The Dragon Slayer's Queen
But we were quicker; Ari suddenly tucked her wings in, surrendering to gravity briefly, just as Mariah's flames shot past us, sizzling in the air.
As we plummeted, I felt the exhilarating rush of the wind against my scales. We opened our wings and maneuvered expertly, launching our surprise attack from below. Grabbing Mariah’s thick, sinuous tail in our powerful jaws, I could feel her muscles tense as she roared in defiance, anger radiating from her every scale. She swiped at us, claws slicing through the air with lethal precision, but Ari was relentless. With a forceful heave, she flung Mariah fiercely toward the ground.