Everly grew anxious as they flew north to meet the rescue party and reunite with the children. She could have outflown the others and reached the isolated house long before they did, but instead, she let her grandfather set the pace. He was a strong, fast flyer, which allowed them to make good time and fly at a pace that made it easier for Nate, Westley, and Freddie to travel with the crates of food that Lucy and Callum had insisted they be allowed to send to the children. Her massive teal dragon looked at the others as they flew and pushed forward to be even with her grandfather. She could no longer tolerate waiting to hold her daughter again. Everly mind linked her grandfather and said, “Grandpa, do you object if I fly ahead? Flying at this pace is letting me think far more than I nee

