They sluiced through sky and clouds when Mist Falling dove from Nightcastle’s immense height toward the glittering ocean below. At Kira’s insistence, she accompanied Masanori in the pursuit to find Ichika, as her dragon was a much stronger flier than Gensou. Mist Falling stayed steady beneath Masanori and Kira, who crouched on the enormous dragon’s deep blue back, holding themselves in place with the nets hooked around his torso. They covered an incredible distance when descending from so high, but their speed didn’t reassure Masanori of what they would find when they located Ichika. He suspected what part of the Channel of Stars she was headed to, and with Tama’s senses guiding them, Masanori’s fears were confirmed. “She is headed straight for the dreamweed patch,” Tama said aloud fo

