7
Tempest scoops me in his arms and we take off in a new direction. I don’t need to ask where we’re headed. The Gray Sea isn’t far from here, and that’s where Tempest said we’d find the entrance to the Grove.
I rest my head against his chest and catch my breath. “Thank you.”
“For what, luv?”
“Coming back for me.”
“Of course. Dragons have highly developed senses of smell and hearing. I hadn’t gotten far when I heard another sinkhole coming. I turned around the moment I knew. I’m only surprised…” He shakes his head.
“Only surprised about what?”
“I thought you’d want me to take you to your family. They have very strong ideas about how to solve things, and I know you’re all very close.”
“We are, but not when it comes to this. If we met up with them, I’d spend more time convincing them
