'SIAN?'
The deep voice stole into her dreams and she sighed in her sleep, rolling over to block it out.
'Sian? Friend?'
The voice got more persistent and waking up, Sian rolled over, peering sleepily around the room. Daron snored softly beside her, but there wasn't anyone else. Then a dark shape moved outside the window, and she froze. 'Sito?'
'Friend?'
Her heart thudded loudly in her ears and she shook her head, inwardly laughing at her reaction; understandable though, at this level in the castle, nothing should be able to block the windowexcept a certain hungry, stafandral dragon.
'Are you coming today? You said you would.'
'Yes, I'm coming, Sito. Just let me get dressed and grab a bite to eat.'
'There'll be lots. I won't eat it all. You can have some.'
Sian smothered a giggle a
