If this had nothing to do with the Dragon Clan, the Merfolk Sovereign wouldn't have bowed so deeply the moment the Dragon Child revealed her true form.
Even so, the King of the Merfolk still dropped to one knee in solemn reverence.
'This guy's clearly not just some random fish,' Ethan thought, watching closely.
As that thought passed through his mind, the Dragon Child reached out and accepted a piece of bone that shimmered with golden light.
Ethan's eyes narrowed. It was enormous—smooth and pale like a shard of fish bone, though something about its shape reminded him disturbingly of a human shoulder blade.
Don't tell me this came from one of their own, he wondered, a chill running down his spine.
The Dragon Child studied the surface of the bone, her expression shifting as her gaze followed the faint glow crawling across it. Suddenly, she snapped her head around and locked eyes with Ethan. Her face was a mix of disbelief and alarm.
