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Criston watched Meleys crash into Rook's Rest, with Rhaenys still on her back. The dragon and rider erupted in flames on impact, and the ground trembled beneath them.

Seven hells, where was she?

He pushed against the flow of soldiers, convinced she was somewhere on the battlefield.

Then he saw it—a body crumpled on the ground. His stomach dropped.

"Princess!" he called, rushing toward the tangled limbs and shallow breaths that signaled life.