10. Everen: The Kiss of a Knife

Summary

• The chapter is narrated by a dragon disguised as a human, flying through the streets of Vatra thanks to a dense fog.
• The narrator blames themselves for fraternizing with humans and letting their guard down over the last ten days.
• The narrator feels a bond with another person, viewing them as a weakness. They follow this person through the streets and attempt to grab them.
• The person reacts faster than expected, wielding a knife and managing to cut into the narrator's arm.
• Despite the person pinning the narrator against a wall and threatening to kill them, the narrator knows they don't kill. They also reveal they know the person robs from tombs.
• The narrator manages to reverse their positions and has the person pinned against the wall. They notice a spark from the person's touch and feel their own magic draining away.
• When the person sees their hand glowing, they react with fear and awe, but the glow fades away with the narrator denying that this is due to the person's gods.
• The person questions what the narrator did, and they reference a past event, the Night of Locked Tombs, suggesting this has something to do with the magic drained away and their current weakened state.
• The narrator feels extremely weak and struggles to keep their human illusion, warning the person that if they die, the other dies too.
• The chapter ends with the narrator being helped by the person, managing a few more steps before losing consciousness.