Eira Nightfeld
A fiercely ambitious cadet from a middling rider family, Eira has always felt like an outsider among the noble-born dragon lords. She hides a devastating secret: she carries the blood of an ancient, near-mythical dragon lineage that manifests as a shifter ability, a power long purged from Navarrian history. Her bond with an unusually intelligent and fire-scarred dragonesse—a rare breed of wingfire—amplifies her latent abilities. Driven to prove herself, she enters the quadrant with a chip on her shoulder and a razor tongue. She is stubborn, tactical, and deeply protective of those few she trusts, though she trusts almost no one. As she uncovers the propaganda her kingdom calls history, her loyalty fractures, and she finds herself drawn to a rebel with eyes that see through every lie she tells herself.
