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To set the scene, the weather is changing and the traders are due to leave the shelter of their winter caves. Falamn had been found by the traders along the trail, unconscious and with no memory of his true self. He had been nursed back to health by Etianne.

And now the snippit from from "The Unknown Patient," one of the tales recorded in First Change: Legends From The Eyrie. 

Excerpt:

Falamn wondered what the pair were leading up to. Word had circulated that with the improved weather the clan would soon leave the caves and return along the secret trails of the Helenet Forest back to their trading route.

The clan leader gestured to his kinsmen now gathered behind him. “Falamn, we have spoken amongst ourselves. Know this, Clan Weiss makes no offer lightly. You owe us neither loyalty nor duty. However, a space in the train is yours if you wish to journey with us.” 

Next to Falamn, Etianne tensed and he wondered the reason for her held breath. He bowed his head in a moment’s reflection. More than anything else he wanted to stay. Not with the clan—with her. But in his heart he knew even if they overcame the objections about the differences in their ages, someday his memory would return. Or someone would claim him—and he would leave. Still, he promised himself, I will cherish every moment we have together.

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Additional excerpts from the three novellas (and two bonus short stories) in First Change.

About First Change

The dragshi are more than just a man or woman. Each are two beings–one a dragon, the other a human–sharing one body in space in time and able to change forms with the other at will. Their world and the adventures of the dragon shifters are recorded in the Dragshi Chronicles.

Within each of the chronicles, the ceoltiers, the keepers of the past and teachers of the present, recount some legend. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost. Sometimes embellished, the ceoltiers use the stories of times and actions past to educate and inspire.

Unlike the previous works in the series which related to the trader girl Anastasia and Lord Branin Llewlyn, First Change features the real story behind the legends told in the previous volumes. First Change contains five stories of duty and honor, love and loss, happiness and despair from the chronicles. As with all such tales, some contain larger than life deeds. Others are the simple story of a man or woman doing what must be done, regardless of the cost.