CHAPTER SIX
Some of his good humor returned. “That’s a very long tale, some five thousand years.”
“Then pick out the parts that matter and skip ahead to my bits.”
Luca furrowed his brow as he looked ahead of himself, and his eyes took on a faraway look. “My kingdom is old. Very old, even for those of my world. The tales say we were brought out of the earth to guide all the other races.” He grinned down at me. “Our first act was to save a tiny village from a flood.”
I lifted an eyebrow. “Races?”
He nodded. “Yes. There are quite a few, but humans are the most prominent. Dragons like me are nonexistent outside of my bloodline.”
My second eyebrow shot up. “You’re a dragon?”
He grinned. “You don’t believe me?”
I looked him over. “You’re missing most of the hardware.”
Luca
