The two creatures reveal that they are servants to Lord Paladin, a high political official in the city. When she wakes, she finds one of the creatures fishing nearby. One of them telepathically warns Kale to run she escapes again and falls asleep in the forest.

When she leaves the cave, she runs into the Grawligs again, but they are in combat with two humanoid figures. She escapes into a cave, where she finds a cluster of seven dragon eggs. After she gets back on the road, she is attacked by a horde of magical creatures called Grawligs. Along the way, she meets Brigg, a farmer who takes her in. Though the path to The Hill is daunting, the dragon ushers her onward. Moreover, she feels that an invisible power is directing her fate. Kale learns that her power is not intrinsic to her rather, it is the product of an active selection performed by the dragon, which chose her as its savior. A dragon emerges that is sentient, communicates to her telepathically, and possesses the ability to heal wounds. Not long after her trek begins, the egg hatches. The village elders send her away to a city institution called The Hall to receive an education and to learn more about her powers. She also becomes the official owner of the dragon egg.

She uncovers a dragon egg, revealing it to the village elders, who decide to free her from slavery because she possesses a magical power that entitles her to a high status. One day, she feels a strange sensation that tells her that something special is nearby. Despite her subjugation, she lives a somewhat fulfilling life under the protection of her society’s slavery ethics, and she is friends with several other slaves. When the novel begins, fourteen-year-old Kale is enslaved to an owner in her small village. The novel is known for its unique blend of extraplanetary narratives and tropes from medieval lore, fashioning a cross-genre story. However, her journey is interrupted when she discovers a second dragon egg she then goes on a quest to reclaim it from Risto, an evil wizard who wants to use the dragon egg to destroy humanity. She heads to the city to become the servant and apprentice of Lord Paladin. After her power is discovered, she is released from slavery, using her special power to track these eggs across rough, earthlike terrain. Paul’s young adult fantasy novel Dragonspell concerns Kale Allerion, a slave who learns that she possesses the power to sense dragon eggs. Set on a distant planet with a magical medieval-esque world, Donita K.

Dragonspell by donita k paul