Chapter 34 The Emerald Clan

• Retrospective
• When Lotha raised her hands towards the door, a group of elders positioned themselves in front of it to block her entry. They hadn't anticipated that an overwhelming energy, dormant for thousands of years and devoid of any magical trace, would suddenly erupt from the door and cast them aside. As it connected with the emerald prince, Lotha began to transform into a luminous, emerald creature so radiant that all present were forced to shield their eyes from the blinding light.
• Then, for the first time since their inexplicable punishment—to live as humans, barred forever from their sanctuary—the door swung open. A collective gasp escaped the assembled crowd as the potent green energy ensnared Prince Lotha's brothers and his friend Leoric, drawing them to the grotto's centre, while simultaneously sealing the entrance against all other emerald dragons of the clan.