She was bright, powerful, and popular.
I took the letter, confused.
Who would write to me?
Then I saw the contents.
Brittany was here to brag.
“Summer, you made it to the Dragon Clan, right? I bet you’ve seen a lot of pretty dragon women. But I’m telling you, every halfway decent–looking dragon woman has been with Cloudy. Especially Ocean. He likes her the most. So good luck with that.”
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“Oh, and Snow, the Snow Hare Clan leader?
What a sweetheart. He gave me his cloak when I was cold.”
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The letter said Cloudy was a player, that I’d
be nothing but a side chick, and that I’d fail at palace politics.
If Brittany was standing in front of me, I’d slap her and tell her to get a grip!
The Dragon Clan was all about walking marriages.
She was treating it like the old days and
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playing the whole wife and concubine game.
No wonder Cloudy couldn’t stand her!
“Hmph,” I scoffed.
“Who wrote that letter that made you so
happy?” Ocean asked.
“Nothing,” I said, dodging the question.
“What are you guys doing?”
Ocean followed my gaze.
A lot of dragon women were washing meat
and wrapping it in leaves.
“Cankinal”
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“Cooking!” Ocean said, smiling.
Cooking?
I stared at the raw meat, and my stomach
churned.
I almost puked.
For my stomach’s sake, I had to use my
cooking skills.
The Dragon Clan naturally knew how to make
fire.
I made them a barbecue and taught them
how to grow vegetables.
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I was so enthusiastic that the whole Dragon
Clan smelled like barbecue that day.
When the vegetables grew, I’d make some
chili sauce and put it on the barbecue.
It would be so much better.
With cooked food, I lived a great life in the Dragon Clan.
Then one day, a messenger ran in, freaking out.
“Ocean, it’s bad! The prince… the prince was ambushed on Mount Sunny!”
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Ocean was shocked, but she quickly pulled
herself together.
She immediately rallied the remaining troops and planned to rescue Cloudy.
I grabbed her arm.
“I’m going too.”
Mount Sunny was Snow Hare territory.
Last time, when the Dragon Clan fought the Dog Clan, Cloudy was careless and got hurt.
When he passed through Mount Sunny, the Snow Hare Clan ambushed him.
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The Dragon Clan was hurt badly.
This time, I’d told Cloudy how to fight the
Dog Clan.
He wouldn’t get hurt.
With the Dragon Clan’s power, the Snow Hare’s traps couldn’t stop them.
What went wrong?
Mount Sunny was surrounded by the Snow
Hare Clan.
When Brittany saw me, she smiled like a
psycho, acting sad.
“I’m sorry, Summer. I didn’t know the Dragon
Clan was such a mess. If I’d known, I
wouldn’t have let you suffer.”
“Oh, how are you doing over there? Is there
anything you can’t stand?”
She was trying so hard not to smile.
