Tonight was full of firsts for Serena Drakenfell and no one would ever know.
Bonded dragon during battle? Nope. Velkaris was occupied. That meant no Truebond Veils to escape powershots from water dragons.
A plethora of gold magic to form protective orbs and parachutes? No. She was rationing her magic. That meant they needed to be extra careful.
A commander to issue orders so she could focus on the task at hand? Next. She was in charge. And she had never issued orders before. Not during trainings and especially not during combat. That had always been King Tiberon or Dexmon over mindlink. But right now neither of them were here.
Mindlink? Naturally, no. Serena didn't have mindlink with the dragon army she was currently leading into battle. She also was not on Shadowclaw's mindlink yet either, which meant she couldn't ask for updates from below.
