Crown of Dragonfire (34 page)

They left the hut together.

They stood in the darkness in
a land of pain, of fire, of blood . . . and they called upon the starlight.

Their collars clanked to the
ground, and scales chinked across them.

For the first time in his
long life, Jaren Aeternum summoned his magic and became a dragon. Green scales
rose across his body, green like the birch leaves of home, like the old flags
of Requiem. Silver spikes grew from his tail. He was a frail dragon, too thin,
too hurt, too weary, but as he soared skyward, he was as a great king of old.

His children rose around him.
Red. Gold. Lavender. Blue. And one silver dragon with golden horns, no more
feathers upon her.

They rose into the sky, and
they blew their fire upward, lighting a great beacon.

"Requiem!" they cried.

And from the land below, the
voices rose in answer. Hundreds of voices, then thousands, then a nation crying
out together. One word. The word that meant everything to them, the word that
had meant everything for over five thousand years.

"Requiem!"

From below they rose. One
after another. Soon a hundred, then a thousand, then too many to count—a
kingdom of dragons, rising from the darkness, blowing their fire.

Collars and chains clattered
down, and the light of Requiem shone.

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AFTERWORD

Thank you for reading
Crown of Dragonfire
, the second novel in the
Flame of Requiem
trilogy. I hope you enjoyed the book.

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Pillars of Dragonfire
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NOVELS BY DANIEL ARENSON

THE MOTH SAGA

• Moth
  
• Empires of Moth
  
• Secrets of Moth
  
• Daughter of Moth
  
• Shadows of Moth
  
• Legacy of Moth
  

REQUIEM

• Dawn of Dragons
  
  • Requiem's Song
    
  • Requiem's Hope
    
  • Requiem's Prayer
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    
• Song of Dragons
  
  • Blood of Requiem
    
  • Tears of Requiem
    
  • Light of Requiem
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    
• Dragonlore
  
  • A Dawn of Dragonfire
    
  • A Day of Dragon Blood
    
  • A Night of Dragon Wings
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    
• The Dragon War
  
  • A Legacy of Light
    
  • A Birthright of Blood
    
  • A Memory of Fire
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    
• Requiem for Dragons
  
  • Dragons Lost
    
  • Dragons Reborn
    
  • Dragons Rising
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    
• Flame for Requiem
  
  • Forged in Dragonfire
    
  • Crown of Dragonfire
    
  • Pillars of Dragonfire
    
  • The Complete Trilogy
    

ALIEN HUNTERS

• Alien Hunters
  
• Alien Sky
  
• Alien Shadows
  

OTHER WORLDS

• Eye of the Wizard
  
• Wand of the Witch
  
• Firefly Island
  
• The Gods of Dream
  
• Flaming Dove
  

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