“How do you fight a Dragon?” Beta Sinta’s voice is deep and right in my ear. I have two feet of rope and not enough space. “With another Dragon.” “How do you get a Dragon?” “With magic.” He looks at me, but I don’t look back. My eyes follow the sparks popping from the campfire. His tone grows clipped. “And if you don’t have magic?” “Then you don’t have a Dragon.”

