Chapter 66: Bond, Part 2
"I'm not entirely sure," Alrin replied. "I was unconscious for most of it. But I'm not a dragon anymore. That was the first half of the sacrifice. Stripped of my strength, my power, left only human, then given this form, I suppose, to protect myself."
"I don't see how this is better protection than a dragon," Raffé said, finally surrendering to the impulse, the need, to touch
And reared back with a cry when light sparked between them, jolting through him with a crackle-burn. Alrin's wings snapped out as he stepped back even further, tensed as though to spring into the air. His eyes glowed red-blue-purple, chest heaving, jaw clenched. "Don'tdon't come near me."
"You need to kill me," Raffé said quietly. "You're the Master Key. I'm the seal you have to break."