40 Paedyn loved flying. It was his favorite thing to do. He’d always thought he’d love to steer ships or boats, but after the last time he did that, when they found Adeth Peak Isle, he’d reconsidered his dream. He knew it was a unique situation as they were fleeing the empire and headed deep into stormy waters, but most of the time he’d just stood behind the helm without actually being able to steer it because of how powerful the winds were. However, he could steer his wyvern. The wyvern listened much better than a boat did. The morning breeze felt good against his cheeks. It was cold, sure, but he rode a fire wyvern. His seat was always warm. There was nothing quite like having a warm rear end and a cold face. A unique experience to be sure. He’d decided to fly through the night so they

