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Devarius held onto Ayla tight, one of his arms wrapped around her neck, the other clutching tightly to the saddle. They soared through the air at an impossible speed, faster than Ayla had ever traveled before. Chalce flew ahead of them with Derkas and Zaviana on his saddle, Derkas in front and Zaviana holding onto him from behind. Devarius twitched his nose as he looked at them. He repositioned his goggles so he could see ahead. Devarius had been skeptical that he would ever need goggles to fly Ayla, but he was glad he had them. He knew he wouldn’t be able to see through the massive pressure of air pressing against him with how fast she was flying.
Why the hurry? he asked.
Dragonriders all around us.
As soon as she spoke into his mind, two dragonriders appeared in front of them. Ayl
