When the Moon Hatched

Ashamed and angry at Kaan’s rejection, Raeve slips through the window of her bedroom and into the raging thunderstorm outside. She scales the steep vertical cliff that leads down to the River Ahgt. When nearby birds are disturbed not far away from the house, Raeve increases her pace, believing that Kaan is coming for her. She hears a creaking sound, and a torrent of water gushes from the trees around her, ripping her away from her precarious position on the cliffside. Something collides with her head, knocking her unconscious.

While Elluin is sleeping, guards from The Burn, The Fade, and the Tri-Council pull her from her bed, shoot her with an iron pin to nullify her abilities, and shackle her. She is placed on a Moltenmaw dragon and taken to Dhomm while followed by her Moonplume, Slátra. She is to spend her next three years living in Dhomm while her kingdom is watched over by Tyroth, son of King Cadok Vaegor of The Burn. In three years, when she comes of coronation age, she will wed Tyroth. King Cadok’s wife apologizes for the actions of her husband, and Elluin believes that the woman regrets their marriage. Elluin begs the woman to tell Slátra to leave the next morning and return to Arithia, where she must wait for Elluin’s return.