Chapter 38
After breakfast, Arden returned to her room in the barracks to prepare for the day. With the second and final day of the festival underway, Arden had to stay by Malakor’s side. If this had happened two days ago, Arden wouldn’t be so eager to play babysitter to the dragon, but after the strike to his face earlier, she was now looking forward to escorting him for the day.
While getting ready in her bathroom, Arden was on the phone with Warlord, as it was the only free time she had for the rest of the day to speak with him. She spent every second of their call telling him how she had punched Malakor.
"I'm telling you, the sound it made... it was like hitting a leather punching bag stuffed with lead," Arden whispered, her voice bubbling with a suppressed laugh. "And the look on h
