Dragon Crowns: The Broken Throne — Chapter 4

May The Eternal Fire Light Your Way.

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“Welcome, pilgrims,” the hooded figure began his speech. “To The Ember Sanctuary. We all pray for the day Cornelius returns to us and will reignite the flames of ScaleHeart.”

Blaze was among the people gathered here. This gathering was supposed to be in an Ember Sanctuary where prayers to Cornelius would typically happen. Still, ScaleHeart has stopped using those over the last few years as it was straying further away from the Dragon history that shaped this place over a hundred years ago.

Chris, the banker who managed Blaze’s debt, gave him the name Ridge Limbell and told him to seek him out in the market and ask to work for him. It turned out Ridge had a knack for helping newcomers to the city, and as a greengrocer, he needed all the help he could get with the goods being distributed and restocked on the shelves. It turned out the woman who threw a grape at Blaze when he was led to the courthouse on his arrival was Ridge’s daughter, Seren.

She helped Blaze settle in a room in the complex behind the market where all the workers lived. Their rent was being deducted from their wages, so as long as they worked in the market, they didn’t need to worry about missing a rent payment.