while I should've stayed, offered everyone an appropriate congratulations, Mairwen was shrinking under the stares and my temper was rising. "Come, Mairwen. It's time for you to see your new home," I said. Chuckles rose from the beta dragons, an edge of mockery in the sound that made my claws itch in my fingertips. Mairwen took my arm again, nodding up at me, and I led her toward the edge of the gathered dragonkin. "Good luck, Mouse." I started to turn, and it was Mairwen who tugged me forward, her own determination stony.
