Fires of Restraint

Zarya

I slept on Caelurion’s chest all night. It’s the first time my scales have felt right since I told him to leave the Academy. It’s the first night that I’ve been able to sleep for longer than a few minutes without waking up feeling that something important was missing. I know what's missing. My mate is missing because I sent him away.

When I wake in the morning, with his heart beating in my e