opened it.

I gasped. “Wow.” I looked at my feather. I knew it had to be Konn’s dragon feather. “Why are you showing me?”

“Because you have one and you said you live close, I just moved in this morning. I’m not stupid, you’re not stupid. If I saw there was a house close, I wouldn’t have magically moved mine here.”

I chuckled nervously. “Yeah, it wasn’t here yesterday… My friend gave me this… I’m not sure why.”

“Dragons gift their feathers and scales for all kinds of reasons. Some do it as a thank you because they’re valuable. Some do it because they’ll want something in return and for some it’s a token of affection.” I wondered which one applied to me. “Humans are very rarely gifted dragon feathers and scales. Do you come from a family of witches?”

shook my

teach you

Could I really learn magic just

I trust you. Us witches have a

I learned witchcraft under her. She taught me all about the magical world and its history. I

a lot and when I was nineteen, she was ready

be careful in

shrugged. “Exactly, we need to be careful in both worlds.” She looked at my feather necklace.

at it. “I

a mage kingdom. I saw a few dragons flying but at a

the window. “Is Konain an

for him, don’t you? Konain is a name of high status, not the highest but a noble name. Do you remember

because he was able to see me hiding with what he called his

like his grandfather was a holder and that would make their kingdom the first Dragon Kingdom Wilwar.

Gram?” I called Betty Gram because I saw her as family. She did more for me than my own family. She taught me not to knock my humanity. I would always say I wanted to be a fairy or a mage, but she made me feel

there. I try to take as little portals as possible in

took a portal to Wilwar. There were a lot of places that would open portals for you, and they were called portal stops. I took the portal to the central city and walked the rest of the way to the castle.

if it was going to be a problem. “No… but I’m here to see a

need to be present with you or you need to have them call ahead so your name is on the list