The Guardians of the Dragon

Although Lela is a fragile young girl, her arrow never misses its target. Ever since she can remember, she has been haunted by the same nightmare—a dragon that follows her through the darkness, watching, waiting. On her mother's deathbed, she made one final wish, a wish that leads Lela to a village hidden beneath Mount Radan. A place steeped in secrets. Dark secrets. Secrets powerful enough to shatter her entire world and change everything she thought she knew about herself and her past. The moment she arrives, she knows something is terribly wrong. There is something ancient and threatening lurking beneath the surface of this seemingly quiet village. No one welcomes her. No one trusts her. Everyone is against her, despite the fact that not a single soul knows who she is. The answer lies buried in a family secret—a curse that has followed her bloodline for generations like a dark shadow—and in a truth someone desperately wanted to remain hidden forever. But some truths refuse to stay buried. Driven by an overwhelming need to uncover the truth, Lela chooses to walk a path fraught with danger. What she discovers will change not only her own destiny, but also the fate of those who have waited centuries for her arrival.