Chapter 3: The Lure of the Wyrm, pp. 136-144 Summary

Several dragonriders, Lio!rt, and Liartes, along with Hrun and Liessa, stand in a grassy meadow on top of the Wyrmberg. The Loremaster stands between the two groups and reminds them that Greicha the First has declared there will be no succession until one of his children feels powerful enough to challenge and defeat their siblings in mortal combat. The Loremaster adds that it has not been determined whether challenges can be issued by proxy, but Greicha interrupts to say proxies can be used, as it shows intelligence. As Liessa's proxy, Hrun challenges both Lio!rt and Liartes to mortal combat. Having been challenged to fight, the brothers are allowed to choose their weapons. They both choose dragons, since they can be used offensively. Hrun refuses to use a...