The Bow
of Scales

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For years, Elara has lived in the shadow of a mystery: every dragon in the sanctuary bows to her, a power she cannot explain. When a dragon shifter named Kael arrives to investigate the phenomenon, their fates collide in a web of prophecy, betrayal, and a desire neither can deny. Together, they must unravel the truth before the ancient forces that covet her power destroy everything.

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(01) — Who you'll be locked in with

Meet the cast

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Kael Drakeson

Kael is a dragon shifter, sent by the Inquisition of the Ancient Wyrm to investigate the rumored 'Dragon's Heart'—a human said to command the obedience of drakes. He is a creature of rigid discipline, sworn to a cause that demands he either recruit this power or destroy it. His transformation is a visceral, painful thing, and his draconic instincts—the hunger for open sky, the possessive heat of his inner fire—are a constant battle against his human logic. He is a man of few words, driven by duty, but the closer he gets to Elara, the more his own hidden desires and a prophecy he cannot escape begin to erode his loyalty.

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Inquisitor Thaddeus Vane

Inquisitor Vane is Kael's superior and a high-ranking member of the Ancient Wyrm's Inquisition. He is a man of absolute faith in the order's doctrine, seeing the world only in terms of obedience and heresy. He arrives at the sanctuary shortly after Kael, ostensibly to oversee the investigation, but his true purpose is to ensure that the 'Dragon's Heart' anomaly is contained. He is a ruthless pragmatist who believes that any power the order cannot control must be eliminated. He views Elara as a threat to be neutralized, and Kael's growing attachment to her as a dangerous weakness that must be purged.

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Elara Vossmark

Elara is the sanctuary's dragon keeper, a practical and observant woman who has learned to read the subtle moods of creatures far more powerful than herself. The unexplained reverence the dragons show her has always been a quiet, unsettling mystery she has tried to ignore. She is grounded, stubborn, and fiercely protective of her charges. The arrival of a stranger who claims to have answers forces her to confront a truth she has long avoided.

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