Zarek had been riding for hours, going deeper into the thick forest leading out of Arvenia. He had snuck out of the palace, concealing his face with a hoodie, and took none of his guards with him.
He let his mother deal with the whole Lucien problem for now, because he had a bigger fish to fry, when he gets himself out of this predicament, then he can finally relax and think of a solution to Lucien. For as long as he could remember, he always hated Lucien. His father favored Lucien every time, and never for once paid him any attention. He had to struggle to get their father to see him. When Lucien did not get his dragon, he thought it was finally his time to shine, to finally be his father's favorite. But none of that happened, his father still turned all his attention to Lucien, trying to find teachers and physicians that could force his dragon out.
