The gravel crunches under my boots as we make our way up the grand drive and towards what I can only describe as a mansion.
"Where are we?" I ask Cobalt.
"Where do you think?" A small smile twists at his lips.
"If I knew that, I wouldn"t be asking," I point out. "I"m not from around here, remember?"
"Sometimes it"s hard to," he admits. "But I didn"t want to ruin the surprise."
"For the record, not a fan."
"You liked the necklace," he points out.
I lift my hand to touch it where it lies under my uniform. "True. But it was also a surprise when I found out I was being sent to the Dragon Duels."
"So, good surprises are okay?" he checks.
"I suppose..." Where is he going with this?
"Then this is all going to be fine."
"Cobalt," I warn.
He must sense something in my tone, because he s
