Naevys When the dragons bellowed, I was with Laiken. “Who is it?” I ask nervously. “Kenzo and Ember,” he says, looking confused and worried. “Why are they here?” “I have no idea,” he says. Nylion never said anything after I healed Laiken. I’m glad. Unlike Laiken, I don’t have to do what Nylion tells me to do, unless he threatens my mother. In all honesty, she’d probably welcome death. She’s letting herself waste away as it is. I would do more to help her, but I have my own struggles dealing with Nylion on a daily and nightly basis. The door swings open and Nylion steps in. “Let’s go. Both of you.” “Where are we going?” I ask. “To greet our guests, of course. You didn’t reply to them, Laiken. Do so now.” While he didn’t say anything after that night, he also hasn’t been as warm to

