ELENA We landed in the woods. Blake changed back into his human form and hurriedly pulled his clothes on. We figured if we could pass over Quitto, it might not be so terrible. We knew about this era. The Dragonians of this time were like Vikings. Stubborn as hell. Impossible to negotiate with. And they killed all dragons. They didn’t even know dragons had a human form yet. Under no circumstances could Blake reveal his dragon form. “We need to find out the exact year, Elena.” “Don’t do this. I don’t want to be stuck here, Blake.” “You won’t, but I need to know if this is the timeline we think it is.” “Okay, then change our appearance and I’ll come with you.” “No, you stay here.” He was adamant. “I’m not splitting up.” My voice was shrill. “Haven’t you learned through all these year

