"Dragons disappeared for a while, or they seemed to. The Divine in the south declared it the Dragon Age when all of a sudden they seemed to come back. Not just dragons and drakes, but high dragons - females old enough to breed. They go on rampages before holing up and nesting. My people think of dragons as the embodiment of raw, natural power. There are no gods in the Qun, but we revere dragons."

Which made that whole rumor about dragon blood even stronger.

"Thank you." Bull flexed his leg after the brace was off, breathing through the discomfort. If Dorian was here, he'd be tutting and insisting on ice or a heat pad, or just trying to ease the pan himself. Bull had given up on protesting long ago.

"The Chargers got a lot of jobs monster hunting. The corrupted ones were the worst. Fucking demons."