We didn't stay in the city. It was too much. It seemed overbearing and I couldn't make myself move from the spot I had rooted myself to. Fergus ended up carrying me to my dragon and we took off as the day began to darken.
No one said a word as we landed in a clearing. Fergus began to prepare camp. Felix did nothing but stretch out his sleep mat and curl up on it. Annabella sighed as she helped Fergus prepare the fire.
"Felix," Annabella called to him softly. He rolled over to his back and waited, "we need more firewood."
"Fine," he muttered.
"I can do it," I told her. I couldn't just sit around. I felt like I was going to explode if I was let alone to think about what we had just witnessed. Wiping tears from my eyes, I waited for her to answer.
"Why don't both of you go?" Fergus sugge
