Asahi rolled his aching shoulder as he stood back near the hut’s door and listened to Nali as she told Ashure how to control the Adze. The creature looked like an enormous dragonfly. On each side of the mammoth red and green body were twin sets of translucent wings and three legs.
The large, oval eyes were four feet long and half as wide. Thick hairs stuck out along its face, body, and legs. From the top of its head to the ground, the Adze was approximately six feet tall. Its wingspan was fifteen feet, and the length of its body was around ten feet. All-in-all, it looked like a flying truck.
“Whatever you do, Ashure, hang on and don’t make it mad,” she warned for the third time.
Ashure gave her an impatient glare. “I’ve got it—hang on, don’t make it mad,” he repeated.
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