
“You aren’t going to kill a dragon holding it up in the air like that, Julianna,” Jasper said with a smirk. Apart from being the traditional sword of my family and my eighteenth birthday present to boot, I knew it to be hollowed out down the thickest part of the main shaft. It was also heavier than I expected it to be after unofficially training for so long with the old, battered swords. That was something I’d have to watch out for in the future. I held the sword up in the air as the sun glinted off of it, blinding me for the briefest of seconds. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Warning: the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.


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