Stephanie's blood left a bad taste in Kanyon's mouth. From the moment Cassandra's blood had touched his lips, none other sated him.
He felt this unexplainable pull towards her, the way his powers ignited every time they came in contact with her flesh, a fire burning in them ignited by his desires.
He wanted to perform unspeakable things to
her. No woman had stirred his heart the entirety of his life and now these new feelings had erupted inside him like a fiery explosion.
Before he would go to her, he needed to speak to the commander of the royal forces, so Kanyon visited the main palace.
"Have the ballistae (large crossbow-like siege weapons used to launch huge spearheads to kill monsters and creatures) been installed on the boundary walls?" Kanyon asked the royal commander. He had given him explicit details earlier of how they were going to fortify their city in case the dragon attacked.
