Author's Note

Aria has always been content with her lot in life, despite everything. Imagine her surprise when she, a circus acrobat, is bonded with a dragon, and made to be a Rider! It's an exciting and dangerous whirlwind of surprises, with new friends to be made, and strange skills to be learnt. But Aria has a terrible secret, one that will threaten the very balance of Alagaësia if revealed. Can she hide it, or will she lose everything that she fought so hard to keep?

But Aria is snake among wolves, and the venom she holds is potent enough to threaten the very balance of Alagaësia itself. Can she hide it, or will this serpent be torn to pieces by the merciless?