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Caius glanced over his shoulder to study me. “How were you so sure he would run out of energy?”
I shrugged. “I saw it when I touched the bones of the dragon.”
A wide grin slipped onto his toothy mouth. “Are you sure you’re not a witch?”
I leaned over one side and winced at the far ground. “No, but I’m sure I want to get down.”
“Hold on,” he recommended as he turned his nose downward.
I yelped and clutched onto him as we dipped downward as quickly as I’d flown up. He flew us to the small plateau where my grandparents waited for us. I was glad when I could slide down his bones and onto the hard ground.
Bee rushed up to me and wrapped me in a bone-crushing hug. “That was wonderful, Jane! And so exciting to watch!”
I pulled her to arm’s length to get some air and smiled at h
