Shadow
“Wake up, Pell!’ Shadow’s voice shredded Pell’s dreams as effectively as her teeth would rip through a deer. For the briefest moment he was confused. Dappled light danced around him. He squinted as he cracked his eyelids open. It was morning. They were sheltering under trees. Suddenly the events of the previous evening flooded back. He had no idea how long he had slept, but it felt as if he had barely closed his eyes.
A mere instant later he was in motion, but he discovered to his chagrin th...at Kira was already ahead of him. The girl was scrambling onto Fang’s back and the dusk dragon was moving before Pell had even begun to climb up Shadow’s side. Shaking off the remnants of sleep, Pell leaped up Shadow’s foreleg and swung into the saddle.
‘How many, Shadow?’ he asked.
‘Three,’ she replied. ‘They’re closing fast from the southeast. I cannot be certain, but I believe they have sensed our presence.’ ‘We need to get airborne then,’ Pell said, his mind racing.MoreLess
A mere instant later he was in motion, but he discovered to his chagrin th...at Kira was already ahead of him. The girl was scrambling onto Fang’s back and the dusk dragon was moving before Pell had even begun to climb up Shadow’s side. Shaking off the remnants of sleep, Pell leaped up Shadow’s foreleg and swung into the saddle.
‘How many, Shadow?’ he asked.
‘Three,’ she replied. ‘They’re closing fast from the southeast. I cannot be certain, but I believe they have sensed our presence.’ ‘We need to get airborne then,’ Pell said, his mind racing.MoreLess
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