-Carter-
“He is not easy to locate, this young dragon,” I remarked, gazing into the fire.
We had chosen to camp by the shore tonight. I had no desire to sleep in another cave. There was something about being so close to the water that I found both soothing and exhilarating, and the open sky above wasn’t too bad either. Mefan sat opposite me, observing the flames as I spoke. When our eyes met, he nodded slightly.
“Perhaps he has truly been abducted,” he suggested.
“Perhaps... or perhaps he left of his own accord.”
“You suspect he has joined the bandits?” he inquired.
I shrugged.
“When you’re young and angry, you do foolish things. Just ask any of my brothers... or me. We all did idiotic stuff, and we certainly had tempers. It’s quite remarkable we didn’t end up killing each other at
