Claire caught a glimpse of something in Liana’s eyes. Fear? A moment of vulnerability? She wasn’t sure. “Where will you go when you leave here?” “That’s none of your business.” “Have you got somewhere to go?” Nate asked. Roy sighed. “She isn’t someone in need of protecting. She’s a dragon, capable of looking after herself. They’re trained to believe in survival of the fittest.” “They?” Liana demanded of Roy. “Don’t you mean ‘us’? You’re a dragon too. I can smell it.” “I wasn’t raised a dragon.” “What were you raised as?” Claire didn’t know if she should stop Roy from telling Liana, especially with the way the girl felt about Knights. Roy smiled fleetingly. “That is none of your business.” Nate laughed, holding up his hands when Liana and Roy both glared at him. “We’re wasting time

