The Hatching (Dragon Magic, #0.5)

What if a dragon looked into your eyes...and saw your soul? Wenlyn is an orphan boy being brought up in the scullery of a small, poor village. He's practically a slave to Master Foxund, but he dreams of soaring the skies with the dragon-riding protectors of the Six Realms. When one of them visits his village, the dragon "identifies" Wenlyn, and suddenly the world as he knows it falls away. He must take part in a strange ceremony and find a way to embrace a completely new life. Either that, or go back to being an abused scullery boy who never amounts to anything. Soar the skies with Wenlyn in this short prequel to Dragon Magic, an epic fantasy series. Book 1 slated for release in quarter 1 of 2022. "Loved loved loved this short story."--Amazon Reviewer