Cassandra was rendered speechless.
Her baby dragon was in her arms! Now! When had he even hatched? Was it because of the slaps earlier? Or because her baby had felt her fear? She kept staring at the adorable creature in her arms, growling softly and rubbing its head against her chest innocently. In front of them, Vrehan was holding his head, covered in blood, looking at the newborn dragon with a horrified expression.
"No, no! Capture her! Now!"
"Cassandra, go!" Yelled Kareen.
The Imperial Concubine's voice was what Cassandra needed to wake up from her inner turmoil of emotions. There were so many things going on, but for now, she stuck to the one thing she had to focus on, escaping Vrehan's grasp no matter what. She turned around and started running, despite her heavy belly. The baby
