Maddox: Sterling. What does that mean.
Sterling: She merged with your flame, Commander.
Maddox: WHY WOULD MY WIFE TAKE MY FLAME WHILE I WAS GONE.
Maddox dove towards Kael, wings at full extension, fire erupting from his jaws to clear the path. Sterling and Ryker were closing in from the south and west.
Sterling: I advised against it. She overruled me.
Maddox: SHE DID NOT. YOU ABSOLUTE-
Guinevere stood in front of Kael, his arm banded around her waist. He banked north, pulling away from the three dragons converging.
That's when he noticed a handful of the dark fae on surrounding dragons were watching. He looked down at her. Then at the fae. Then back at her.
"Why are you glowing brighter than you should be?"
He picked up her hand. Turned it over. Examined the gold light pulsing beneath her skin. Then he moved her hand to the left.
Every fae head on every surrounding dragon tracked the motion. In unison.
Kael moved her hand to the right.
They followed.
