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Arthur wished that Instructor Athena was there with him to help direct the dragon. But just as the rest of the class was doing formation drills… he was in training, too. As a Legendary rider, he was expected to train to be in charge. While an rrl frequent reader, I actually read this first on kindle and came here once I finished book 2 because I absolutely had to begin book 3 post haste. He heard several gasps around him — the rest of the riders had dismounted and circled to watch the show. In fact, the vast majority of the novel is him building up utility based skills and classes based on his "master of skills" legendary card ( cooking, cleaning, thieving, performing etc;)
Arthur and Brixaby cheered as the formation disintegrated into chaos; rides cursing and dragons scattering in every direction.Joy was a pink meta who was often alerted by useful quests which could be anything from running an errand for an elderly neighbor to, one time, alerting the Hive Leaders of a rare night-time scourge-eruption. She was almost precognizant and her quest card might give her the heads up something was coming. His dragon had been a natural flier right out of the shell, and he’d worked hard on leveling his flying skills since then. Arthur barely had time to grip the saddle under him before Brooks folded his wings and shot to the ground with more alacrity than he'd ever shown before.
The card had been meant to inject subconscious thoughts into the minds of its victims to influence their actions. Brixaby had absorbed an aspect of that: It didn’t stop green Morrice from following the staggering purple down, lining up for another shot. He was a blur as he shot down, using the Earth’s natural pull and his streamlined body to every advantage.
Not that anyone ever explains how to do that , Arthur thought. They act like bonding with a Legendary gave me a special leadership card. While there are confrontations, duels and action sequences this is not a novel that contains many battle sequences with the protagonist. If you can’t tell the difference between a scourgeling and a dragon, you have no business being up in the air. Instructor Athena,” he turned to the woman. “This pair has proven themselves to be a liability in combat. I don’t want them anywhere near this class.”