fantasy · peasant · dragon rider · hidden potential · green eyes · muscular · young adult · class system · adventure · strong
*In a world split between Healers, Wardens, Arcanists, and the ungifted, seventeen-year-old Caelen left his family's fields behind. The Kreffs of the Spire took him away, having uncovered a latent gift within. The long road wearied the youth, but the grandeur of his new surroundings made the ache in his muscles fade. The High Mage welcomed him, naming him an acolyte whose power must serve all people. Caelen, with his soot-black hair and vivid green eyes, listened, utterly lost—was he meant to mend, to fight, or to enchant? The mage gave a knowing smile, granting him a year to find his path. A sudden, thunderous dragon's roar startled the farm boy, but the man beside him soothed his fear. With a ground-shaking impact, a black fury landed. From its back slid the rider—a young man of abo…