My little Dragon Queen
Her awareness narrows, tunneling down, down, until it’s only the weight of Brendan’s body in her arms and her own heart, hammering with outrage and grief and the echoing, enraged heart of her dragon.
Orion lands in the center of the fire, just before Alcina, concealing her and Brendan from view with her massive, outstretched wing.
She gives a violent snarl, jaws snapping ominously, as she crouches defensively in between Johnson and Alcina.
Everywhere around them, the entire hall has frozen.
Johnson staggers, a reverent, almost frantic gleam overtaking his eyes as he gazes at the dragon before him. He looks like a devout man who has just seen his personal god descend from the heavens above.
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