stars. I slid down the mountain, keeping the baby in the cradle of my arms as I sank to the ground, breathing hard. I sat that way for a few moments, allowing the full impact of Sil’s escape to sink in. The tiny dragon crawled up my neck, nuzzling me, its icy snout causing a slight shudder. I tipped my head back, looking up at the cold night sky as I petted the dragon. “Well,” I said to it. “Your name is Vexus. You little vexing troublemaker.” He bleated excitedly from his grand adventure, the heathen. He belonged to House Gluttony through and through.
