Book 5: Chapter 19

Nina

I look down to see Alec with his hands on his hips, glaring at the very dragon that has taken off with me. He becomes smaller as the dragon continues to fly higher.

“Okay, dragon, Thanks for the ride, but I think I'd like to be back on the ground now,” I say in a nervous tone.

The dragon huffs, letting out steam and smoke from its nostrils, only to fly faster and twirl around numerous times. I scream and cling even tighter onto his spike, closing my eyes.

The dragon lets out a whine. I open an eye to see his sad look. He twirls again, but time is much slower. As we bypass clouds, I gain the courage to reach my hand out and glide it across the cloud. I let out a breath of excitement which seems to have pleased the dragon. He soars high above the large mountains and hovers in the air, breathing a large gulf of fire. I laugh at his playfulness and then look down and lose my breath momentarily as I see moon crest castle, and the land toward it th