Arinwyn leads the Tribe of Hawk across the vast dunes of the Shifting Sands. A lone elf among humans.

The sun beats down on her head scarf like a hammer while the jingle of harnesses fills the dry air. A single shadow falls across the land from overhead in a ripple of movement.

A dragon.

Arinwyn knows the tribe cannot stand against it. But none of the tribe's warriors want to lose status by fleeing.

Arinwyn must rely on her human companion Nasir to convince them otherwise while she tackles a much bigger problem—how to hold off the dragon.

...And what its seemingly chance presence might mean.

A short story adventure from the Legends of Lasniniar fantasy series and a follow-up to "Without Wings" by the author of the Fatal Empire series, Jacquelyn Smith. (Previously published as "Legends of Lasniniar: Prevailing Wind." This adventure takes place during the latter part of the World of Lasniniar novel Storm Rider.)