POV: Persia/Cleo
After we ate and drank our fill, we made small talk. It seemed like no one was ready to have this discussion. I'm a take charge kind of girl so I decided to take the plunge.
"We might as well get started. We all need to understand our history and our part of this saga. I guess that's as good a word as any." I laughed nervously. "My part of this story began ages ago. I've lived as a human for more years than I can count. I'm Persia, but I'm also Cleo. Cleo will tell this tale."
"I don't remember being hatched or growing up. One day, I just was." I shrug. "My name is Nekhbet. I lived three thousand years before the humans' invented religion. I was worshipped as a goddess. I also had a dragon form."
"Historically, humans called me a vulture goddess. Actually I'm more lik
