“It is true,” she whispered.
Jasin lowered himself down to the ground and spread his wings so I could get on. I hesitated at first, since I’d never ridden a dragon before, but then I was able to scramble onto his back. Auric followed me a moment later, wrapping his arms around me from behind. I gripped one of Jasin’s hard scales for support and swallowed hard.
“Ready,” I said.
Jasin leaped into the air and my stomach bottomed out at the sudden ascent. A great flap of his leathery wings brought us higher, and I held on tighter while the ground below us got smaller. To his credit, Jasin managed to keep us fairly level as he flew higher, and he did circles around the tower as he gained altitude.
Behind me, Auric let out a great whoop and spread his arms wide. “This is amazing!”
I wasn’t
