“Why is the moon red?” I asked, lying carelessly on the open field.
Erin turned to me, a smile on her face, the dark sunglasses made her look like a rockstar. “It’s because of the total lunar eclipse, Tana.”
I was twelve years old then, and lay side by side as we watched the moon. It looked so big, as if my tiny hands could reach them.
“It’s so huge and cool, Erin,” I commented, my first time witnessing such an occurrence.
“Did you know that dragons get their strength from the blood moon? I remember back in the cove, whenever this happens, the dragon lords and ladies bathe in the falls and savour the moment. They would howl and fly and be themselves.
”When I grow up, will I become a monster? A dragon?” I asked, utterly curious and afraid.
Erin plopped her head on her hands, using it
