"This is unbelievable," Fendros breathed. He brought a hand to the side of his head and turned in place. "This is far too obvious and absurd and..." He let out the rest of his breath.

After some moments letting Do'rhajul's words sink in, Sabine added. "I would have tried to get the axe on my own either way. I wanted to make up for getting caught. Rhajul and Yerig helped me. I got the axe for all of us. I just do not want them to be executed. I will not let that happen."

Janius squinted his eyes, still confused. "Sabine, how did you three kill a dragon on your own? We were going to bring an entire warband down to that island."

Sabine's eyes did not leave the floor. "Rhajul used his shield, Yerig used his shouts and his knowledge." She eyed her staff. "I used this. It could absorb the dragon's breath. I trapped it in ice. The ice and the body are probably still there."