Lt. Kim screamed over the runway at 456 miles per hour, his plane a gray-black arrow of intent. A taxiing Mig moved beneath him on the runway, itspilot watching as the shadow of death passed overhead. Lt. Kim overshot the end of the airfield by several hundred feet, then banked sharply back towardsthe runway. Pushing the stick forward, he dove sharply towards the escaping plane, which was small and helpless beneath him. He leveled off just under75 feet. He had never felt so connected to the machine beneath him; it was a bridled panther that jumped and slashed at his command. Smiling, heopened fire. He fired until the cannon clicked empty. The Mig below had been transformed into a flower of flame which bloomed in the middle of the runway.
Aberash has been driven from the world by the tormenting of the dragons she released and now they threaten the balance of power. The Crimean War has broken out. Zabella is sent to Rehema, the exiled queen, to learn the secrets of the dragons. But can
