MARIETTA
“Easy girl,” Crista said as Milan helped me down from the dragon and the moment my feet hit the ground, my legs instantly wobbled. “Whoa!” She reached out to catch when my legs gave out but Milan caught me before she could and I immediately leaned into him.
Being in the air for such a long time had made me forget how to use my legs and I was glad that I hadn’t eaten anything before we left the palace because it felt like there was a vast hole in the place my stomach was meant to be. I wouldn’t lie, flying had been fun. I loved the adrenaline rush I felt the moment the dragon took off, its wings flapping at its sides. But despite the fact that it had been fun, it had also been terrifying and longer than I had expected it to be and I didn’t think I would be ready to do it again an
