Snippet #1655031

Gaiamat flew forward with a burst of speed when she heard Ryan express his delight for flying. She wanted to give him more excitement, so she flew fast--faster than she had moved for a century. She maneuvered in intricate ways to give Ryan more thrills. It was the first time in a while that she felt like a young dragon.

Of course, she could not keep up the speed and the tricks for the entire journey. She slowed down eventually and flew more evenly. Thus far she had avoided flying over human settlements. She flew over rugged terrain and kept near the mountain peaks. It was her habit to continue to avoid human sightings.

But there was one she could not avoid. She flew around the turn of a mountain. The valley below was very beautiful and she swooped lower to have a look at it. There--sitting by a fire--was a human man. He was dressed in hunting skins and he was cooking his kill. He was like an ant to her, but she still saw him and he saw her. His mouth gaped and she swooped past.

Gaiamat felt oddly happy that she was seen by a human. Ryan, I hope that man spreads word about seeing us. Perhaps we will become a legend.

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Ashwise let his feet follow after Cedare. There was no arguing with her. She was right about him. He swallowed all of the reasons he felt he could not see Denna. He would go with Cedare. She was so bold, so wise, even for being less than a year old.

"If we were to go, how would you find Denna? She is probably out roaming with Tasarin," Ashwise proposed.

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Riona agreed with Kharygos and dismissed herself to gather all of her armor and weapons. A female worker helped to arm her. Riona returned to Kharygos, dressed for battle.

"I'm ready, my lord. If you will allow me to mount…"

She was pleased to see Flynn again. Although she felt a strange rivalry with Somnium. It had been impossible to be alone with him without the company of his protective dragoness. Because of that, her relationship with him was purely professional.