Chapter Eight

Ray snapped his fingers, nodded his head, and pointed his finger at Francesca. “You may be onto something.”

Francesca placed her hands on her hips. “Naturally.”

Dallas chuckled. “Okay, Ms. Know-it-all. What other options are there for her? I mean, if the dragon leaders couldn’t come up with a better solution, how can we?”

Ray and Jagger nodded their heads in agreement.

Francesca sighed in exasperation. “Because we are on the outside. This situation doesn’t directly affect us, so we can look at the situation with unbiased eyes.”

She went and retook her seat on the couch next to Dallas, pushing Jagger over to give herself some room. “Okay, let’s start throwing out some ideas.”

She looked at the guys. When no one volunteered any suggestions, she continued. “Okay, then I will go first. From what I have overheard about Leah, she has some younger brothers. Perhaps one of them could take her place.”

Ray scratched the back of his head and frowned. “It’s a good idea, but I would figure