She's the next youngest after you, a female red. She's met all six of the other males but doesn't want them. I'm sure she'll like you though, you're strong enough to handle her temperament but you'll be tender. She needs that, too, because she's inexperienced."
"You're setting me up? Don't I get any say?"
"What's there to say?" Elizabeth asked, patting his chest. "She's beautiful and fiery, a challenge for you. She's given up hope of having a mate in her lifetime, which is such a sad fate for one so young. She and her mother can teach you about being a dragon."
Chris didn't know what to say as Elizabeth extracted herself from him.
"Thank you Chris, that was lovely."
Blinking, the younger male looked at the senior, wondering why he had remained silent during all that.
"Don't worry, Ch
