The Battle of Holbard

The Battle of Holbard was an event occurring at the end of Scorch Dragons. It was fought in the wolf-controlled city of Holbard, giving it its name, and involved both the Scorch Dragons and the Ice Wolves.

Events leading up to the battle
The battle itself was caused when a party of young dragons and wolves made of Rayna, Anders, Mikkel, Theo, Lisabet, and Ellukka were sighted by Scorch Dragons who had been searching for them. The team of Finskólars had located the fourth and final fraction of the Sun Scepter, an ancient artifact with the power to summon heat and counteract the cold conjured by another artifact called the Snowstone. They escaped the pursuit of the dragons by flying to Holbard, where the Snowstone was being hidden by Sigrid.

Once the dragons had followed them there, war broke out between them and the wolves as the young students struggled to hide and figure out the proper use for the Sun Scepter.

During the battle
Injuries were reported on both sides of the battle, and Leif was spotted exiting the battle while supporting an injured Valerius while the group of Finskólars planned an escape to Cloudhaven. Both the Sun Scepter and the Snowstone — which had been revealed to be kept in the Wily Wolf, the highest point in the city — exploded and were no longer in existence to the knowledge of those involved in the battle.

Aftermath
From what the dragons and wolves knew, the Sun Scepter and the Snowstone were now destroyed, unable to be used to weaken the other side by decreasing or increasing the temperature. The students managed to escape their pursuers from both the Wolf Guard and the Dragonmeet, escaping with Sakarias, Viktoria, Mateo, Jai, and Det to Cloudhaven once more.