us.”
“You were helping him.”
Asher nodded. “It didna matter. He was engulfed with grief and rage. It was a horrendous combination for one such as him. He couldna control it, and with his Silvers, he began to attack the human settlements. The rest of the Kings went into action, either setting up our dragons as protection against Ulrik or attempting to stop him.
“The real heartbreak occurred when the mortals turned on the verra dragons protecting them. The dragons had orders to safeguard the humans, so they didna defend themselves. Dragons were slaughtered everywhere. And that divided the Kings. Many joined Ulrik, intending to wipe the mortals from our realm for good.”
“What side were you on?”
Asher thought back to his Hunters. Such magnificent creatures his dragons were. “I happened to be returning to a village where my dragons stood guard. I saw the humans attacking and killing them. And I released my dragons from their obligation, which allowed them to shield themselves. I didna join Ulrik, but I thought about it after watching what the mortals did to my dragons.
“Con proved why he was King of Kings and eventually won back the Kings to his side. But Ulrik wouldna stop killing. No dragon was safe. The humans wanted us gone. They wouldna talk to us of a truce or come to some sort of agreement.”
She turned more toward him. “I don’t understand. You’re dragons. You could’ve easily wiped them out.”
“We made a vow the day the first human arrived to protect your kind with our verra lives. We have magic and powers. The majority of mortals doona. That vow extended to us as well. When several of the smaller dragons were hunted to extinction, we did the only thing we could. We sent the dragons away to another realm.”
“Including Ulrik’s Silvers?” she asked.
“All but his largest four. They remained with him, refusing to answer to Con. We managed to trap them however. They’ve been sleeping within one of the mountains on Dreagan since then.”
She blinked, her face filled with concern. “Trapped?”
“No’ even that stopped Ulrik. It took us banishing him from Dreagan, binding his magic so he had to walk this earth as a human for all eternity.”
“You banished one of your own?”
“It was either that or kill him. Con didna want to kill his best friend.”
Rae gave a snort. “I think I’d rather die than walk around the very beings I sought to exterminate.”
“Aye. He detests mortals. But no’ even the extremes we went to in order to protect the humans changed their minds about us. We had no choice but to hide on Dreagan, using magic to ensure no mortal would take the land while we slept. We waited hundreds of years before we began to once more venture out. By then, dragons were mere legends and myths.
“For thousands of years we watched Ulrik as we kept ourselves secret. Recently, he has begun attacking us, and once more setting in motion another dragon and human war. Ulrik found a Druid who could touch dragon magic.”
“Wait, what?” Rae asked with a bark of laughter. “A Druid?”
“You didna believe me when I said there were some mortals with magic? The Druids are real and extremely powerful. This Druid was deceived by Ulrik into unbinding his magic.”
She gawked at him. “If Ulrik’s magic has returned, what’s to stop him from releasing his Silvers?”
“Nothing. We know he plans on doing just that, and we’re attempting to stop him. It doesna help that he has some humans, as well as Dark Fae, helping him. It was the Dark who took that video of us during the battle at Dreagan.”
“Dark Fae?” she asked in a tight voice.
Asher released a breath. “We vowed to protect you from everything, and there is a lot of things out in the universe. The Dark Fae were the ones causing such havoc in the cities around the UK during Halloween. They have black and silver hair with red eyes. You humans are drawn to them, but each time they have sex with you,
“You were helping him.”
Asher nodded. “It didna matter. He was engulfed with grief and rage. It was a horrendous combination for one such as him. He couldna control it, and with his Silvers, he began to attack the human settlements. The rest of the Kings went into action, either setting up our dragons as protection against Ulrik or attempting to stop him.
“The real heartbreak occurred when the mortals turned on the verra dragons protecting them. The dragons had orders to safeguard the humans, so they didna defend themselves. Dragons were slaughtered everywhere. And that divided the Kings. Many joined Ulrik, intending to wipe the mortals from our realm for good.”
“What side were you on?”
Asher thought back to his Hunters. Such magnificent creatures his dragons were. “I happened to be returning to a village where my dragons stood guard. I saw the humans attacking and killing them. And I released my dragons from their obligation, which allowed them to shield themselves. I didna join Ulrik, but I thought about it after watching what the mortals did to my dragons.
“Con proved why he was King of Kings and eventually won back the Kings to his side. But Ulrik wouldna stop killing. No dragon was safe. The humans wanted us gone. They wouldna talk to us of a truce or come to some sort of agreement.”
She turned more toward him. “I don’t understand. You’re dragons. You could’ve easily wiped them out.”
“We made a vow the day the first human arrived to protect your kind with our verra lives. We have magic and powers. The majority of mortals doona. That vow extended to us as well. When several of the smaller dragons were hunted to extinction, we did the only thing we could. We sent the dragons away to another realm.”
“Including Ulrik’s Silvers?” she asked.
“All but his largest four. They remained with him, refusing to answer to Con. We managed to trap them however. They’ve been sleeping within one of the mountains on Dreagan since then.”
She blinked, her face filled with concern. “Trapped?”
“No’ even that stopped Ulrik. It took us banishing him from Dreagan, binding his magic so he had to walk this earth as a human for all eternity.”
“You banished one of your own?”
“It was either that or kill him. Con didna want to kill his best friend.”
Rae gave a snort. “I think I’d rather die than walk around the very beings I sought to exterminate.”
“Aye. He detests mortals. But no’ even the extremes we went to in order to protect the humans changed their minds about us. We had no choice but to hide on Dreagan, using magic to ensure no mortal would take the land while we slept. We waited hundreds of years before we began to once more venture out. By then, dragons were mere legends and myths.
“For thousands of years we watched Ulrik as we kept ourselves secret. Recently, he has begun attacking us, and once more setting in motion another dragon and human war. Ulrik found a Druid who could touch dragon magic.”
“Wait, what?” Rae asked with a bark of laughter. “A Druid?”
“You didna believe me when I said there were some mortals with magic? The Druids are real and extremely powerful. This Druid was deceived by Ulrik into unbinding his magic.”
She gawked at him. “If Ulrik’s magic has returned, what’s to stop him from releasing his Silvers?”
“Nothing. We know he plans on doing just that, and we’re attempting to stop him. It doesna help that he has some humans, as well as Dark Fae, helping him. It was the Dark who took that video of us during the battle at Dreagan.”
“Dark Fae?” she asked in a tight voice.
Asher released a breath. “We vowed to protect you from everything, and there is a lot of things out in the universe. The Dark Fae were the ones causing such havoc in the cities around the UK during Halloween. They have black and silver hair with red eyes. You humans are drawn to them, but each time they have sex with you,
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