Part B of the dragon-verse. The main pairing is monogamous, again, but many of the supporting characters are in polygamous marriages, so be warned.

This chapter in particular makes me cringe, though I cannot say why. It does its job explaining the world, though, so it will have to do until I have a better first chapter in mind.

( Joshua walked silently through the castle, trying to ignore the nobles that would fervently gossip as soon as he got in their line of sight. They pretended he couldn't hear anything, so he had to begrudgingly pretend he was indeed not hearing. )