When it runs out, we’ll have to deal with that. But for now, we’re in heaven. All good for the eggs.
Yes, said Assa, not knowing the least thing about what the dragon was saying.
Come on now, said the dragon. It advanced toward Assa and put out its wing to help her along. They walked around the wood pile to the other side of the room and out the doorway. More corridors. Whoever designed this castle was clearly in love with hallways and passageways. They were everywhere. Assa held her wings close to her body to keep them from being scraped on the walls.
Keep walking, said her escort, a few feet in front of her. We’re almost to your station. Where did you come from?
I’m from out of town, said Assa.
I can see that, said the dragon. But where?
On the other side of the ocean, said Assa. A
