Under an Azure Sky (Elysia Dayne: Book 1) by Wil Chan

Elysia Dayne is a renowned hero, mercenary, and monster slayer famed for killing a dragon in single combat. At least, that’s how the bards tell it. However, there was a time when she thought that dragons were beautiful.

The jaded sword master accepts a job along the unforgiving borderlands to rescue Princess Isabella Solemaine, a prisoner of goblins in the Black Fort. With meticulous planning, nothing can possibly go wrong…

It goes wrong, pitching the pair into a sprawling wilderness. Short of supplies, they have to fend for themselves and each other.

Meanwhile, a group of Niemirian raiders led by their psychotic leader, Varya, are dedicated to hunting down and killing the princess and her protector.

Join Elysia as she traverses an ugly yet beautiful world, exploring the human condition.