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The cloak was daainst my back

I wasn’t sure whether it was from sweat or rain

I dared not ask on

I wondered if the beast had even noticed that it was carrying res

I wondered if they ate humans too

I lost track of how ed to peek out a fewbut a vast expanse of ocean beneath us

I was growing increasingly nervous as the ti aroundonto her without her support

I closedout all other distraction, and just focused on holding onto her

Even though Iinto the ocean than allowing ons, dropping into the ocean froht would be certain death

There was clearly no land for miles, and I had no idea what kind of creatures lurked within these strange waters

So I closedonto Bella so hard, I could hear every beat of her heart against her chest

Suddenly, the dragon began to descend

My stoon swooped in what felt like a freefall dive

And the further we flew, the hotter it becarunted

I was about to peek out behind the cloth again to see what on earth was happening when the dragon jolted, pulling out of the dive so suddenly not even Bella could hold onto rip on each other loosened and the next thing I kneas falling

I barely had a chance to take in round, rass

I was lucky that it hadn’t been a rock

Groaning, I rubbed hseriously

It seemed that I hadn’t fallen far

My eyes widened as I took in s

I was on the top of a hill

The sky was a clear blue--not a single cloud in sight--and a bright sun beat down onout in all other directions were ranges of hills and reen valleys

My eyes fixed on the group of dragons carrying ogres in their claws as they disappeared behind a mountain

Well, crap