Now that Leon's three beloved daughters had successfully enrolled at St. Heith Academy, they were embarking on rigorous studies—preparing for the day they might defeat dragon slayers just like their father.

For some reason, every time Leon thought about this, a wave of inexplicable sadness washed over him.

He had thought that teaching Aurora everything she needed to know, only for her to turn around and outshine her father by taking first place in the entrance exam, was the peak of a daughter’s unintentional betrayal.

But then he realized, years from now, when his daughters graduate, they might very well …